The Optispan Podcast with Matt Kaeberlein

The Hidden Health Toll Of Grief (and the 4 Tasks that Actually Work). | Emma Payne | 111

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Apr 24, 2025
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Grief as Biological Trauma

  • Grief is a lost connection causing biological and health disruptions, like inflammation and increased risk for diabetes and heart attacks.
  • It acts like a blunt force trauma to the body, impacting sleep, stress, and even increasing acute mortality risks.
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Social Isolation Compounds Grief

  • Grief creates profound social isolation partly because people don't know how to interact with the grieving person.
  • This social withdrawal compounds the devastation of the loss making grief doubly isolating.
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Men's Grief Experience and Risks

  • Men face higher acute mortality risk after loss, partly due to less social connection and grief supports designed primarily for intuitive grievers.
  • Instrumental grievers, often men, cope by doing practical tasks rather than talking about feelings, indicating a mismatch in available grief support.
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