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The Grieving Body

Mary-Frances O'Connor

The Grieving Body — a comfort find from Unbridled Blooms
Why it's on my list

If The Grieving Brain explains your mind, this one cares for your body. Drawing on her own loss and her research, Dr. O'Connor shows how bereavement changes sleep, eating, energy and even the immune system — and what actually helps.

Reviewers call it research-backed, warm and empathetic, a guide to reducing the extra suffering that comes after a loss. One honest note for brand-new grief: some readers early in loss find it heavy — it can be gentler to start once the first weeks have passed.

Read the two together as a pair: understand your brain, tend your body.

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