E232 - David Kessler - Finding Meaning and Remembering with Love

David Kessler is one of the world’s foremost experts on grief, loss, and navigating life’s changes. His advice has been featured by The New York Times, Unlocking Us with Brene Brown, TODAY Show, and GQ, to name a few. He's written six bestselling books, including Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. That book was a continuation of a book he co-authored with Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross called On Grief and Grieving which discussed her 5 stages for grief. His newest release which is out now is called Finding Meaning: Grief Workbook: Tools for Releasing Pain and Remembering with Love. He is the founder of www.grief.com and runs the Grief Educator Certification program. You can find his new grief workbook at Griefbook.com.

In this episode, I talk with David Kessler about my time in his Grief Educator Certification program, his new grief workbook, sitting with another’s grief, grieving the death of his son, the beautiful mysteries in life, and the grief dreams of his son.