Mental & emotional wellbeing

Wendy Clemmet struggled to cope when she was diagnosed with PH, but after accessing help through Anxiety UK, she has learned to manage her mental health and live a happy life.

PHA UK and Anxiety UK work together to support people experiencing anxiety relating to pulmonary hypertension.  Here, Iain Armstrong, Chair of PHA UK, joins Nicky Lidbetter and Dave Smithson of Anxiety UK, to talk in depth about how their partnership works and how PH patients, family and friends can go to them for help and support.…

My daughter Tabitha  was what we affectionately call a born worrier. Originally a tiny prem baby she is a sweet earnest and expressive child, usually anxious to please. At seven she was a great eater with a varied and interested appetite. Then  she complained of a sore throat after a potato went down the wrong…

Living with a long-term health condition such as pulmonary hypertension can leave you more susceptible to mental illnesses like depression and anxiety. Here, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Philippa Horn, who has PH herself, calls on patients to seek help when they need it.