{"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":"\"You've Changed.\" And That's A Good Thing","slug":"you-ve-changed-and-that-s-a-good-thing","published_at":"2026-07-09T19:12:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laugh-cry-scream-life-with-grief-estrangement-7639302/you-ve-changed-and-that-s-a-good-thing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laugh-cry-scream-life-with-grief-estrangement-7639302","url":"https://laughcryscream.transistor.fm/s1/18","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/31a4ea01/1dc15731.mp3","summary":"What happens when people start saying, \"You've changed\"? Sometimes it's criticism. Sometimes it's grief. But sometimes it's the first sign you're finally becoming who you were always meant to be. For a long time, I thought that was something to fear. I thought changing meant I'd somehow become less of who I was. But what if those words are actually evidence that you're finally becoming yourself? In this episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream , I'm sharing the unexpected journey that led me to stop performing, stop chasing approval, and finally give myself permission to grow. We'll talk about: Why people notice your growth before you do. The discomfort that often comes with becoming more authentic. Why healing can change your relationships. How to embrace the version of yourself you've been afraid to become. If you've ever been told, \"You've changed,\" and wondered whether that was a compliment or a criticism, this conversation is for you. ☀️ JOIN THE COMMUNITY Join our private Facebook community for real, judgment-free support. Read my book, Estranged, Not Erased , for a deeper look at navigating estrangement and healing. Subscribe to Laugh, Cry, Scream wherever you listen to podcasts. If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs the reminder that growth isn't something to apologize for.","meta_description":"What happens when people start saying, \"You've changed\"? Sometimes it's criticism. Sometimes it's grief. But sometimes it's the first sign you're finally…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1756,"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/you-ve-changed-and-that-s-a-good-thing/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/you-ve-changed-and-that-s-a-good-thing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}