Mary-Frances O'Connor
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Mary-Frances O'Connor is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry who researches the physical and emotional responses to grief. According to O'Connor, a neuroscientist, grief is an immediate emotional state that knocks you off your feet like a wave. While grieving is a form of adaptive learning over time - a period when the brain is changing and teaching us how to adapt to the absence.
To learn more about the author in our exclusive Proustian-themed Q&A, visit: https://bevival.com/exit-interview-discussions-on-life-and-death
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