The Relationship With Your Mother Doesn't End When She Dies with Hope Edelman

Crying Out Loud with Dr. Laura Berman · Jul 23, 2026 · 46m

Losing your mother changes you in ways you don't always recognize at first.

It isn't only the moment she dies that hurts. It's all the moments that follow. The day you instinctively reach for your phone to call her. The holiday when her chair sits empty. The milestone you wish she could have witnessed. The ordinary Tuesday when you realize no one else remembers your childhood quite the way she did.

For many people, the grief doesn't disappear. It evolves. It resurfaces at unexpected moments, asking us to grow into it again and again.

For more than thirty years, Hope Edelman has helped…