Author of The Grieving Brain and The Grieving Body (Available Feb ’25): https://xitter.cf/t.co/fiAW8P3q7W
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¡Sí! El libro esta en español.
amazon.com/El-cerebro-en-due…
Sabemos que el duelo provoca elevado dolor, pero POR QUÉ se produce?
Cuando nos vinculamos con alguien, se crean cambios neurobiológicos, como mapas neuronales, predicen nuestro mundo y guían en la vida.
Al morir un ser querido, el cerebro debe reaprender @doctormfo
I’m happy to share that my book, THE GRIEVING BODY, has been selected for Amazon UK’s Kindle Monthly Deals promotion throughout September!
Now we can share the #science behind how to support the body during #grief and #loss for just pennies!
@HarperCollinsUK @Harper360UK
Mary-Frances O'Connor retweeted
The new Huberman Lab episode is out: Healing From Grief & Loss | Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor
(0:00) Mary-Frances O’Connor
(2:22) Grief vs Grieving; Love & Bonding, Gone Yet Everlasting
(7:42) Sponsors: Wealthfront & BetterHelp
(10:29) Sudden vs Slow Death, Attachment, Reframing Relationship
(14:52) Religion, Integrating the New Relationship
(20:46) Yearning, Dopamine, Brain, Addiction
(27:58) Culture & Grief Literacy; Protest, Despair & Hope, New Relationships
(40:09) Sponsors: AG1 & Helix Sleep
(43:21) Protest, Despair & Transmutation; Changing Attachment Hierarchy
(52:04) Bereavement Support, Medical Risk
(1:05:27) Culture, Alcohol & Death; Dying of a Broken Heart, Medical Risk
(1:13:40) Sponsor: Function
(1:15:28) Navigating Grief, Emotions & Body, Tool: Progressive Muscle Relaxation
(1:23:57) Grief Stages; Permission & Coping, Judgment & Guilt; Lessons from Grief
(1:35:44) Grieving Suicide, Rumination, Tool: Shifting Environment
(1:47:24) Belief Systems, Religion & Grief
(1:54:17) Afterlife, Contemplating Death
(1:58:35) Tools: Contemplating Death; Life Celebration, Terror Management, Empathy
(2:07:46) Mental Oscillation, Dual Model of Bereavement
(2:14:00) Avoidance; Remembering a Loved One, Resilience; Getting Worse & Seeking Professional Help
(2:22:15) Time Perception & End of Life, Motivation & Energy
(2:30:01) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
Includes paid partnerships.
Mary-Frances O'Connor retweeted
Psychologist Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor (@doctormfo) explains why bereavement is a serious medical risk and how grief literacy can help.
“The day a loved one dies, you are 21x more likely to have a heart attack than any other day of your life.”
“This period of transformation is incredibly risky… we need to get ahead of it with evidence-based information and support.”
Mary-Frances O'Connor retweeted
What happens inside your body when you’re very sad for a long time? On @BigBrainsUC, Prof. @doctormfo of the @UAZScience discusses the science of grief—and how to help your body recover.
Listen to the full episode: ms.spr.ly/6012qInXr
Mary-Frances O'Connor retweeted
Grief isn’t just emotional—it’s physical. On Big Brains, @UArizona psychologist @doctormfo explains how loss affects the body, from stress hormones to heart health. What can science teach us about healing? ms.spr.ly/6012qtzNA
Mary-Frances O'Connor retweeted
Coming up on the #Psychiatry show at 4pmET, Dr. Jessica Stern is joined by @doctormfo to discuss her new book "The Grieving Body" & talk about what happens to our bodies while we’re grieving. Tune in LIVE: sxm.app.link/DoctorRadio
Mary-Frances O'Connor retweeted
💔 👩🤝Grief affects more than just emotions—it impacts the body too. Discover how loss can be an opportunity for healing with insights from Mary-Frances O’Connor @doctormfo 🧠❤️🩹
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#GriefHealing
Mary-Frances O'Connor retweeted
Bereavement is the time to get a regular medical check-up. Here are a few key insights from "The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing," by @doctormfo.
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Mary-Frances O'Connor retweeted
🧠💔 🤝👩 Grief isn’t just emotional—it affects your brain & body too. @doctormfo shares how loss impacts health & healing + strategies for resilience. 🙏✨Listen now 👇
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#GriefScience
Pub date is February 11 for The Grieving Body #grievingbody, about the physical #grief response. Pre-order! Also audio (read by me!) & e-book. With your help, the book will find the many #grieving readers who need it most.
Follow me on @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social
I just made a donation to YWCA of Southern Arizona, doing amazing work supporting women, children and people of color with all sorts of empowering programs! You should too! ywcatucson-bloom.kindful.com…
With a #NativeAmerican scholar in our #Grief, #Loss and Social Stress (GLASS) lab, we study #AmbiguousLoss from #MMIW/#MMIP and #loss from deaths of loved ones in the #Native community. Please pass on this survey, or take it yourself--we would be honored.
redcap.link/MMIP
Fascinating #media article in the @washingtonpost about spreading ashes of a loved one, an ancient expression of #grief in a very modern context--Disneyland!
washingtonpost.com/travel/20…
Grief looks and feels different for everyone and can be present for various amounts of time. There is no right or wrong way to feel while grieving, but it’s important to know that support and resources are available:
samhsa.gov/newsroom/observan…
#NGAW #grief #GriefAwarenessWeek
Lovely review by @PublishersWkly of #TheGrievingBody: "by noticing signs of stress, readers can use the #grieving process to #heal both physically and emotionally—for example, by viewing reduced energy levels as motivation to prioritize what’s important.
publishersweekly.com/9780063…
I'm happy to share that The #GrievingBrain was selected to be part of Amazon’s #BlackFriday/#CyberMonday promotions!
The hard cover is available at a 68% discount until December 2. Or give a copy to a friend, and start a conversation about #grief!
amazon.com/Grieving-Brain-Su…
My favorite new article using the #PublicHealth model for #bereavement #care. Our cultures (our family, neighborhood, town, workplace) has lost these skills, and we can activate citizens to relearn and share natural #compassion during #grief.
apm.amegroups.org/article/vi…
Collaborating on the #neurobiology of #grief led to this study about the #loss of an only child, or Shidu in China--showing the impact of prolonged grief on cognitive inhibition, mediated by smaller regional brain volume. #OpenAccess free article
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
For #OpenScience and reproduciblity, we need standardized protocols, and I'm excited to announce publication of two #neuroimaging protocols for #griefresearch! To identify robust neurobiological markers of #grief, download a copy of the article for free! authors.elsevier.com/c/1jmQb…
Dominique Simms, clinical graduate student and in my lab, is leading a study about #grief in the Black community, which is sorely understudied.
I’m hoping you will to fill it out and/or pass it along to people in your network with your endorsement!
