When stress, fear or sadness weigh on us, our hearts can suffer — even break. But there are ways to mend our broken hearts. This hour, TED speakers share stories and ideas about soothing heartache.

Morgan feels she will never recover from the loss of her marriage. She says, “I can actually feel my heart breaking.” She comes to see me when she feels utterly hopeless and tells me, “I just don’t ...

Having a broken heart is more than just a pretty phrase or a cliché from romantic songs. It's that knot in your chest that you can't quite explain, that feeling of emptiness that shows up when someone ...

“It breaks my heart.” I imagine many of us have said this before. It’s a confession, one I might even call holy. It is a way of expressing sympathy or sorrow for something we’ve seen or experienced.

Feel free to cry over a pint of ice cream — but it’s not what’s going to mend your broken heart. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy — commonly known as broken heart syndrome — is a very real condition that is ...

Heartbreak is the emotional aftermath of a deep connection unraveling, and it can shake us to our core, especially if it arrives without much warning. “Grief after the breakup of a serious ...