Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey
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- Author：Florence Williams
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Reviews
Hunter Blackthorne
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Unfortunately， despite the good bones， this book has more personal anecdotes than scientific inquiry。 This book follows the narrative of many science-oriented biographies but doesn't stand out to me。 Unfortunately， despite the good bones， this book has more personal anecdotes than scientific inquiry。 This book follows the narrative of many science-oriented biographies but doesn't stand out to me。 。。。more
Elizabeth McInerney
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I give a 1* to books I cannot finish。 I made it 2 hours into this one， just about the time she discoveres her first post-marriage love interest has erectile dysfunction。 This cemented my growing desire to move on。。。too much information。。。cringe-worthy in places。。。too many metafors。。。too many overused cliche phrases。。。a nice but self-absorbed author with apparently little concern for her kids and ex husband whose friends and relatives are all to likely read this book too。While I am not divorced， I give a 1* to books I cannot finish。 I made it 2 hours into this one， just about the time she discoveres her first post-marriage love interest has erectile dysfunction。 This cemented my growing desire to move on。。。too much information。。。cringe-worthy in places。。。too many metafors。。。too many overused cliche phrases。。。a nice but self-absorbed author with apparently little concern for her kids and ex husband whose friends and relatives are all to likely read this book too。While I am not divorced， like most adults， I have experienced various forms of heartbreak。 I purchased the audiobook to learn more about the science of it all。 If I ever finish it， I will update my review。 。。。more
Rose
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After 25 years of marriage， Florence's husband decides he wants to end the marriage。 She is heartbroken。 This is a memoir/science book about healing from heartbreak。 Heartbreak affects us both mentally and physically。 In trying to heal Florence's explores the hard science on attachment。 She explores different methods of recovery。 One of them is a solo trip on a river。This book is very interesting because most of us will be heartbroken at least once in our lives。Thank you to #goodread， @FlorenceW After 25 years of marriage， Florence's husband decides he wants to end the marriage。 She is heartbroken。 This is a memoir/science book about healing from heartbreak。 Heartbreak affects us both mentally and physically。 In trying to heal Florence's explores the hard science on attachment。 She explores different methods of recovery。 One of them is a solo trip on a river。This book is very interesting because most of us will be heartbroken at least once in our lives。Thank you to #goodread， @FlorenceWilliams， and @WWNorton&Company for a copy of this book。 。。。more
Zibby Owens
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In her new book， Florence Wiliams explored the science behind heartbreak， grief， and rejection。 After an unexpected divorce， she wanted to find out what was happening to her—both emotionally and psychologically， and physically。 Evidently， there is a thing called "heartsick。"As someone who has experienced a divorce， I know firsthand how difficult it can be。 The author helped me understand that divorce isn't something to “get over” or “tough it out。” She was incredibly thorough in her research abo In her new book， Florence Wiliams explored the science behind heartbreak， grief， and rejection。 After an unexpected divorce， she wanted to find out what was happening to her—both emotionally and psychologically， and physically。 Evidently， there is a thing called "heartsick。"As someone who has experienced a divorce， I know firsthand how difficult it can be。 The author helped me understand that divorce isn't something to “get over” or “tough it out。” She was incredibly thorough in her research about the physiological effects of divorce。 I was fascinated to learn that blood work can show the impacts of emotions like loneliness。 I was inspired by her thorough investigations of various treatments for depression， anxiety， and the "blues "of losing something as impactful as a marriage。 She spent time in the wilderness for a month。 She tried more exotic treatments MDMA （“party” drug ecstasy）， LSD with a therapist， and good old-fashioned meditation。 Lastly， there was a gem of discovery at the end of the book that I won’t spoil for you。 To listen to my interview with the author， go to my podcast at: https://zibbyowens。com/transcript/flo。。。 。。。more
Steve Ellerhoff
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A fine read about what scientists are finding these days on the trauma of heartbreak， framed through experiences in the wake of the author's divorce。 Williams's openness could not have been easy in terms of writing this book， but her quest to find out what experts could say about the pain she was going through rings true。 It's all new to her， since she didn't experience heartbreak until age fifty。 Golly， does that make me feel like an unlucky bastard。 A fine read about what scientists are finding these days on the trauma of heartbreak， framed through experiences in the wake of the author's divorce。 Williams's openness could not have been easy in terms of writing this book， but her quest to find out what experts could say about the pain she was going through rings true。 It's all new to her， since she didn't experience heartbreak until age fifty。 Golly， does that make me feel like an unlucky bastard。 。。。more
Kita
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As a friend of Florence’s， I was sad to read about the struggles and， yes， heartbreak she suffered as her marriage fell apart。 But as a reader， I loved this book， with her mix of humor and science and personal narrative。 I particularly was interested to read the science behind feelings of awe， and how important it is for humans to prioritize continuing to put ourselves in situations where we feel awe。 I’ve always found hiking in new places to be grounding and now I know the science behind that。
MusicRead
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Highly recommend the Audiobook！It is uniquely formatted with collection of different audio files read by the Author
Robyn Martin
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C+。 Audible
Megan Turner
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I found this book fascinating on so many levels—as a hospice chaplain who lives in the realm of people’s grief constantly， from the perspective of one whose aunt is actively dying of cancer—caring for the heart of my mom who is losing her only sister and my Grammy who is preparing to bury her daughter， and as one is currently navigating my own divorce after 14 years with my spouse。 The way Florence choreographs the science with her own journey into a lovely scientific memoir of sorts was groundi I found this book fascinating on so many levels—as a hospice chaplain who lives in the realm of people’s grief constantly， from the perspective of one whose aunt is actively dying of cancer—caring for the heart of my mom who is losing her only sister and my Grammy who is preparing to bury her daughter， and as one is currently navigating my own divorce after 14 years with my spouse。 The way Florence choreographs the science with her own journey into a lovely scientific memoir of sorts was grounding and encouraging。 I couldn’t stop listening （the audiobook has treasures in audio clips from her interviews and conversations） and rewinding and re-listening。 。。。more
Grace
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4。5 ⭐️ a educational & touching scientific memoir exploring the physiological， psychological， and emotional effects of heartbreak。 Has some moments of info dumping but overall found it informative & emotional。 *Highly* recommend the audiobook。
Peishan Tan
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Read an Outside magazine article about the book， about a woman's paddle down the Green River to try to heal her broken heart。 Was hoping more for a Cheryl-Strayed memoir， but the article sadly contained most of the meaty write up of that expedition。 The rest of it was about her interviews with various folks to understand the body's chemical reaction to heart break， which in fairness， is the title of the book。 Ah well lol。 Read an Outside magazine article about the book， about a woman's paddle down the Green River to try to heal her broken heart。 Was hoping more for a Cheryl-Strayed memoir， but the article sadly contained most of the meaty write up of that expedition。 The rest of it was about her interviews with various folks to understand the body's chemical reaction to heart break， which in fairness， is the title of the book。 Ah well lol。 。。。more
Cody
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While the author is focused mostly on the heartbreak surrounding her own divorce， I think this is very helpful in general for helping one through heartache， grief， relationship breaks and emotional trauma。 It helped me a lot and will get a place on my mental health shelf for my leaders。
Angie Smith
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I am a big fan of Florence Williams and if she lived in Iowa I would stalk her so I might get to be friends with her。 I really connected with this book。 When I have problems the thing I tend to do is research it and try to gain knowledge about the subject so I can better understand the problem。 Of course after two decades of marriage， Florence Williams does the same thing to heal her heart。 I loved the tangible research she explored but mostly I love how she turned to nature to heal her heart。 N I am a big fan of Florence Williams and if she lived in Iowa I would stalk her so I might get to be friends with her。 I really connected with this book。 When I have problems the thing I tend to do is research it and try to gain knowledge about the subject so I can better understand the problem。 Of course after two decades of marriage， Florence Williams does the same thing to heal her heart。 I loved the tangible research she explored but mostly I love how she turned to nature to heal her heart。 Nature can help you prepare for healing， but it doesn’t do all lot it’s work automatically- especially when emotional trauma is involved。 She bought into the idea that toughing out her problems by literally toughing it out on a rafting trip would heal her。 While reading this boo I admit I looked at my calendar and tried to pencil in some weekends I could spend outdoors。 I also signed up for the Project Aware newsletter to spend at least one day on the river （cleaning up trash）。 If Florence Williams offered a River rafting trip for her readers I’d be the first one to sign up！I think too her chapter alone on the water was shorter than I expected and I think learning that being alone in the wild - although glorious and liberating- did not turn out to be so comfortable。 I enjoyed my solo drive through national parks last fall but not sure I could do a solo trip in nature like she did。GlobalCitizenship is like a successful long-term relationship。 If we can muster optimism about the state of the world， and even better actively contribute to its improvement， our genes will thank us。Sometimes when I am not easing poetry or looking at a work of art， I feel a chill or wave of a excitement Seek AweI was amazed how the author grew over time， even in a genetic levelLoved The Nature Fix and am recommending it all of the time 。。。more
Sangeetha Sankaran
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Florence Williams is a podcaster and reporter by trade， so when she went through an unexpected separation from her husband of 25 years， she recorded her whole journey as an audio diary， which makes this a particularly unique audiobook to experience。 Rather than hearing narration， you're immersed in the journey。 Her travels， her conversations， her therapy， her adventures， are all laid bare for us。 She immerses herself in nature， tries dating again， experiments with different unconventional therap Florence Williams is a podcaster and reporter by trade， so when she went through an unexpected separation from her husband of 25 years， she recorded her whole journey as an audio diary， which makes this a particularly unique audiobook to experience。 Rather than hearing narration， you're immersed in the journey。 Her travels， her conversations， her therapy， her adventures， are all laid bare for us。 She immerses herself in nature， tries dating again， experiments with different unconventional therapy techniques。 For me， I loved the reminders that our body and minds are connected and interdependent。 When we go through emotional pain， our bodies respond as it we're going through physical pain。 They are working to protect us。 Rather than rush through life， denying this， we need to accept it。 Ultimately， it's really only time - the most conventional of wisdom that has a pronounced effect on Florence's health and well being。 。。。more
E。
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After hearing a promo for Florence Williams's appearance on Fresh Air， I ordered this book， then listened to the interview。 This was just the right book at just the right time。 I'm almost 15 months since the end of my marriage， and I often feel stuck with emotions that I think I've processed through and yet remain。 The book was quite helpful in discussing the physical， mental， and emotional effects of heartbreak。 I realized my experiences were not unusual and some of them really out of my contro After hearing a promo for Florence Williams's appearance on Fresh Air， I ordered this book， then listened to the interview。 This was just the right book at just the right time。 I'm almost 15 months since the end of my marriage， and I often feel stuck with emotions that I think I've processed through and yet remain。 The book was quite helpful in discussing the physical， mental， and emotional effects of heartbreak。 I realized my experiences were not unusual and some of them really out of my control。 She also suggests various practices to help ease the heartbreak and maybe speed up the process， while making it clear that it is just a process that takes time。 After reading it I feel I better understand what I'm going through。 。。。more
Janice Hayes DeMonsi
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Even though I asked my husband for the divorce a lot of things in this book rang true as you process through this change after 17 years of marriage。 thank you for this journey through the healing of losing part of your self。 But gaining a whole other perspective for a new journey。
Jennifer
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I listened to this book， which was a great format as Williams recorded many of her interviews， particularly on the science sections， but also some of her conversations with friends。 I found this book to be about more than divorce — though she approaches it from the lens of her own divorce， she goes far beyond in discussing the psychology of social connections and relationships， albeit mostly romantic ones。 I found it to be thoughtful， engaging and insightful。
Selene
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The Michael Pollan of heartbreak！ The weaving of memoir and science does not always work， but it really does here。 Florence Williams goes on an odyssey， testing out the latest scientific recommendations and therapeutics to heal her broken heart after the breakdown of her 30 year marriage， as well as a rafting trip that brings to mind Wild （and the Reese Witherspoon adaptation）。 Her interviews with the incredible and esteemed Helen Fisher alone makes this worth reading。 I listened to the audioboo The Michael Pollan of heartbreak！ The weaving of memoir and science does not always work， but it really does here。 Florence Williams goes on an odyssey， testing out the latest scientific recommendations and therapeutics to heal her broken heart after the breakdown of her 30 year marriage， as well as a rafting trip that brings to mind Wild （and the Reese Witherspoon adaptation）。 Her interviews with the incredible and esteemed Helen Fisher alone makes this worth reading。 I listened to the audiobook version and it was a real treat。 It felt more like a long form podcast， with actual audio clips of her journey and interviews， than a true audiobook。 。。。more
Kalle Wescott
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I read /Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey/， by Florence Williams:https://www。npr。org/sections/health-s。。。This is one of those personal stories （of Ms。 Williams' breakup） mixed with a lot of research into the related areas。 Ms。 Williams writes about the science of grief， the psychology and sociology， and tries out various approaches with professionals in different areas to understand and get past her heartbreak。 I read /Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey/， by Florence Williams:https://www。npr。org/sections/health-s。。。This is one of those personal stories （of Ms。 Williams' breakup） mixed with a lot of research into the related areas。 Ms。 Williams writes about the science of grief， the psychology and sociology， and tries out various approaches with professionals in different areas to understand and get past her heartbreak。 。。。more
Katie/Doing Dewey
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Summary: Fascinating science and engaging memoir， well blended！Science memoirs are rapidly becoming one of my favorite genres。 Like any something + memoir， I'm sure it could go wrong if the balance was off， but I found that both elements of this book were well blended。 The author has gotten a divorce， at her husband's instigation and after 25 years of marriage。 As she goes through the difficult grieving process， she tries a lot of different ways to approach her grief。 She takes on a multi-week， Summary: Fascinating science and engaging memoir， well blended！Science memoirs are rapidly becoming one of my favorite genres。 Like any something + memoir， I'm sure it could go wrong if the balance was off， but I found that both elements of this book were well blended。 The author has gotten a divorce， at her husband's instigation and after 25 years of marriage。 As she goes through the difficult grieving process， she tries a lot of different ways to approach her grief。 She takes on a multi-week， at times solo rafting trip。 She tries getting back into dating。 And， in one of my favorite parts of her story， she also does a lot of visiting scientists and learning about both how we grieve and how grief can impact the body。I really enjoyed this book。 A large percentage of it was memoir， so it's fortunate that I found the author's story and her voice engaging。 She came across as very open about her struggles， warm and self-deprecating in a funny way。 She also did a great job integrating the science into a chronological story of her divorce and the other efforts she made to help herself recover。 The science was fascinating from beginning to end。 Almost all of it was new to me and it was really incredible how much grief and trauma can impact biology。 I also appreciated the quotes she engaged with from authors。 It reminded me Leslie Jamison's The Recovering in that way。 Both felt like they were in conversation with their sources and made me want to go read all of those books too。 A new favorite。This review was originally posted on Doing Dewey 。。。more
Rhonda Lomazow
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Florence Williams share her sadness raw emotions after her husband leaves her。She thought their long marriage was fine but suddenly she discovers a letter of longing her husband has written another woman& then one day he is gone they are getting divorced。She shares her search for answers at times her desperate looking for a relationship。Atthe same time she shares her and others scientific research into love。I can not relate to her emotions almost desperation but I feel sad for her and at the sam Florence Williams share her sadness raw emotions after her husband leaves her。She thought their long marriage was fine but suddenly she discovers a letter of longing her husband has written another woman& then one day he is gone they are getting divorced。She shares her search for answers at times her desperate looking for a relationship。Atthe same time she shares her and others scientific research into love。I can not relate to her emotions almost desperation but I feel sad for her and at the same time admire her desire to find a new life。 。。。more
Laurie
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Full review coming soon to the blog。 Here are some passages I found interesting:"If you place someone who has suffered heartbreak in a brain scanner， parts of the brain light up that are very closely related to the parts that fire after receiving a burn or an electrical shock。""A survey of 43 million medical records in Denmark found that in the year following a romantic breakup， men between the ages of 30 and 65 experience a 25 percent increased risk of a heart attack， and women experience a 45 Full review coming soon to the blog。 Here are some passages I found interesting:"If you place someone who has suffered heartbreak in a brain scanner， parts of the brain light up that are very closely related to the parts that fire after receiving a burn or an electrical shock。""A survey of 43 million medical records in Denmark found that in the year following a romantic breakup， men between the ages of 30 and 65 experience a 25 percent increased risk of a heart attack， and women experience a 45 percent higher risk。""Almost nobody gets out of love alive。""oxytocin and vasopressin linked with feelings of attachment， so casual sex is not casual。""There is a less romantic， purely pragmatic reason for the health boost。 The single largest determinant of health in the US is wealth。 Married people are more likely to accumulate resources， afford good healthcare and insurance， and live in healthful environments。""Further busting the healthy-heterosexual-marriage myth， at least for women， is the fact that its benefits are unequally distributed。 The health boosts apply vastly more to men。""More recently， a large analysis of data from 6。5 million people in 11 countries found that people who are divorced are 23 percent more likely to die early than their married peers。""Wen the genders were reversed， male subjects poured four times more hot sauce into their partners' containers。 As the researchers noted， the gender discrepancy might just reflect a portion-control issue for dudes， but it's also consistent with the fact that men are far more violent in relationship conflict， with over half of all American female homicides committed by vengeful men。""What the team found， like Helen Fisher's group a year earlier， were fireworks in the dorsal anterior cingulate and the insula during both the heartbreaker-photo-viewing and the scalding-coffee agony。 The images overlapped。""pair-bonding， love， call it what you will， changes the brain。 It changes it in some permanent ways that make us more sensitive to both joy and woe。 It gives us a sense of something more to lose。""The word anxiety， or in German， angst， comes from the Greek word ankho， meaning 'strangle'， and the Latin words angustia， 'tightness'， and angor， 'choking'。""The root of the word betrayal comes from the French verb trair， 'to hand over'， as in handing someone over to the enemy， similar to traitor。 From that we got the Old English word bitrayen， 'to mislead or deceive'。 The be root means 'thoroughly'。""More than ever around the industrialized world， people are living alone， increasing the risk of feeling isolated。"looking at neutral pictures of your ex can show a little rise in dread， so don't follow your ex on socical media"In sum， people who could be described as rebounding tended to have better personal psychological outcomes and valued their new partner more。""But fear often holds women back。 They're taught at an early age that someone is likely to outshine them， rescue them， soothe them， and comfort them if they give up or stay home。""Worth noting is that the girls who identified as 'explorers' had the highest bravery scores， were the most likely to participate in activities， and earned the highest grades in school。"Juliette Gordon Low， a widow who had been unhappily married to a philanderer， founded the Girl Scouts in 1912。"Desolate: forsaken， damaged， lonely。 In the Bible， the word refers to wastelands and also to women abandoned by their husbands。""To venture safely alone as a woman remains the rarest of privileges。""The best antidote to loneliness is mission， not togetherness。""Currently， Cole believes， we're experiencing a clash between health and purpose。 We privilege individual goals over collective goals。""If you walked in here on crutches， I'd be like， What happened and how can I help you？ But with heartbreak， people often just suffer alone。""The gene expression of the involuntarily unemployed looks even worse than that of lonely people， increasing their all-cause risk of death 70 percent during the first year， more than double what it is for the newly divorced。" 。。。more
Nathan Shuherk
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A lot of interesting science blended with a personal memoir of processing grief。 I think people dealing with a divorce or breakup might find this more personable。 The book could’ve been edited down， and the interwoven memoir lacked good， consistent flow。 The book has some fascinating sections， but easily 75 pages too long。 Full review coming on tiktok。Thank you Norton for my arc in exchange for a review。 （3。5）
Casey Witman
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This is the book I wish I had been able to read during and just after my divorce。 Florence Williams writes in an honest and straightforward manner， acknowledging the painful processes that divorce and subsequent recovery required as part of healing。 She incorporates both science and humor along the way， and her sense of adventure and appreciation for the outdoors as a coping method were very relatable and inspirational。 I have recommended this to many friends who will find this book both validat This is the book I wish I had been able to read during and just after my divorce。 Florence Williams writes in an honest and straightforward manner， acknowledging the painful processes that divorce and subsequent recovery required as part of healing。 She incorporates both science and humor along the way， and her sense of adventure and appreciation for the outdoors as a coping method were very relatable and inspirational。 I have recommended this to many friends who will find this book both validating and encouraging。 。。。more
Becky
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Thank you Goodreads for the giveaway arc of this book。 I was already familiar with Florence Williams as I read The Nature Fix last year and really enjoyed。 Her latest book is about Heartbreak， a mix of scientific data and her own life as her 25 year long marriage just ended。 She breaks in down into 3 main parts: Shatter， Alone and Truth Serum。 While I enjoyed her writing style this book was just too heavy and sad for me。 I closed the book at chapter 11。 I might pick it back up another time but f Thank you Goodreads for the giveaway arc of this book。 I was already familiar with Florence Williams as I read The Nature Fix last year and really enjoyed。 Her latest book is about Heartbreak， a mix of scientific data and her own life as her 25 year long marriage just ended。 She breaks in down into 3 main parts: Shatter， Alone and Truth Serum。 While I enjoyed her writing style this book was just too heavy and sad for me。 I closed the book at chapter 11。 I might pick it back up another time but for now I'm done。 If you are currently going through a divorce though， this book may be up your alley。 。。。more
Katherine
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Florence Williams invites us into her shattered world as she explores the physiology and psychology of heartbreak first-hand and through interviews with other sufferers or heartbreak and various trauma。 This well-researched memoir explores several topics while we see our author-narrator navigate her own path toward healing。 A kind of Grieve， Learn， Forgive journey of self-discovery that will leave you smarter and more empathetic to those who need help processing trauma。 A great read whether you Florence Williams invites us into her shattered world as she explores the physiology and psychology of heartbreak first-hand and through interviews with other sufferers or heartbreak and various trauma。 This well-researched memoir explores several topics while we see our author-narrator navigate her own path toward healing。 A kind of Grieve， Learn， Forgive journey of self-discovery that will leave you smarter and more empathetic to those who need help processing trauma。 A great read whether you are trying to figure out your own heartache or help a close one wrestle with theirs。 Heartbreak has a little bit for everyone; drama of trying to mend broken heart and the latest science on bonding and emotional loss。 I couldn't put this gem down。 。。。more
Donna
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Did not finish。
Shannon
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t“It takes a lot of support to heal a heart，” says journalist Florence Williams in her latest book， Heartbreak， A Personal and Scientific Journey。 Support， courage and the skill to write about that journey makes Heartbreak a gripping account of grief and healing。 It is a merging of self-discovery and science that can change the way we think about loneliness and our health。 tAfter twenty-five-years， journalist Williams' marriage unexpectedly fell apart。 Her despair was so severe that she ended up t“It takes a lot of support to heal a heart，” says journalist Florence Williams in her latest book， Heartbreak， A Personal and Scientific Journey。 Support， courage and the skill to write about that journey makes Heartbreak a gripping account of grief and healing。 It is a merging of self-discovery and science that can change the way we think about loneliness and our health。 tAfter twenty-five-years， journalist Williams' marriage unexpectedly fell apart。 Her despair was so severe that she ended up in the hospital， something she would never have imagined。 “Physically， I felt like my body had been plugged into a faulty socket。” Williams had lost weight and stopped sleeping。 Her pancreas wasn't working and she couldn't think straight。 She needed to do something about it。tThis was heartbreak and Williams wanted answers to the “havoc” occurring on her mind and body。 Her first step was to revert to her comfort zone – journalism。 She began by examining something called “social pain，” the way our cells listen to loneliness。 Williams wanted to understand why heartbreak hurts so much。 Searching for understanding and trying out her own personal game plan were her way back to health。 She tested her blood for genetic markers of grief， underwent electrical shock therapy and discovered that our immune cells listen to loneliness。 ttHeartbreak follows a trajectory of heartbreak， from moments of shock to feelings of rejection and loneliness and finally toward some measure of repair。 Williams takes her readers down a path from from neurological research laboratories to a Zen therapist's living room， from divorce workshops to the mountains and rivers that will eventually restore her。 tWilliams book begins with a river and ends with a river。 Williams opening statement is talking about her trying to load it on to the bow of her canoe as she prepares for a solitary trip down the Green River in Utah。 “My biggest problem was the portable toilet。 It was just too heavy。” tHer journey ends on a rainy April day by the shore of the Potomac River。 Purging herself of the of the physical and emotional relics of her marriage， Williams sends her wedding ring floating downstream on a lettuce boat。 tWe have all experienced some form of loss or grief。 In Heartbreak， Williams tackles these tough， complex subjects in an offbeat way。 It is a gripping account of personal grief and self-discovery and is written with warmth， wit and honesty。 She captures the heart of divorce and a different， fresh way to look at recovery。 I found it a powerful book。 tWilliams is a journalist， podcaster and the author of The Nature Fix and Breasts。 She is an editor， freelance author and both a fellow and visiting scholar at George Washington University。 She lives in Washington D。C。 。。。more
Jessy
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“My biggest problem at the moment was the portable toilet。”With a first line like that， how could you not be hooked？ This book balances personal memoir， scientific research， nature， and wry humor。 It’s overlaps with several books I’ve read recently， like Together， but beat them all for me。 Recommend to anyone who has ever loved， lost， or been a human。
Ashleigh
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