{"podcast":{"title":"Huberman Lab","slug":"huberman-lab-7814519","podcast_index_feed_id":7814519,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6951918/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/huberman-lab--6951918","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/252d6e36c8f4eb0f5787ef52655a6817.jpg","author":"Mewil","episode_count":425,"summary":"Huberman Lab: Science-Based Protocols We discuss neuroscience and how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. 🧪 GET THE DAILY PROTOCOL: Access the full list of supplements, habit trackers, and scientific charts mentioned in today’s episode here: 👉 https://goo.su/VOTEb (Essential visual aids for your health optimization)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:20:57.776053+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/huberman-lab-7814519"},"episode":{"title":"Essentials: The Science & Process of Healing from Grief","slug":"essentials-the-science-process-of-healing-from-grief","published_at":"2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/huberman-lab-7814519/essentials-the-science-process-of-healing-from-grief","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/huberman-lab-7814519","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/essentials-the-science-process-of-healing-from-grief--72203409","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72203409/scim9466548315.mp3","summary":"In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain the neuroscience of grief, including how the brain maps relationships across three dimensions — space, time, and closeness — and why losing someone requires a remapping of those neural circuits. I describe how grief differs from depression, the role of oxytocin in driving yearning after a loss, and why people move through grief at different rates. I also discuss science-based tools for grieving adaptively, including how to access feelings of attachment while decoupling them from episodic memory. Finally, I explain how foundational biology — particularly sleep and cortisol rhythms — shapes our capacity to navigate the grieving process. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Grief (00:01:47) Myths of Grief, Kubler-Ross & fMRI (00:03:56) Brain Mapping Experiment, Proximity (00:07:05) Inferior Parietal Lobule; Space, Time & Closeness (00:09:20) Episodic Memory & Remapping After Loss (00:11:28) Sponsor: Eight Sleep (00:14:21) Tool: Dedicated Time, Counterfactual Thinking & Guilt (00:15:52) Oxytocin & Individual Differences in Grief (00:18:21) Prairie Voles, Monogamy & Nucleus Accumbens (00:22:30) Sponsor: LMNT (00:24:48) Vagal Tone, Emotional Disclosure & Bereavement Writing Study (00:29:40) Cortisol Rhythms, Complicated Grief & Sunlight (00:33:03) Sponsor: AG1 (00:34:59) Rational Grieving, Neuroplasticity & NSDR Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 🧬 DOWNLOAD THE PDF SUMMARY: Don't miss the specific dosages and timing protocols discussed today. Get the full visua…","meta_description":"In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain the neuroscience of grief, including how the brain maps relationships across three dimensions — space,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2360,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/huberman-lab-7814519/episodes/essentials-the-science-process-of-healing-from-grief/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/huberman-lab-7814519/essentials-the-science-process-of-healing-from-grief.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}