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Podcast: The MindHealth360 Show
Episode: 42: Florence Williams - Heartbreak: the neurophysiology of loss and loneliness, its effects on our mental and physical health, and what we can do to heal
Description: Science journalist and author of "Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey" and "The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative", Florence Williams takes us on a fascinating journey around the physiological effects of heartbreak, loss and loneliness on our bodies and minds. With access to cutting edge scientific research, as well as her own personal experience of heartbreak when her 20 year marriage ended, she describes how grief and loneliness impact our physiology (our nervous system, immune system, hormones and brains), and what we can do to heal our physical and mental health through a sense...