If you’ve ever struggled with a great loss in your life, then do we have the Finding Meaning show for you.

Today I’ll be talking with David Kessler, the world’s foremost expert on grief, the co-author of “On Grief and Grieving” and “Life Lessons” with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, and “You Can Heal Your Heart” with Louise L. Hay, and his latest and perhaps most important creation, “Finding Meaning.”

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the sixth stage of grief and what it means to all of us.

Key Points Discussed: 

• What to do to feel better when we are grieving a loved one (03:10)
• Would you mind sharing what happened with your son? (07:01)
• Finding meaning: What we have control over after a loss (12:26)
• What took place on New Year’s Eve ‘72 and the weeks that followed? (15:41)
• The different forms of grief we experience in life (23:00)
• What happens if we try to avoid sadness and grief? (25:13)
• Curiosity about how at the end of life people see loved ones who have already died  (27:30)
• How writing allows us to witness our own grief and deal with the thoughts of our mind (33:27)
• Listening to our loved one’s body when it is winding down (37:26)
• The idea that even our most ordinary day could be enough for us (44:12)
• Learning to live with grief in a way that honors those we’ve lost (46:08)
• How do we know when it’s time to be present? (50:54)
• What is Takotsubo/Broken Heart Syndrome? (53:03)
• The year of grief and being present in the season we are in (1:00:03)
• What's the power of a hug? (1:02:51)

Additional Resources:

• On Grief and Grieving
• Life Lessons
• You Can Heal Your Heart
• Finding Meaning
• www.SixthStage.com
• www.Grief.com
• The Needs of the Dying

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