They discuss the impact of heartbreak on the body and how it can take several years for the nervous system and overall health to return to baseline after a divorce. The emotional pain of heartbreak and its physical effects on the body are also discussed, emphasizing the importance of taking heartbreak seriously.
If you’re lucky enough to have fallen in love at some point in your life, you’ve probably also had your heart broken.
The experience can be excruciating, protracted, disorienting … but can it cause you lasting psychological – even physical – harm?