Finding the Words: What Comes After the Unthinkable Loss with Colin Campbell

Crying Out Loud with Dr. Laura Berman · Aug 27, 2026 · 41m

How do you keep choosing life when the life you loved disappeared in a single instant?

In 2018, Colin Campbell and his wife Gail were driving home from a family trip to Joshua Tree when a drunk driver slammed into their car at 90 miles an hour. Colin and Gail were knocked unconscious. When Colin opened his eyes, their two teenage children, Ruby and Hart, were already gone in the back seat.

There was no time to prepare. No ambulance ride spent hoping. No chance to say one more thing.

In the years since, Colin has become one of the most powerful and refreshingly honest voices in grief. He is…