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Finding Meaning
- The Sixth Stage of Grief
- Narrated by: David Kessler
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
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David Kessler - the world's foremost expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving - journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning.
David has spent decades teaching about end of life, trauma and grief. And yet his life was upended by the sudden death of his 21-year-old son. How does the grief expert handle such a devastating loss?
In Finding Meaning, Kessler shares his hard-earned wisdom and offers a road map to remembering those who have died with more love than pain, how to move forward in a way that honours our loved ones and ultimately transform grief into a more peaceful and hopeful experience.
An inspiring, deeply intelligent must-listen for anyone struggling to figure out how to live after loss.
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Critic reviews
"A brilliant, caring, practical guide to help us understand grief." (Daniel J Siegel, M.D.)
"David Kessler writes of a world that is rarely examined with such sensitivity." (Marianne Williamson)
"Beautiful, tender, wise." (Katy Butler)
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- Coldtoes
- 05-11-21
Inadvertently flaunts authors secure place in family and community.
Some excellent helpful analogies and stories which have ease a little the pain of losing my 39 year old son to aggressive cancer. Helped me understand a bit more bout the process and the meaning of meaning..
So a worthwhile read till The text becomes a story of David’s sons death an his grief. I get that personal experience can enhance understanding. However I found it a bit self indulgent at times.
David’s stories of how his many family and friends came around him and helped him through his journey sounded lovely. However, not everyone has the privilege of caring family and friends and I felt he lacked empathy to those grieving in isolation and almost inferred that everyone has or can find a support group. Life isn’t like that.
So I’d recommend about the first two thirds of the book. But found the last part quite lacking in empathy.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-11-20
Beautiful and Helpful
Very useful and yet beautiful book. David Kessler talks in a very sensitive way about this extremely difficult subject.
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- Holly
- 03-01-23
Very helpful for intergration of grief
I found this very valuable in inspiring hope as life moves forward. Would best serve those who are not in very early grief.
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