Heartbreak - A Scientific Inquiry With Florence Williams

There has to be a reason why we risk having our hearts broken over and over again, when the experience is enough to leave you fighting for survival.  The narrative of heartbreak is woven into our life from childhood. The cartoons, books, TV shows and films we are exposed to are littered with stories of love and loss. From Disney’s 'Beauty and The Beast' to Shakespeare’s 'Romeo and Juliet' and everything in between, we are well acquainted with heartbreak.  But when it actually happens to you, everything you thought you knew about heartbreak evaporates into oblivion. There is nothing that can prepare you for the stabbing, then throbbing, then aching pain it leaves in your body.  The only way to not suffer its brutality, is to never love at all and what kind of life would that be? But perhaps if we paid more attention to this unique and universal emotional pain, then maybe we could find a way to knit our hearts back together with a fragility that is even stronger than before.  My guest for Part One of my exploration into heartbreak is the journalist Florence Williams, who went on a deeply personal and scientific inquiry to find meaning again after saying goodbye to her 25 year marriage.  So, I hope that wherever you are in your own journey of love, our conversation will not only comfort you, but also help you to realise that not only is there is good reason for the pain you feel, but that there is also a way out of it.  Connect with Florence Williams: https://www.florencewilliams.com/ Connect with me: www.awaywithwords.media #flipitpodcast #FlipItwitLauraHearn Instagram: laura_lhearn TikTok: laura_lhearn Watch clips of this episode on YouTube: @FlipItwithLauraHearn  Sign up to my newsletter and and join the Flip It community here: https://laurahearn.substack.com/ If you have a story to share, I’d love to hear from you:  www.speakpipe.com/FlipIt www.awaywithwords.media/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.