Heartbreak: Why It Feels So Achy Breaky

Science Vs

Spotify Studios

Science, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 11.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Getting your heart broken sucks — and for some of us, it even feels physically painful. So why does it hurt so bad? And what can science tell us about how to get over it? We dive into all of this with neuroscientist Prof. Lucy Brown. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsHeartbreak In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Heartbreak sucks (07:17) What heartbreak does in the brain (12:14) What heartbreak does in the body (15:07) How to get over heartbreak The episode does mention abuse. Here are some resources if you’re struggling to move on from abuse: https://resources.byspotify.com/ https://www.loveisrespect.org/resources/why-am-i-struggling-to-move-on-after-abuse/ This episode was produced by Michelle Dang, with help from Wendy Zukerman, Rose Rimler, Meryl Horn, Kaitlyn Sawrey and Lexi Krupp. Editing by Caitlin Kenney and Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Diane Kelly and Erica Akiko Howard. Mix and sound design by Peter Leonard and Bobby Lord. Music written by Peter Leonard, Bumi Hidaka, Emma Munger, and Bobby Lord. A huge thanks to all the scientists we got in touch with for this episode, including Professor Larry Young, Professor Tiffany Field, Professor Ethan Kross, Professor Sandra Langeslag, and Professor Naomi Eisenberger. Thanks to Lori Segal. A special thanks to the Zukerman family and Joseph Lavelle Wilson. Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us and tap the bell for episode notifications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman, and you're listening to Science Versus.
0:03.3	Today on the show, we're putting facts against falling out of love,
0:07.8	as we tackle heartbreak.
0:10.1	Science is about to help us with one of our most universal experiences.
0:17.0	Getting dumped.
0:19.0	So let's meet Annabelle. She's a science versus listener and she told us about her big heartbreak.
0:30.0	It all started when she was in college.
0:32.0	I was a sophomore, he was a junior, and it was a total meet cute.
0:37.0	It was the first day of English class, and they were told to chat to someone new for an icebreaker.
0:43.4	So I just turned to the person behind me and he was sitting right behind me and it was one of those
0:48.2	like, oh my gosh, like the world slowed down, I felt like butterflies, I was like, oh hello!
0:57.0	They hit it off, and after that they made a point of sitting next to each other in every class.
1:02.4	And the more Annabelle learned about this guy, the more
1:05.6	she started falling for him. They started setting up some study dates that turned into real
1:11.1	dates. She remembered one where everything felt so perfect. It was a day at the ball game.
1:18.8	He was a big angels fan, I'm a big Dodgers fan, and so that was a cute little like,
1:25.8	oh man, my team's gonna get your team, no I'm gonna win.
1:29.5	And it was so fun.
1:32.0	It was just, it was a beautiful day. I was happy and laughing. He was happy and laughing and just...
1:39.0	And I'm like, this is like a country song, I guess. You know, like taking my girl in my truck to my baseball game.
1:45.9	And I was like, oh, I love this.
1:47.7	I was like, they're gonna write love stories about this.
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