She’s one of the world’s most recognized sex and relationship therapists. From The Oprah Winfrey Show to The Dr. Oz Show, Dr. Laura Berman has spent more than three decades helping people navigate relationships and life’s challenges. But nothing could have prepared her for the loss of her 16-year-old son, a relationship she says continues even though he is no longer here in this physical world. He died from fentanyl poisoning in 2021.
In this episode of Grieving Out Loud, Dr. Berman shares her story, how she has grown through her grief and how she is now using that experience to help others who have lost someone they love.
Explore Dr. Berman’s books and podcasts here.
Learn more about the Dying to Be Me book by Anita Moorjani here.
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Dr. Laura Berman
Dr. Laura Berman is one of the world’s most recognized love and relationship therapists, a New York Times bestselling author of 11 books, and an award-winning television and radio host with a PhD from New York University. After losing her 16-year-old son Sammy to fentanyl poisoning in 2021, her work expanded to include grief, combining more than 30 years of clinical expertise with her own lived experience to help others heal through loss and find resilience on the other side.
