Put the Pain Aside and Get to the Rage!

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Marla is trying to manage her grief and pain from her son's death due to overdosing. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:26.3	Dr. Laura.com. Marla, welcome to the program.
0:30.7	Oh, hello.
0:32.0	Hi, Marla.
0:33.8	Thank you for taking my call. I'm super nervous.
0:38.2	Well, then, how brave are you?
0:44.2	And I know you don't like it when people get emotional.
0:48.1	That's not true.
0:49.6	That's not true.
0:51.0	That is not true.
0:53.5	Hey, sweetheart, don't say things like that.
0:57.8	People are emotional and they call me all the time.
1:01.9	It's just that if you're absolutely sobbing, then I can't understand the words.
1:07.1	Yeah.
1:08.4	Okay.
1:09.0	So tell me what's happened.
1:34.1	Okay. So tell me what's happened. I'm tired feeling this way. My family is getting tired too, and I hate it um just I do what way are you feeling the pain that takes over my soul mind and spirit bigger than me and what happened that causes
1:40.0	that pain what What happened?
1:53.4	My son died, and I knew it was going to happen because, you know, drugs.
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