The Grief Healing Collective

The Grief Healing Collective By Dr. Laura Berman. Let's navigate the journey of grief with courage and compassion.

06/10/2026

Grief changes you. Not only emotionally.

It changes the texture of your life.

The way you experience people.
The way you spend your time.
The things you can tolerate and the things you no longer can.

I think one of the hardest parts is that you cannot unknow what you now know about how fragile life really is.

After deep loss, a lot of people stop performing quite so much.

You become less interested in small talk, less willing to waste time, more aware that everyone around you is carrying something you cannot see.

As painful as grief is, it can also deepen your compassion. Your presence. Your ability to love people more honestly.

I hate how many of us learned these lessons.

But I do think many grievers become softer, wiser, and more human on the other side of the breaking.

How has grief changed the way you move through life?

One of the biggest questions grief leaves us with...How do we keep moving forward... while still finding hope and purpos...
06/09/2026

One of the biggest questions grief leaves us with...

How do we keep moving forward... while still finding hope and purpose after loss?

That’s why I’m honored to be joined by for today’s Virtual Grief Healing Session.

Colin is an author, speaker, and bereaved father whose writing and advocacy have helped countless grievers find meaning, hope, and purpose through grief.

❤️‍🩹 Join us today (Tuesday, June 9th) from 4:00PM–5:30PM PST inside the Grief Healing Collective membership at drlauraberman.com/griefhealing

If you are carrying profound loss and looking for a path forward that honors both your grief and your healing... this session is for you.

06/08/2026

When I started "Crying Out Loud," my intention was to create a space for the parts of grief that often go unspoken...

The questions, emotions, and experiences that so many people carry quietly.

Now, as we approach 10 episodes, it has been deeply meaningful to see people continue joining us each week to listen, learn, reflect, and heal alongside one another.

What touches me most is not the numbers...

It is knowing these conversations are reaching people who may need them.

Over these first 10 episodes, I've had the privilege of sharing conversations with:

(grief educator)

(wellness educator & author)

(media personality & grief advocate)

(grief advocate & storyteller)

(author & grief advocate)

(grief expert & bestselling author)

(spiritual teacher & bestselling author)

(wellness advocate & bestselling author)

And I find myself feeling incredibly grateful for that.

Thank you to everyone who has listened, shared an episode, or returned week after week. ❤️‍🩹

To hear all of these episodes and access upcoming ones, check the link in bio… or visit: drlauraberman.com/cryingoutloudpod

06/05/2026

Grief can make time feel very strange…

Because even as life keeps moving forward, part of you is still turning toward them… wanting to tell them everything.

Sometimes it is something big.
Sometimes it is something completely ordinary.

A story from your day.
A moment with the kids.
Something funny.
Something beautiful.
Something hard.

And for me, it is not that I think Sammy is gone or unaware.

I deeply believe he is still with me and knows far more than I do now.

But I still miss the human part of it all.

I miss hearing his thoughts.
Seeing his expression.
Watching him laugh.

Getting to experience life unfolding beside him in physical form.

That is one of the strange heartbreaks of grief.

Love does not end. Connection does not end. But the way we experience that connection changes.

And sometimes your heart still reaches for the conversation the old way.

If you could sit across from someone you love on the other side for just one hour… what would you want to tell them about your life right now?

06/04/2026

Grief naturally trains us to focus on what is missing...

The empty chair.
The silence.
The future we imagined.

In this episode of Crying Out Loud, I sat down with bestselling author and wellness advocate, to talk about shifting our attention from absence to presence.

Not denying the loss.
But learning to notice...

The presence of love.
The ways the people we love continue to show up in our lives.

We talked about looking for signs of their impact, their energy, and the ways they continue to show up long after they leave this physical world.

In this week's episode, we also dive into...

🤍 What it means to maintain a continued connection after loss

🤍 How loss affects the body, mind, and nervous system

🤍 Why presence and absence can coexist in grief

🎧 If you've ever wondered how to carry grief without feeling consumed by absence... this week's episode is for you.

Access the full episode through the link in bio… or visit: drlauraberman.com/cryingoutloudpod

Grief does not only affect emotions…It can affect memory, focus, energy, and the ability to stay present.And many grievi...
06/03/2026

Grief does not only affect emotions…

It can affect memory, focus, energy, and the ability to stay present.

And many grieving people silently struggle with things like this every day.

Forgetting things.
Spacing out.
Feeling mentally overwhelmed by small tasks that once felt easy.

Not because they are lazy or careless…

but because the brain is carrying far more than most people can see.

And sometimes the kindest thing we can do is stop expecting ourselves to function like nothing happened.

If grief has made everyday things feel harder lately... comment “I get it” so others know they are not alone in this.

06/02/2026

Sometimes we forget that healing does not only happen through... reflection, therapy, or hard conversations.

It can also happen through play.

💫 Coloring.
💫 Playing.
💫 Being silly for a few minutes.

Moments that invite curiosity… creativity…

And even a little bit of joy… that helps the nervous system feel safe again.

Many of these things we are told to outgrow as adults are actually things that help us reconnect with ourselves.

Not because they erase grief.

But because they give the heart a brief place to rest.

What is something from childhood that helps you feel a little more like yourself again? Comment below ❤️‍🩹

05/31/2026

Post retreat discharging big energy on the mother tree…So many people to thank (more on that later). So much support was given. 75 grieving mamas transformed. Now they go home to their lives and families and the ripple of healing will continue🥹. Will share more later. For now I rest and in the mother tree and on the healing campus of …And discharge some e-motion. And rest some more. Before going home to my own family and letting the ripples of healing continue to spread in my life and work as well❤️‍🩹🙏❤️‍🩹

One of the most painful things grieving people hear is…“You need to move on.”But grief is not something people simply le...
05/29/2026

One of the most painful things grieving people hear is…

“You need to move on.”

But grief is not something people simply leave behind.

Because when someone you love dies… you do not suddenly stop loving them.

Some days still feel incredibly fresh.
Some memories still hit without warning.
Some silences still feel impossible to accept.

And what people call “moving on” can sometimes feel like being asked to stop caring about someone who still means everything to us.

Most grieving people are not trying to stay stuck in pain.

They are trying to learn how to keep living… while carrying a love that never really left.

What is something you wish people understood about loving someone after they are gone?

05/28/2026

Most people think grief begins after loss…

But sometimes grief begins long before “goodbye” ever arrives.

In this episode of Crying Out Loud, I sat down with journalist and television personality, to talk about loving a husband through terminal illness… and the emotional reality of slowly saying “goodbye” while still trying to hold onto hope.

We also talked about the idea that after one year… things are “supposed” to feel better.

But grief does not move according to timelines.

🎧 The newest episode of Crying Out Loud is out now… and this conversation is for anyone carrying grief, caregiving fatigue, emotional overwhelm, or the quiet loneliness that often comes with loss.

In this episode, we discussed...

🤍 Why anticipatory grief can feel emotionally exhausting

🤍 How illness changes family dynamics over time

🤍 The emotional complexity of parenting through grief

🤍 What it means to continue loving your partner after loss

Access the full episode through the link in bio… or visit: drlauraberman.com/cryingoutloudpod

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