Dr. Laura Berman joins host Lisa Keefauver to discuss her new book, Crying Out Loud: The Path Through Grief into a Life Reimagined, and the ways grief can reshape identity, boundaries, and even our capacity for joy.
In this episode Dr. Laura Berman shares how the death of her son Sammy transformed her understanding of grief, even after years of clinical experience and prior losses. They explore practical and spiritual tools for moving through grief, including how to work with anger, guilt, and emotional release without getting stuck in suppression or toxic positivity. Lisa and Laura discuss grief as an alchemical process - one that can burn away what no longer matters and reconfigure values, relationships, and boundaries. Laura emphasizes that continuing bonds are possible - whether through spiritual communication, ritual, or simply staying open to relationship.
Dr. Laura Berman is a New York Times bestselling author; former sex, love, and relationships therapist on The Oprah Winfrey Show; host of multiple TV programs; and leading expert featured across national news and women’s magazines. In February 2021, her life forever changed when her sixteen-year-old son passed
away after being sold a fentanyl-laced drug on Snapchat. Since then, Dr. Berman has become a national voice on grief and social media safety, appearing on Today and Good Morning America and before Congress and advocating for reforms like her son’s namesake bill, Sammy’s Law. She hosts local and national Grieving
Mama Meetups, creates grief courses and retreats, and is a USA Today columnist and award-winning host of the podcasts The Language of Love and Crying Out Loud.
READ HER BOOK: Crying Out Loud. https://bookshop.org/p/books/crying-out-loud-a-path-through-grief-into-a-life-reimagined-laura-berman-ph-d/b4ad374d721b1fb5?ean=9780593994450
LEARN MORE ABOUT LAURA: https://drlauraberman.com/
Host Lisa Keefauver is an author, keynote speaker, narrative therapy trained social worker, widow, and cancer survivor turned grief activist on a mission to help us center aliveness in a world full of loss by reimagining the narratives of grief, one conversation at a time.
LEARN MORE ABOUT LISA: at https://lisakeefauver.com/
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READ HER BOOK: Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss. https://bookshop.org/p/books/grief-is-a-sneaky-bitch-an-uncensored-guide-to-navigating-loss-lisa-keefauver/ffd73d6b6921e6b5?ean=9781477329306&next=t&
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