Do you have a Heart Story to share?

Sharing your story could help others to overcome their heart challenges

If you or someone you care about has heart disease, you already know the devastating impact it can have on individuals, their loved ones and their wider community. But by sharing your heart story, you can help save lives.

You can tell others about the warning signs of a heart attack, the importance of a Heart Health Check, or even what it’s like to live with chronic heart disease. By sharing the challenges and triumphs that come from recognising your risk and taking action, such as improving your diet or increasing exercise, you also help others to change their lives, for themselves and their families.

Heart Foundation storytellers of all ages share their experience in the media, such as their local paper, on television or radio. These valuable stories can also appear in social media posts, on our website or to support our campaigns. Our staff support you all the way, and we ask your consent for every way in which we use your story.

Learn about our Heart Storytellers

Gerry’s heart story

Gerry is one of our Heart Storytellers. He was lucky enough to survive a heart attack when he returned from a European dream holiday. Now, he wants everyone to understand the risks of heart disease and the warning signs of a heart attack.

“Initially, I wanted to tell friends and everyone I knew to have a heart health check. But when I shared my story with the Heart Foundation, I was really able to amplify my voice and help get the message across, in a newspaper story and on the Heart Foundation’s website. The feedback has been positive - it feels great to be able to help in this way."

We care about your privacy

Privacy collection notice

We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. We would like to share your story to inform the work we do at the Heart Foundation to design our programs, and future communications to then inspire others. This means that your name and other identifying details may be included when your story is communicated within our organisation.

Our goal is to share your experience and handle your information with the utmost care and respect while allowing others to benefit from your story. If you have any concerns or questions about how we will use your story or if you would prefer we did not share your story further internally and/or did not identify you in the story, please feel free to advise us of your preference accordingly. You can contact us about any privacy concerns directly by email: [email protected]

Should we wish to feature your story externally on our marketing and social media platforms or in our communications externally in the future, we will contact you to obtain your explicit consent.

For more details on how we collect and handle your personal information in accordance with our legal obligations, please refer to our Heart Foundation's Privacy Policy.