Why does grief affect memory, concentration, sleep, anxiety and everyday thinking?
In this episode, counselor Marilyn Burns explores how trauma and grief affect the emotional brain, why these changes are a normal response to loss and how treating yourself with kindness creates the conditions where healing can begin.
Grief is not just an emotional experience—it is also neurological.
In this episode of Hope After Loss, Marilyn Burns, M.S., L.P.C.C., explores how the emotional brain responds to grief and loss, and why so many people experience overwhelming thoughts, anxiety, and emotional distress during the grieving process.
This episode gently explains:
– Why your thoughts may feel out of control after loss
– How the emotional brain processes grief
– The connection between grief, anxiety, and chronic stress
– Why you are not “losing your mind,” even when it feels that way
Whether you are experiencing recent loss, anticipatory grief, or ongoing emotional pain, this conversation offers understanding, validation, and hope.
If you are struggling with grief, anxiety, or the emotional impact of losing someone you love, you are not alone—and what you are experiencing makes sense.
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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health treatment.
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Thank you for allowing me to walk beside you. Until next time, be gentle with yourself. Learning to walk with this pain begins one day at a time, one choice at a time to love yourself.
Books by Marilyn Burns, M.S., L.P.C.C.
For additional support, hope and healing, you can explore my books, including Lost No More: A Mother's Spiritual Journey Through Her Son's Addiction, Where Are You, God?, and Now I Lay Him Down To Rest.
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