{"podcast":{"title":"Laugh, Cry, Scream: Life with Grief & Estrangement","slug":"laugh-cry-scream-life-with-grief-estrangement-7639302","podcast_index_feed_id":7639302,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/laughcryscream","website_url":"http://www.griefandhealingwithchris.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3ZnaCA30PfP68e-9F_4N6BgFxkIFZC0EZdn-caYIaTI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMDg0/YWZiZDJhMmMxMTE0/ZmExNjA2Njk0ZGJi/ZDBmYS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Chris Workman","episode_count":19,"summary":"Laugh Cry Scream is a raw, honest, and deeply human podcast about life with grief and estrangement. Hosted by Chris Workman, the show dives into the messy, complicated, and often unspoken parts of loss, family pain, healing, and survival. With real conversations, dark humor, hard truths, and zero fake positivity, this podcast creates space for people who are carrying the weight of grief while trying to keep going. Some days you laugh. Some days you cry. Some days you scream. Here, all of it is welcome.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:20:45.455226+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laugh-cry-scream-life-with-grief-estrangement-7639302"},"episode":{"title":"When Your Adult Child Cuts You Off: The Guilt Loop Nobody Talks About","slug":"when-your-adult-child-cuts-you-off-the-guilt-loop-nobody-talks-about","published_at":"2026-05-08T14:20:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laugh-cry-scream-life-with-grief-estrangement-7639302/when-your-adult-child-cuts-you-off-the-guilt-loop-nobody-talks-about","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laugh-cry-scream-life-with-grief-estrangement-7639302","url":"https://laughcryscream.transistor.fm/s1/7","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/22c01abf/6c8a771b.mp3","summary":"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 what you could have done differently. In this episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream: Life with Grief and Estrangement , Chris Workman and Joe Sassman talk honestly about the guilt and shame loop that so many estranged parents live with. From the 2 AM thoughts that won’t stop, to the pressure of feeling like society has already decided you are the villain, this conversation gives language to the pain many parents are carrying quietly. Chris and Joe discuss why estranged parents often stay silent, how shame can keep people isolated, what overcompensation can look like in parent-child relationships, and why support matters when you are trying to heal from estrangement. This episode is not about blaming one side. It is about acknowledging that estrangement is complicated, painful, and full of nuance. Parents can make mistakes. Adult children can hurt too. And still, no one deserves to be shamed into silence. If you are an estranged parent who has ever thought, “I must have failed,” “I should have done more,” or “Why can’t I stop replaying this?” this episode is for you. Visit us at: www.laughcryscream.com Subscribe for more honest conversations about grief, estrangement, family loss, healing, and the messy reality of learning how to keep living after the relationship you thought would last forever changes. Timestamps 00:00 Welcome to Laugh, Cry, Scream 00:45 Why estranged parents are often blamed and shamed 02:10 The myth that every estranged parent “deserved it” 03:30 Why parents stay silent about estrangement 05:00 The guilt and shame loop begins 06:25 Joe shares the 2 AM thoughts that still show up 08:00 Chris talk…","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2285,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/laugh-cry-scream-life-with-grief-estrangement-7639302/episodes/when-your-adult-child-cuts-you-off-the-guilt-loop-nobody-talks-about/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laugh-cry-scream-life-with-grief-estrangement-7639302/when-your-adult-child-cuts-you-off-the-guilt-loop-nobody-talks-about.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}