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Why Nothing Changes

What happens when being right becomes more important than being connected?In this episode of Laugh Cry Scream, we tackle one of the biggest challenges in grief, estran...

They Were All There At First

After a major loss, many grieving people experience a second heartbreak nobody warns them about:People disappear.Friends stop calling.Family gets uncomfortable.Support...

The Grandkids Grew Up Without Me

Some grandparents are grieving children and grandchildren who are still alive.And almost nobody talks honestly about what that kind of grief actually does to people ov...

Suicide Doesn’t Just Kill One Person

In this deeply emotional episode of Laugh. Cry. Scream., Chris sits down with Jennifer to talk about the devastating ripple effects of suicide loss.This conversation e...

Psychological Limbo - When Your Child Feels Gone

Grief can make you feel like you’re still physically here… while emotionally disappearing piece by piece.In this episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream, Chris talks about the i...

Grief Changed Me And I Didn't Even See It Coming

Grief doesn’t just hurt. Sometimes it completely changes who you are.In this episode of Laugh. Cry. Scream., Chris Workman talks about the identity shifts that happen ...

Why Estranged Parents Stop Talking About Their Grief

Estranged parents are grieving too. But many stop talking about it because every conversation starts to feel dangerous.In this episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream, Chris Wor...

What Happened to Me After Grief? The Identity Loss Nobody Talks About

 Grief does not just change your life.Sometimes it changes you.In this episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream, Chris Workman talks about the part of grief many people quietly e...

When Your Adult Child Cuts You Off: The Guilt Loop Nobody Talks About

When your adult child walks away, the pain is not just the silence. It is the guilt, the shame, the judgment, and the endless replay of every moment where you wonder w...

Everything Happens for a Reason” & Other Lies: Navigating the Loss of a Child

In this deeply emotional episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream, Chris and Joe talk about the unimaginable reality of losing a child.They share the phone calls, the final momen...

My Parents Had Dementia. Then a Stranger Told Me My Whole Life Was a Lie.

Could you handle the truth if your entire foundation was a lie?In this episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream: Life with Grief and Estrangement, hosts Chris Workman and Joe Sas...

When Your Child Uses “Boundaries” to Shut You Out

What happens when the word boundary becomes the end of the relationship instead of the beginning of a real conversation?In this episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream, Chris Wo...

What Hurts More: Grief or Estrangement?

In this episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream, we take on a question that hits hard for a lot of people living through loss:What hurts more, grief or estrangement?If you have ...

Estranged Parent, Grieving Parent: The Pain No One Talks About

What does it really feel like to be an estranged parent while also carrying deep grief? In the first episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream, Chris Workman and Joe Sassmen share...

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