BS 194 Mary-Frances O'Connor, author of "The Grieving Brain"

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The neuroscience of grief and grieving is a relatively new field, but one that offers practical discoveries for people of all backgrounds. This month we talk with <a href="https://www.maryfrancesoconnor.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mary-Frances O’Connor</a>, author of <a href= "https://amzn.to/3IUIOGE" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How we Learn from Love and Loss</em></a>.</p> <p class="">We talk about what has been learned from a variety of approaches, including both brain imaging and, surprisingly even from animal studies. We learn why it is so hard for our brains to accept the loss of a loved one and this work offers hope for helping those who struggle with prolonged or complicated grief.</p> <p class="">The incredible loss of life cause by the COVID pandemic makes this work especially timely.</p> <p class=""><strong>Links and References:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3IUIOGE" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em>The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love</em></a> and Loss by Mary-Frances O'Connor <ul> <li><a href="https://www.maryfrancesoconnor.com">Author website</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Please visit <a href= "http://brainsciencepodcast.com/">http://brainsciencepodcast.com</a> for additional references and episode transcripts.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <div><strong>Please Visit Our Sponsors:</strong></div> <ul> <li><a href= "https://textexpander.com/podcast?utm_source=brainscience&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=textexpander-March-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TextExpander at </strong><strong>textexpander.com/podcast</strong></a></li> <li><strong>The Minor Podcast</strong></li> </ul> <p class=""><br /> <strong>Announcements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Please visit <a href= "https://brainsciencepodcast.com/">brainsciencepodcast.com</a> and let me know what you think of the updated website.</li> <li>Get free gift "5 Things You Need to Know about YOUR Brain when you sign up