In this self-help book, heartbreak and emotional pain are examined as serious conditions affecting human health that deserve more empathy and consideration.

Heartbreak is a universal aspect of being human, and the emotional pain can be as real as that from a broken limb.

But despite the fact that most of us will experience heartbreak at one point or another, few of us consider it a serious social issue.

Guy Winch is a clinical psychologist and public speaker, as well as a leading advocate for integrating emotional health into our daily lives, workplaces, and institutions.

In this book, the author examines two types of emotional pain that struggle to be taken seriously – romantic heartbreak, and grief over losing a pet.

Through scientific research, case studies, and insightful wisdom, Winch offers empathetic and practical tools for dealing with heartbreak, showing how it rewires our brain, emotions, and behaviors.

How to Fix a Broken Heart reveals not only the true depth of heartbreak, but how little we know about it, and how destructive its devaluation is on both the personal and social level.