In this episode, Mary-Frances O’Connor joins us to discuss her latest book, The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing. Mary-Frances is a Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Arizona, where she is the director of the Grief, Loss, and Social Stress (GLASS) Lab – a place where researchers investigate the effects of grief on the brain and the body.

Mary-Frances’s work focuses on the physiological correlates of emotion, with an emphasis on the range of physical and emotional responses during bereavement. Can a clinical science approach to the experience and mechanisms of grieving optimize interventions for prolonged grief disorder? She sits down to explain…

Listen now to find out:

• How the body reacts to waves of grief. 
• Why some people are more at risk for cardiovascular complications following the death of a person close to them. 
• What we can do about the issue of acute bereavement. 
• The role that mindfulness plays in the way we process emotional pain. 

Whether you've faced deep, lasting grief yourself or witnessed a loved one struggle, this conversation will bring valuable insight and clarity. Join the conversation to get familiar with Mary-Frances’s cutting-edge research into this important topic. 

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Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/30PvU9C

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