@doctormfoconnor

@doctormfoconnor.bsky.social

Author of The Grieving Brain and The Grieving Body (Available now!) https://maryfrancesoconnor.org/books/the-grieving-body and Professor of Psychology at University of Arizona

After the death of his wife, Max Mueller writes honestly about #grief in @slate.com, finding some solace in my book, The Grieving Brain. "Ohtani suggests, indirectly to be sure, that the inherited structures of grief...can break toward possibility rather than only toward loss and absence."

When My Wife Died, My Life Was Shattered. I Found Comfort and Hope in an Unexpected Place.

While baseball’s greatest player seemed to do the impossible, I was confronting a loss that felt like the end of the world.

slate.com

Quoting The Grieving Body:“Imagine how many times after a loss we might reach out for our one-and-only, by picking up the phone to call them, or even just realizing they are not in the room. When they are not there, our grieving body reacts.”🧪#grief www.mariashriversundaypaper.com/grief-and-it...

Grief Can Take a Toll on Your Health

Expert Mary-Frances O'Connor shares a checklist for caring for body and mind while facing life's toughest reality. Listen to this article.0:00/743.2871× In the introduction of The Grieving Body: How...

mariashriversundaypaper.com

#Grief is universal, and our #science 🧪cuts across all countries--join us in conversation about my new book 📚 about physical reactions to #loss hosted by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social in the UK 🇬🇧 !

Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · last yr.

How does grief affect us physically? Join us for a webinar w/ brilliant neuroscientist @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social in conversation w/ @leseldawson.bsky.social. We'll celebrate Mary-Frances's new book & explore how to support our bodies & minds during grief: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Photo of Mary-Frances. The text reads: What Happens in our Bodies When We're Grieving? Wed 23 April 18.00 BST, Free Online Event

#Grief is universal, and our #science 🧪cuts across all countries--join us in conversation about my new book 📚 about physical reactions to #loss hosted by @goodgrieffest.bsky.social in the UK 🇬🇧 !

Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · last yr.

How does grief affect us physically? Join us for a webinar w/ brilliant neuroscientist @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social in conversation w/ @leseldawson.bsky.social. We'll celebrate Mary-Frances's new book & explore how to support our bodies & minds during grief: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Photo of Mary-Frances. The text reads: What Happens in our Bodies When We're Grieving? Wed 23 April 18.00 BST, Free Online Event

You really can die of a broken heart--we have the data 🧪UChicago BigBrain podcast discusses the hidden dangers of #grief with me--and how society can help. They're a great podcast--even nominated for a #webby! news.uchicago.edu/can-you-real...

Can you really die of a broken heart? The hidden dangers of grief with Mary Frances O'Connor

Psychologist examines the stress that loss has on the body—and how society can help

news.uchicago.edu

I sat down with Tricycle's James Shaheen and Sharon Salzberg to talk about dying of a broken heart, how #meditation can change how we show up for others, and the challenges of rediscovering a sense of purpose in the wake of #loss. #grief #mentalhealth tricycle.org/podcast/mary...

The Grieving Body

Psychologist Mary-Frances O’Connor explores the toll that loss takes on our bodies—and what this can teach us about care, compassion, and interdependence.

tricycle.org