Episode #3

Grief isn’t just emotional — it’s physical. In this episode, we explore how unresolved grief impacts heart health, including its link to “broken heart syndrome” and increased cardiovascular risk. Citing research from Annals of Behavioral Medicine and Circulation, we ask: Can grief actually break your heart? A guided exercises is included.

#TheQuietCrisis | #GriefHealth | #SomaticHealing

Topics in this Episode

* Love & grief are both “matters of the heart” (0:25)

* Unresolved grief can increase risk of heart disease (0:37)

* Grief associated with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (0:47)

* Grief can raise risk of heart disease (1:06)

* Somatic Exercise (1:36)

Memorable Quote

"Grief is often associated with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy."

Healing Links

Self-Study Healing Suite: Grief Therapy in a Box

1:1 Coaching Program: Evolving through Loss

Supporting Links

Study: “Grief Can Cause Takotsubo CardioMyopathy”

Study: “Grief Increases Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction”

Explanation: “What is Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy?”

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