Ep. 31 The Invisible Concussion of Grief

<p>In this episode, Nathan describes the functional parallel between the experience of acute grief and the documented symptoms of traumatic brain injury.</p><p>The cognitive fog. The bone-deep exhaustion. The emotional volatility, the strange relationship to time, the inability to make decisions or hold a conversation – all of it has a neurological basis.</p><p>Drawing on the neuroscientific research of Mary-Frances O&#39;Connor, Lisa Feldman Barrett, and others, Nathan walks through what&#39;s actually happening in the brain during acute loss — why it disrupts everything from memory to social cognition to sleep — and closes with seven practical, science-grounded strategies for caring for the grieving brain without abandoning yourself in the process.</p><p>This is an episode about understanding what happened to you. And about treating yourself, finally, with the same patience and care you&#39;d give someone with a visible injury.</p><p><br></p><p>You can download your free grief journal <a href="https://subscribepage.io/7XSyMY">⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>Send your Grief Confessional <a href="https://forms.gle/rBE4o8kdL7v3pBAm6">⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>And contribute to the show <a href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/HZXABFM2X58KS">⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p>