What if heartbreak isn’t psychological, but physiological?

Salim Najjar, engineer, HRV expert and creator of the A.R.T. of the Heart framework, explains how breakups imprint on your fascia, your breath, and your nervous system, and why intellectual insight won’t save you if your body is still bracing for impact.

Expect to learn what heartbreak does to your stress response, why jealousy feels like inflammation, how HRV can reveal emotional patterns you can’t see, what actually regulates a dysregulated nervous system, what bankruptcy taught Salim about identity and freedom, how to train emotional resilience like an athlete, why sensitivity is a strength rather than a liability, and why presence (not money) is the real currency of a good life.

00:00 — Is heartbreak required for a full life?
04:51 — The A.R.T. of the Heart
08:26 — HRV, burnout and emotional data
14:40 — Training resilience like an athlete
18:43 — The accident, injury and slowing down
21:21 — Letting go, bankruptcy and rebuilding
33:33 — Choosing to rise after collapse
37:53 — Tools for jealousy and anxiety
41:09 — Sensitivity, masculinity and depth
53:21 — Money, energy and living richer with less

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