What Joey Diaz has said about Grief

Diaz says his mother died of a broken heart that manifested as a heart attack.

“It's what the Chinese call a broken heart disguised as a heart attack”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #685 - Joey Diaz (Sep 25, 2026) · Listen from 32:49

Diaz says the coping lie he told himself after his mother's death resurfaced and caused him to struggle in his first year back in New Jersey.

“That's the biggest lie I ever told myself. And do you know when I moved back here six years ago, the first year, I was struggling”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #685 - Joey Diaz (Sep 25, 2026) · Listen from 34:18