Lessons from Heartbreak

Double Date with Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue

Pushkin Industries

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Science writer Florence Williams felt blindsided when her twenty-five-year marriage unexpectedly fell apart. Trained as a journalist, Florence set out on an expedition to understand the science of heartbreak and game her way back to health. Enjoy this special excerpt from Florence's audiobook, "Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey", and if you’re interested in hearing more of her story, download the complete audiobook at pushkin.fm/heartbreak.

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0:00.0	Pushkin.
0:09.0	I'm Greta Cone, the CEO of Pushkin Industries,
0:12.0	and I'm excited to tell you that our co-founder
0:14.4	Malcolm Gladwell is receiving the Audio Vanguard Award at On Airfest Brooklyn on March 1st and you can be there.
0:20.7	I'll be sitting down with him in front of a live audience for an in-depth interview about his
0:25.2	creative career.
0:26.7	If you're a fan of Pushkin Podcasts, you won't want to miss this.
0:30.2	Join us for a live show, along with other podcasts at the festival like Design Matters and The
0:34.7	Illusionist from February 28th through March 1st at the Wife Hotel in Brooklyn, New York.
0:40.8	Get your tickets now at on-airfest.com and use the code Pushkin 15 at the registration
0:45.8	page to unlock a 15% discount on all tickets. I hope to see you there.
0:50.5	Hey double date listeners, we are popping into your feeds to share something special.
0:58.4	It's a new audio book from Pushkin, The company behind Double Date.
1:03.3	It's called Heartbreak, and it's written and read by Florence Williams.
1:08.6	Florence is a science journalist, but when her husband of 25 years broke up with her, she became her own subject.
1:15.4	Florence set out to understand what was happening to her emotions and her body
1:20.7	after the divorce. She turned to scientists who study social pain, loneliness, and the
1:26.6	biology of romantic attachment. But she also turned to her friends and loved ones to try and peace her life back together.
1:36.7	It's an amazing book, but the best part is that Florence recorded her journey.
1:42.1	Conversations with her friends attempts to date new men,
1:45.3	her trips around the country to interview scientists. It's a brave and vulnerable work filled with
1:52.1	joy and sadness beautiful music and
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