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2 minutes | Monday, 5 January 2026
A note from the author of Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey, Florence Williams.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 minutes | Monday, 5 January 2026
When her twenty-five-year marriage unexpectedly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. What she doesn’t expect is that she’ll end up in the hospital, examining close-up the way our cells listen to loneliness. She travels to the frontiers of the science of “social pain” to learn why heartbreak hurts so much and why so much of the conventional wisdom about it is wrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19 minutes | Monday, 5 January 2026
Florence invites the listener on her personal journey with heartbreak and provides an early glimpse of adventures to come. With Pushkin+ audiobooks, you'll get access to a new Pushkin+ audiobook every other month. That's 6 free audiobooks a year! From January 1 to February 28, listen to Heartbreak by Florence Williams. Pushkin+ subscribers also get access to ad-free listening, exclusive bonus episodes of podcasts like Cautionary Tales, full binges to our top true crime shows like Deep Cover and Valley of Shadows, and more. Sign up now on the Apple show page or at pushkin.com/plus.See omnys...
2 - Author's Note
The Art of Small Talk

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