When Falling Apart Leads to True Healing

Crying Out Loud with Dr. Laura Berman · May 21, 2026 · 59m

Why does it feel like the more healing work you do, the harder life hits back?

You've done the therapy. You've meditated. You've read the books. You've "done the work." And then life hits you with a pandemic, a friend's suicide, a divorce, and a toddler, all in the same week.

So now what?

In this episode of Crying Out Loud, I sit down with Devi Brown, a meditation teacher, podcaster, author of Living in Wisdom, and a self described wounded healer. Devi has spent over a decade studying healing traditions from around the world, but nothing could fully prepare her for the cascade of loss she…