Latest / Crying Out Loud with Dr. Laura Berman

The Grieving Body with Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor
Did you know that your risk of having a heart attack can be dramatically higher in the first 24 hours after someone you love dies?
We know grief is emotionally devastating. But what we don't always understand is just how much it affects us physically.
The exhaustion that sleep doesn't seem to fix. The brain fog. The headaches, digestive problems, tightness in your chest, and the feeling that your nervous system is constantly on high alert. Sometimes you barely recognize your own body.
I experienced so much of this after my son died. And even with more than 30 years of experience as a…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.