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  • Before and After Loss

  • A Neurologist's Perspective on Loss, Grief, and Our Brain
  • Written by: Lisa M. Shulman MD
  • Narrated by: Donna Postel
  • Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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Before and After Loss

Written by: Lisa M. Shulman MD
Narrated by: Donna Postel
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In Before and After Loss, Dr. Lisa M. Shulman, a neurologist, describes a personal story of loss and her journey to understand the science behind the mind-altering experience of grief. Part memoir, part creative nonfiction, part account of scientific discovery, this moving book combines Shulman's perspectives as an expert in brain science and a keen observer of behavior with her experience as a clinician, a caregiver, and a widow.

Shedding light on the disconnect between conventional wisdom about loss and emerging knowledge on the neuroscience of emotional trauma as the cause of brain injury, Shulman explores not only the experience but also the science and psychology of loss. Drawing on the latest studies about grief and its effects, she explains what scientists know about how the mind, brain, and body respond and heal following traumatic loss. She also traces the interface between the experience of profound loss and the search for emotional restoration.
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A Helpful Sharing and Explanation of the Grief Jou

Dr. Shulman shares her grief over the loss of her husband. She then goes on to explain the neural effect of this kind of trauma. Shulman outlines both historic and current thinking around the grieving process and possible therapies. She strongly endorses journaling as a way of both expressing and gaining new neural pathways by reviewing and rethinking entries. Shulman provides opportunities for journaling reflection throughout the therapy section by posing thoughtful questions for guidance.
I found this book spoke to me in a way that a grief support group could not. I intend to listen to thie therapy section again to guide my journey through journaling.

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