I read this book in one sitting and loved it.

I'm sure everyone can relate to feeling broken hearted, the passing of a loved one, break ups and betrayels. This book explores case studies that Guy Winch has come across in his years of being a practising psychologist. He explores why society treats different heartaches differently and the physical and emotional deterioration one feels when experiencing a broken heart.

This is a brilliant book and such a quick, great read. It validates the readers emotional pain and experiences and enlightens them as to why we get 'addicted' to our pain and triggers.

I don't think I am explaining it all to well, I think this is a book for absolutely everyone, it's not dry and so interesting you wouldn't regret reading it.

This book was provided to me by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

How to Fix a Broken Heart is a nonfiction book about heartbreak and the effects of heartbreak. How to Fix a Broken Heart contains a lot of research and examples, which makes the book clearer and easier to understand. This book is written by a psychologist and because of that, there’s a good and thorough explanation of heartbreak.

How to Fix a Broken Heart is such an interesting book about mental health. I have experienced my fair share of heartbreak and a lot of people thought I was overreacting. I love that Guy Winch says that you cannot overreact because heartbreak, whether over a person or over a pet, is something real and something we need to acknowledge.

How to Fix a Broken Heart is the perfect read when you want to discover more about heartbreak. This book gives us the ugly truths about heartbreak and what we actually should do in order to be free from heartbreak. I couldn’t stop reading How to Fix a Broken Heart because it was so well written with good examples and an interesting research.

There were times that I was speechless when I figured out that for example that love is like an addiction and when we are without the person we love (the drug) we think a lot about the person (the drug) and start feeling these cravings for him or her and it makes us lose our sleep and our appetite, it causes anxiety, … (This is from a study of the brain which revealed that loving someone activates both brain structures that are associated with addiction.) If you think about it, it definitely is like that and it’s kind of scary.

How to Fix a Broken Heart is definitely a recommendation because the book is just so interesting and hard to put down!

I requested this one after seeing it listed on a most anticipated non-fiction of 2018 list. In general, I find books based on TED talks to be underwhelming and this was no exception. The best nugget from this book was in the blurb: heartbreak from non-marital breakups and pet deaths, while not culturally considered significant, can be difficult for individuals and should be properly processed and grieved. The particulars in this book were not especially illuminating, however.

This book was quite a short read and was fairly interesting. The case studies highlighted well the issues people have with moving on and how people can act in unacceptable or unusual ways when heartbroken. It doesn't really give much practical advice on how to heal, beyond the obvious and not so useful, such as distractions and friends. It even recommends adding people on Facebook to up your numbers and so feel better, as often break up lead to 'mass unfriendings' from either side apparently. The drawings were very nice however, and worth a read for the personal stories, but not a practical advice book.

Aside from the file issues (double "ff" letters and the letters "fi" do not show up in the ebook edition), I found this book to be entertaining. I also had to put it down and cry a little. I'm the exact person this book is looking to help. I can't get over my last relationship, and I've got friends who are beyond tired of hearing me cry about it. I picked this up hoping to help myself get over him, and figure out how to move on with my life.

The author writes straight-forward advice, with real-life examples (with names changed for privacy reasons) that help show the reader how they, too, can help change their lives.

It isn't a fix-all, end-all advice book, but it's really good for what it is. It deals with the grief of a lost relationship and the grief of a lost pet, both of which are types of grief that people don't really see as "worth" grieving for longer than a week or even just a few hours. (Trust me, I've experienced this firsthand.)

If you're going through a rough breakup or the loss of a pet, this book might help you, and I'd certainly recommend it to those who might benefit from this.