David Kessler – Grief & Loss Series

Denial, Anger/Pain, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance

The stages have evolved since their introduction and they have been very misunderstood over the past three decades. They were never meant to help tuck messy emotions into neat packages. They are responses to loss that many people have, but there is not a typical response to loss as there is no typical loss. Our grief is as individual as our lives.

The five stages, denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost. They are tools to help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. But they are not stops on some linear timeline in grief. Not everyone goes through all of them or in a prescribed order. Our hope is that with these stages comes the knowledge of grief ‘s terrain, making us better equipped to cope with life and loss. Source: grief.com

David Kessler explores grief and loss in a series of over 40+ videos ranging from the 5 steps to more complex questions around grief.

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David Kessler is becoming one of the most well-known experts and lecturers on grief and loss today, reaching hundreds of thousands of people through his books. On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief through the Five Stages of Loss is co-authored with the legendary Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. David also co-authored with Kübler-Ross, Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach us about the Mysteries of Life and Living. David considers it an honor and privilege to have worked so closely with Elisabeth for ten years and to be with her during her passing.
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