Studies show that pre-loss levels of stress and epinephrine can predict the manner and speed with which we move through grief. Another reason to learn to regulate your autonomic nervous system. Information and tools on the new Huberman Lab Podcast out now: https://bit.ly/3arGA4Z | Andrew Huberman

One of the biggest surprises from the study of the biology of grief is the role of brain and body circuits not just for pain but also for motivation and the involvement of the molecule dopamine. Once you understand this, the grief process begins to make more sense logically and new doors open in terms of how to move through grief in the most effective ways that preserve positive feelings for the person, animal, or thing that was lost while at the same time untethering from non-adaptive states an