In “Heartbreak”, Florence Williams takes readers on a personal and scientific journey to uncover the link between emotions and physical health. Drawing on cutting-edge research from around the world, Williams investigates how love, sex, stress, grief, and other powerful human emotions can impact everything from our hearts to our hormones to our immune systems. Blending intimate storytelling with hard science, “Heartbreak” is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which we can all take control of our own health—and happiness.
For who is this book for ?
This book is for anyone who is interested in the link between emotions and physical health. Florence Williams provides an intimate look at how love, sex, stress, grief, and other powerful human emotions can impact everything from our hearts to our hormones to our immune systems.
Pros :
- Williams draws on a wealth of scientific research to explore the link between emotions and physical health.
- This book is an intimate exploration of how love, sex, stress, grief, and other powerful human emotions can impact everything from our hearts to our hormones to our immune systems.
- “Heartbreak” is an eye-opening read that will leave readers with a better understanding of their own health and happiness
Cons :
- The author could have provided more scientific explanations.
- The book may be too personal for some readers.
- It is relatively short, at around 250 pages.
Learn more about the author
Florence Williams is a contributing writer for the New York Times, where she writes about science and the environment. She is also an award-winning freelance journalist whose work has appeared in magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Outside, Newsweek ,and Mother Jones . In “Heartbreak”, Florence Williams takes readers on a personal and scientific journey to uncover the link between emotions and physical health. Drawing on cutting-edge research from around the world, Williams explains how sadness, anxiety, and stress can lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity,.
Reader Reviews
“Heartbreak”
“Williams has done a marvelous job of pulling together an impressive breadth of scientific literature to support her assertions about the link between emotions and physical health…”
“Williams provides a fascinating and highly readable account of groundbreaking scientific findings on the body-mind connection … Engaging and informative, Heartbreak is an excellent foray into emerging mind-body science.”
“Williams has written an informative, insightful and engaging book on the science of the heart. She weaves her own personal story in with that of groundbreaking scientists to create a powerful and moving account of how our emotions affect our physical health.”