The Grieving Brain
The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss
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Callie Beaulieu
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NPR SciFri Book Club Pick
Next Big Idea Club's "Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022"
Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022
A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a new paradigm for understanding love, loss, and learning.
In The Grieving Brain, neuroscientist and psychologist Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD, gives us a fascinating new window into one of the hallmark experiences of being human. O’Connor has devoted decades to researching the effects of grief on the brain, and in this book, she makes cutting-edge neuroscience accessible through her contagious enthusiasm, and guides us through how we encode love and grief. With love, our neurons help us form attachments to others; but, with loss, our brain must come to terms with where our loved ones went, or how to imagine a future without them.
The Grieving Brain addresses:
- Why it’s so hard to understand that a loved one has died and is gone forever
- Why grief causes so many emotions—sadness, anger, blame, guilt, and yearning
- Why grieving takes so long
- The distinction between grief and prolonged grief
- Why we ruminate so much after we lose a loved one
- How we go about restoring a meaningful life while grieving
Based on O’Connor’s own trailblazing neuroimaging work, research in the field, and her real-life stories, The Grieving Brain combines storytelling, accessible science, and practical knowledge that will help us better understand what happens when we grieve and how to navigate loss with more ease and grace.
©2022 by O’Connor Productions, Inc. (P)2021 HarperCollins PublishersWhat listeners say about The Grieving Brain
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- Linsay
- 14-12-2023
The narrator sounded like she was AI.
The narrator spoiled it for me, although the advice and content was mostly interesting and helpful.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-10-2022
Very enlightening and helpful
Would recommend this book to anyone with a recent loss of a loved one who is struggling with grief.
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- Jenny Smith
- 07-01-2024
Magnificent science and compassion
I highly recommend this outstanding book from a leading expert in the field of grief. A joy to listen to. Thankyou for your work.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-01-2024
It’s AI generated voice is so bad
They need to get an actual human to read this to prevent bad reviews on what I’m sure is a good book
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- Anonymous User
- 30-07-2023
The Grieving Brain..dreadful audio book for credit
I gained no solace from reading this audio book, it's not helpful, no empathy skills
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- Anonymous User
- 14-03-2024
distracting narration
the narration felt like AI.
I sped it up to try and I.prove, but could not complete.
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