Episode #2

Grief-related brain fog is real — and neurological. In this episode, learn how unresolved grief affects cognitive function, why you're not "lazy" or "unfocused," and how to reclaim your bandwidth with a gentle productivity shift. For women healing from prolonged grief.

Topics in this Episode

* Brain fog isn't just emotional. It's neurological (0:37)

* Unresolved grief consumes "cognitive bandwidth" (0:50)

* Research finds grief thoughts interfere with executive function (1:01)

* A helpful "micro-mapping" technique (1:33)

Memorable Quote

"...where your brain feels slower...almost like it's stuck in molasses."

Healing Links

1:1 Coaching Program: Evolving through Loss

Self-Study Healing Suite: Grief Therapy in a Box

Supporting Links

Study: “Bereavement and Grief in Psychiatric Outpatients”

Next Episode: Can Grief Literally Break Your Heart?

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