Crying Out Loud: A Path Through Grief into a Life Reimagined

A compassionate guide to navigating the complex journey of grief, from New York Times bestselling author, therapist, and grief expert Dr. Laura Berman.

AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER

Grief doesn’t like to be quiet. It doesn’t care for euphemisms, small talk, or polite avoidance. It wants to be felt—fully, honestly, and out loud.

In Crying Out Loud, renowned therapist and bestselling author Dr. Laura Berman draws from decades of clinical experience and the devastating loss of her own son to show us that grief is not just pain—it can be a portal. When met directly, it becomes a path of transformation that burns away what is not essential, expands your heart, and connects you more deeply to life and love.

Blending grounded therapeutic tools with spiritual insight, this book helps you:

• Process overwhelming emotions and mental fog
• Reconnect with your body to release stored pain
• Channel grief into creativity, growth, and renewed purpose
• Build meaningful connections with both the living and the departed

With simple practices for every level of emotional energy, Crying Out Loud is a wise, healing companion. This is not about “getting over” loss. It’s about moving through it with support, and emerging more whole, more grounded, more empowered, and more deeply connected to the love that continues.

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.