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@doctormfoconnor.bsky.social
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Author of The Grieving Brain and The Grieving Body (Available now!) maryfrancesoconnor.org/books/the-gr… and Professor of Psychology at University of Arizona

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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Protest and despair are common responses to #loss. In The Grieving Body, I describe my #MultipleSclerosis leading to cycles of protest and despair, overworking to “prove” I could do everything, and despair over fragility. For the audiobook, I'm the narrator! #ChronicIllness #Fatigue #Spoonie #Grief
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
In March, you can get my first book, The Grieving Brain, for just pennies! The @harper360uk.bsky.social team has enrolled it in Amazon UK’s Kindle Monthly Deals promotion. We want everyone to to have access to the #science 🧪 of #grief and #loss. #MentalHealth #GriefJourney #Widow
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I’m happy to share that my book, THE GRIEVING BODY, has been selected for Amazon UK’s Kindle Monthly Deals promotion throughout September! Now we can share the #science behind how to support the body during #grief and #loss for just pennies! @harper360.bsky.social @harper360uk.bsky.social
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
A favor to ask—we are currently conducting an online study 🧪 of #grieving for those who have had a death #loss between 6 months and 2 years ago—would you be willing to participate? redcap.link/missingapiec... And pass the survey link to anyone in your networks who might be willing to participate?
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
#Insomnia is one of the hardest parts of #grief, and I'm thrilled to describe in my new book, The Grieving Body, the research 🧪 done by @dianachirinosm.bsky.social to help. Read 📚 an excerpt here: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Honored to have my #BookBite from Next Big Idea Club @nextbigidea.bsky.social published! Read about five key insights 🧪 from my new book, The #GrievingBody. nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/sur... #grief #loss #mentalhealth #PsychSky
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Support for our frontline #NIH essential workers! Share, like, forward, and make these graphics better! 🧪 #PsychSciSky #Psychology #AcademicSky #ResearchSky @altnih4science.bsky.social @darbysaxbe.bsky.social
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Support for our frontline #NIH essential workers! Share, like, forward, and make these graphics better! 🧪 #PsychSciSky #Psychology #AcademicSky #ResearchSky @altnih4science.bsky.social @darbysaxbe.bsky.social
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
I am an avid #scifi reader...discover more about me and what I read @readingdiscord.bsky.social (Goodreads) AND BOOK GIVEAWAY! Enter for your chance to win at the link in my bio! #GrievingBrain #GrievingBody #grief #loss #selfhelp #mentalhealth
Goodreads giveaway graphic: visit link in bio to enter for a chance to win
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The #GrievingBody aspires to #scicomm 🧪: bringing the research on physiological #grief reactions to reader's hands. And by recording the #audiobook, hopefully it brings the meaning of my words uniquely to listeners. #PsychSky #WomeninSTEM #PsychSciSky #BookSky www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
Author in a sound booth
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today my second book, The #GrievingBody is published! Following The #GrievingBrain, it brings you the #science 🧪 behind how #grief is a physical response. And about caring for yourself, as your #body absorbs the blow after your #loss. #PsychSky #WriterSky #PsychSciSky #BookSky #WomenInSTEM
Author with 2 books.
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
There are just a few more days left before The Grieving Body goes on sale. Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off the book for members, when you preorder today through February 7 on bn.com. You can visit the link to preorder now! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-grievi...
PREORDER25 code for 25% off The Grieving Body book
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Pub date is February 11 for The Grieving Body #grievingbody, about the physical #grief response. Pre-order! Also audio (read by me!) & e-book. With your help, the #science 🧪 of our bodies' response to #loss will find the many #grieving readers who need it most. www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
Cover of The Grieving Body book
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Everybody grieves differently, but if you are experiencing long-lasting and intense emotions that make it difficult to experience daily life you may be experiencing Prolonged Grief. Find support this National Grief Awareness Week: www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/obs... #NGAW #grief #griefsupport
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
So delighted my new #book on #grief ( #TheGrievingBody) has been named to the list of February 2025 Must-Read Books by Next Big Idea Club! I write about the 🧪 #science behind the impact of #grieving on our physical bodies and #medical outcomes. nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/nex...
Cover of the book The Grieving Body, with a badge from the Next Big Idea Club noting it as a "must read"
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Post a picture of the sky with no explanation to bring some peace to your timeline
Sky, trees and sunflowers
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Thrilled to see the 🧪 Public Health Model for Bereavement Support, a new and vital tool adopted by policy makers in Australia, UK, Ireland, other Europe. Empirical support of this model by Aoun and colleagues: lnkd.in/gFKDeFUZ #grief #widowhood #bereavement #EuropeanGriefConference #EGC2024.
European Grief Conference sign and my smiling faceEuropean Grief Conference sign and the public health pyramid model for bereavement support
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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 01/04/2024
Join me this summer! At the Cape Cod Institute (In-Person & Live-Online) about #TheGrievingBrain and meet a wonderful community of forever students of #psychology! August 19-23, 2024 www.cape.org/courses/2024... #continuingeducation #capecodinstitute #psychotherapy #grief #loss #griefjourney
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