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Dr. Laura Berman Announces
Transformational New Book: Crying Out Loud
[Los Angeles, CA] — When the tragic death of Dr. Laura Berman’s sixteen-year-old son, Sammy, made national headlines in 2021, millions of Americans watched a grieving mother speak out about the hidden dangers facing children online. Now, years later, Dr. Berman is sharing the deeper story of what it means to live through unimaginable loss in her powerful new book, Crying Out Loud: A Path Through Grief to a Life Reimagined.
In Crying Out Loud, the internationally recognized therapist, media personality, and New York Times bestselling author offers a compassionate and deeply personal guide for navigating life after devastating loss. Drawing on more than three decades of clinical experience, along with her own journey as a bereaved mother, Dr. Berman explores how grief reshapes us at every level; emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Rather than encouraging readers to silence or “move past” grief, Crying Out Loud invites them to meet it honestly and compassionately. Through practical tools, relatable stories, and powerful insights, the book shows how grief, when supported and expressed, can become a path toward deeper love, meaning, and connection.
Combining clinical psychology, somatic healing practices, and spiritual insight, Dr. Berman offers readers a roadmap for navigating loss while discovering new sources of strength and purpose.
Part therapeutic guide, part personal story, and part spiritual exploration, Crying Out Loud helps readers:
- Understand how grief lives in the body and nervous system
• Process overwhelming emotions without becoming stuck in them
• Find support, connection, and community in the healing journey
• Maintain meaningful bonds with loved ones who have passed
Crying Out Loud is an invitation to move through grief with honesty and courage—and to discover that love continues even after unimaginable loss.
Learn more at drlauraberman.com/cryingoutloud
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Interview Questions for Dr. Laura Berman
- What inspired you to write Crying Out Loud, and how is it different from other grief books?
- Many people feel pressure to “stay strong” after loss. Why can expressing grief openly be so important for healing?
- You talk about grief living in the nervous system. Can you explain what that means?
- How can people begin processing grief in a healthy way when it feels completely overwhelming?
- You included a lot in your book about maintaining a connection with loved ones who have passed. What does that look like?
- Grief can deeply affect relationships (romantic and otherwise). Why is that and what helps?
- What are some small practices people can begin today if they are struggling with grief?
- What do you wish someone had told you in the first weeks after your son died?
- For people who want to support a grieving friend or family member but feel afraid of saying the wrong thing, what actually helps the most?
- What are some of the biggest myths about grief that actually make healing harder?
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About the Podcast
Each week on Crying Out Loud, Dr. Laura Berman blends lived experience with clinical insight to guide you through the realities of grief.
Some episodes are intimate and personal.
Others bring in leading voices in the grief space.
You’ll hear conversations with:
- Grief educators and therapists
- Trauma and nervous system specialists
- Researchers and authors
- Mediums and spiritual teachers
- Fellow grievers who share their stories
Together, these conversations explore healing from every angle: body, mind, and spirit.
You will learn how to:
- Regulate an overwhelmed nervous system
- Understand why certain triggers still hit hard
- Rebuild confidence and identity after loss
- Strengthen relationships while grieving
- Work with anger, guilt, and grief brain
- Explore continued connection with loved ones beyond physical death
This podcast is not about “getting over” loss.
It is about learning how to live alongside it with strength, support, and possibility.
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