How to Mend a Broken Heart cover art

How to Mend a Broken Heart

Lessons from the World of Neuroscience

 Preview
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free
Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.
Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just £0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.
1 bestseller or new release per month—yours to keep.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

How to Mend a Broken Heart

By: Ziella Bryars
Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly. Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £7.99

Buy Now for £7.99

LIMITED TIME OFFER | £0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Premium Plus auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Terms apply.

About this listen

'Did you hear Amy has heartbreak?! What bad luck to catch it right at the end of winter.'

When Ziella Bryars was in the midst of heartbreak, a conversation with her neuroscientist best friend changed everything. Frustrated by unhelpful advice from magazines and rom-coms, Ziella began diving deep into the latest scientific research to help her understand the pain of heartbreak and find a route to recovery. This warm and witty self-help book outlines the impact a relationship break-up has on our brains and bodies, and explores how a science-based approach can help us heal. Ziella passes on what she learned about how a broken heart can affect everything from our sleep to our digestion; how rejection is represented in the brain in the same way as physical pain; how the brain processes loss; and how a break-up can trigger addiction-like withdrawal symptoms—plus tips for counteracting heartbreak and moving on to acceptance.

©2021 Ziella Bryars (P)2022 W F Howes Divorce & Separation Emotions Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Human Brain Witty

Listeners also enjoyed...

 The Balancing Act of Stress Management cover art
Rewire Your Anxious Brain for Teens cover art
Conquering Anxiety and Depression cover art
What the Heck Is CBT? cover art
The Virtues of Mental Health cover art
Letting Go of Anxiety cover art
Conquer Anxiety: How to Stop Overthinking, Regain Control of Yourself and Relieve Stress cover art
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy cover art
Overcoming Overthinking cover art
How to Deal with Stress, Depression, and Anxiety cover art
Depression and Anxiety Therapy cover art
Feeling 'Blah'? cover art
DBT: How to Use Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety and Manage Your Emotions cover art
Fragile cover art
How to Make Good Things Happen cover art
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Vagus Nerve cover art
All stars
Most relevant
This is a perfect book for anyone struggling with heartbreak. Written in an easy to read way that makes it perfect for those in the moment and seeking answers. Connecting science to reality and sharing personal experiences, it's a guide to the practical things that can help you recover when you are in the midst of sadness.

Simple and Beautifully Written

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
It’s great to find some scientific evidence for the hugely painful process of having a broken heart.

This is well written and narrated, and addresses the core problems of dealing with this very upsetting situation.

The listener is not left alone, but is embraced at every stage.

Thank you!

A Great Explanation of the Pain of Heartbreak.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
this was so helpful after a breakup and made me feel validated and supported with tips to use in my healing

the sense it made!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
i wish i had read this months ago, it might have stopped me pursuing and also thinking myself abnormal. it was reassuring and confidence building, hearing about simple steps i can take to try to find myself some emotional safety and a bit of stability - that it is ok to distract myself i do not need to be processing 24/7. also a few new helpful techniques to stop me thinking about my wife and putting her on a pedestal (and why i need to stop doing that)

understanding

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.