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Mary-Frances O'Connor, THE GRIEVING BRAIN: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

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Zibby Owens

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4.4602 Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Guest host Allison Pataki speaks to renowned grief expert and neuroscientist Mary-Frances O’Connor, who combines trailblazing neuroimaging work and field research, and beautiful storytelling in her new book The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss. Mary-Frances discusses the myth of the five stages of grieving (it’s not linear or finite!) and the fascinating brain science behind grief and grieving (from love bonding to uncharacteristic bursts of anger to believing, for a split second, that they are still alive). She also explains how we can best support those who are grieving and shares her best advice for aspiring authors.


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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now.

0:07.8

Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.

0:10.7

It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or

0:21.1

less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this

0:25.9

podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature,

0:31.8

wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can

0:37.4

learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com,

0:39.5

but really you're here to learn more about the authors,

0:42.2

and that is what we're going to do.

0:44.4

Also, be sure to check out all the other podcasts

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in the ZCast Podcast Network.

0:49.4

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and definitely check out those shows as well.

0:58.3

Thank you. at Zcassnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Mary Frances O'Connor is the author of The Grieving Brain, the Surprising Science of

1:02.7

How We Learn from Love and Loss. This is one of our guest-hosted episodes by Alison

1:07.4

Pataki. Mary Frances is an associate professor of clinical psychology and psychiatry

1:12.2

at the University of Arizona. Her research focuses on the physiological correlates of emotion,

1:17.5

in particular the wide range of physical and emotional responses during bereavement,

1:21.7

including yearning and isolation. She believes that a clinical science approach

1:25.5

toward the experience and mechanisms of grieving

1:27.8

can improve interventions for prolonged grief disorder newly included in the revised DSM-5.

1:34.7

Mary Frances O'Connor, author of The Grieving Brain, The Surprising Science of How We Learn

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