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Follow David Kessler— it's freeWhat if grief isn’t something to “get over” but something that can lead us toward meaning, connection, and healing? Jill interviews David Kessler , a leading expert on loss and healing. They discuss Kessler's background, his books, especially Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief , and his journey through personal grief, including the loss of his son. David shares insights on the stages of grief, differentiates between practical and emotional grief, and stresses the importance of finding meaning and community in the healing process. He also touches on the role of children at funerals and the concept of continuing bonds with deceased loved ones. Tune in for invaluable perspectives on enduring and transforming through profound loss. Listen and Learn: How David's life was transformed by severe personal trauma and loss into a path devoted to assisting others in overcoming grief Why grief is a natural consequence of choosing love and connection rather than a defect or failure David’s more expansive definition of grief Challenging the idea that grief has a timeline and how healing isn’t about “ending” grief, but learning how to carry it differently The non-linear and deeply personal journey of loss and what it takes to show up for yourself in the hardest moments How facing grief head-on can transform pain into growth and reveal unexpected meaning in life’s hardest moments Why some people seem to sail through grief while others struggle silently How meaning often hides in the small, unexpected moments of life and loss Resources: Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief https://bookshop.org/a/30734/9781501192746 David’s Website: http://Grief.com Grief Educator Certification with David Kessler: https://www.davidkesslertraining.com/certification Tender Hearts Online Grief Group: https://www.davidkesslertraining.com/tender-hearts-fb21 Connect with David on Social Media: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdavidkessler http://instagram.com/iamdavidkessler https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kessler/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/David-Kessler About David Kessler David Kessler is one of the world’s foremost experts on loss and healing. His decades of experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even after life’s tragedies. He is the author of seven books including his latest bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, as well as a new Finding Meaning Companion Workbook. He co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Life Lessons and On Grief and Grieving. He co-wrote You Can Heal Your Heart with
Can we find meaning in our deepest losses? Join us as we talk with our life strategist David Kessler, renowned grief expert and author of Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief and its companion workbook. In this heartfelt episode, we explore how we can move beyond pain, honor our loved ones, and find purpose in life after loss. Tune in to discover a transformative approach to healing and hope. Original Airdate: 10/31/2024
In this deeply insightful episode of Grief 2 Growth, host Brian Smith welcomes the world’s foremost grief expert, David Kessler , to explore how we can find meaning in grief. David, a grief counselor and author of Finding Meaning: The Grief Workbook, shares his personal experience of losing his son and provides practical tools for processing grief. Brian and David dive into the emotional, spiritual, and psychological aspects of healing after profound loss. David has worked alongside iconic figures in the grief field like Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and Louise Hay, and his experience as a grief educator and counselor offers invaluable wisdom to anyone seeking hope in their grief journey. What You'll Learn in This Episode: - How to move from feeling "buried" by grief to feeling "planted" for growth 🌱 - David’s personal story of losing his son and how it transformed his approach to grief counseling 🕊️ - Practical tools for **finding meaning in grief** and navigating complicated emotions such as guilt, anger, and regret - The importance of balancing the spiritual and human aspects of the grieving process 🙏 - How to take small steps toward healing, even when the pain feels overwhelming About Our Guest: David Kessler is the world’s leading authority on grief, with decades of experience guiding thousands through the most difficult moments of their lives. He has co-authored books with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, including *On Grief and Grieving*, and worked with Louise Hay on *You Can Heal Your Heart*. David’s latest work, *Finding Meaning: The Grief Workbook*, provides actionable tools for navigating grief and finding peace. Resources Mentioned: - David Kessler’s Website https://grief.com - Finding Meaning: The Grief Workbook by David Kessler https://griefbook.com - 👉 Have you been able to find meaning in your grief? Share your story with us in the Grief 2 Growth community: http://grief2growth.com/community ) - 💬 What’s one tool from David Kessler’s advice that resonated with you? Leave a comment or review to let us know! You've been listening. You're doing the work. But there's still this feeling that you're circling the same place. Maybe you've thought about working with me one-on-one. Maybe something's held you back. I get that. And I want you to know there's still a place for you. All of it, pay what you want. You decide what it's worth. Nobody gets turned away because of money. https://grief2g The International Association for Near-Death Studies or IANDS will host its annual conference at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. The event features an all-star lineup of keynotes like Proof of Heaven Author Eben Alexander, MD, and Dying to Be Me Author Anita Moorjani. I Early bird registration rates are available through July 15. Visit IANDS.org to register The International Association for Near-Death Studies or IANDS will host its annual conference at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. The event features an all-star lineup of keynotes like Proof of Heaven Author Eben Alexander, MD, and Dying to Be Me Author Anita Moorjani. I Early bird registration rates are available through July 15. Visit IANDS.org to register Want to go deeper? My Substack is where I share solo essays on grief, consciousness, and continuing bonds — thoughts that don't always make it into the podcast. It's also home to a community of listeners who get it, because they're living it too. Free to subscribe. Find it at <a href='https://grief2growt
This week, we welcome David Kessler, a renowned grief expert and author of several influential books on loss, including "Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief." David shares his profound insights on the process of grief, emphasizing that true healing comes from finding meaning after a loss. He discusses the concept of "spiritual bypass" and the necessity of experiencing pain to uncover deeper meaning and growth. Additionally, David highlights the importance of community and connection in navigating grief, offering practical advice on how to support oneself and others through the journey of loss. Want More? Subscribe to the AGEIST weekly magazine today at: ageist.com/newsletter What kind of SuperAger are you? Check the SuperAge Quiz and find out! (visit: ageist.com/quiz ) Thanks to our sponsors: Our Place – our favorite cookware brand for non-toxic, PFA-free pots and brands. Use code “AGEIST” for 10% off at fromourplace.com DIVI – take back control of your hair and scalp health, and do it with Divi's clean, science-backed ingredients. Listeners get 20% off your first Divi order at diviofficial.com/AGEIST or enter code "AGEIST" at checkout. Timeline Nutrition — our favorite supplement for cell support and mitochondrial function. Listeners receive 10% off your first order of Mitopure with code AGEIST at TimelineNutrition.com/ageist . Key Moments "The meaning is in us, the survivor. It’s what we do afterward." "Grief needs to be witnessed. We need other people." "Fear doesn’t stop death; fear stops life." Connect with David Kessler Finding Meaning Workbook Website Books Instagram Podcast Full Transcript Connect with AGEIST Newsletter Instagram Website Say hi to the AGEIST team!
David Kessler, one of the world’s foremost grief experts, joins DEAD Talks to share powerful lessons on life, loss, and finding meaning after tragedy. Coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the groundbreaking On Grief and Grieving and author of six books including Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief , Kessler brings decades of experience helping people navigate grief at its deepest levels. In this conversation, David opens up about the stages of grief, the path toward healing, and how to transform pain into purpose . From working alongside Kübler-Ross to his own personal experiences with loss, he offers wisdom on embracing life even in the shadow of death. This episode is an essential listen for anyone seeking comfort, understanding, and the courage to move forward after loss. For more on David Kessler visit https://linktr.ee/DavidKessler Join the DEAD Talk Patreon for only $5 to support our mission & and gain access to exclusive content and features: 👉 https://patreon.com/deadtalks?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Purchase “Not Dead Yet” or DEAD Talk trucker hats here with free domestic shipping: 👉 https://deadtalks.myshopify.com/ All links to everything DEAD Talks: 👉 https://linktr.ee/deadtalks DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio engages death a little bit differently. Each new guest shares their experience with grieving or perspective on death in a way that shatters the “don’t talk about death” taboo. Grief doesn't end; it evolves. Having lost his father on September 11th when he was 12, he learned the importance of discussion and sharing other people's stories. DEAD Talks Podcast hopes to make it a little easier to talk about grief, loss, death, mourning, trauma, or whatever it may be. You may cry, but you also may laugh. Follow DEAD Talks Podcast on YouTube , Instagram , TikTok + more www.deadtalks.net
David and Isabelle are joined by David Flink and Marcus Soutra, co-founders of Eye to Eye, friends, and pioneers in education equity and empowering young neurodivergent folks to know and own their story and change the education system and world for the better. Go deep into how this youth-led movement started 25 years ago, the impacts Marcus and David have witnessed, and what it has always hinged upon: that our neurodivergent stories and culture matter and sharing them can change the lives of others for the better. To learn more about Eye to Eye, visit www.eyetoeyenational.org . —— David wonders if, given that they have already attended the Organizing Institute of Eye to Eye—and should we talk about it as if it hasn’t already happened? Or as if they are about to go…? Marcus is up for whatever, David Flink points out that this is a really choose your own adventure intro. David Kessler has been involved with Eye to Eye for years and gives an introduction. David Flink and Marcus Soutra are very important people in Kessler’s (SSPOD co-host’s) story. Flink started Project Eye to Eye twenty years ago, he’s been nominated by CNN as person of the year, he’s created a network of community around neurodivergence spanning every state. Marcus is so much around the connections and relationships of this organization, being the boots on the ground, working with so many people in this industry, talking so much about neurodiversity and ADHD in general. What made you think about making the OI, what is it for? The event is the Young Leader’s Organizing Institute (OI), first one held in Jersey City in 2005, and held every year since, including virtually through the pandemic, and young people from around the country come together and build community through their learning difference, neurodivergence, learning how to be a leader and tell their story. It’s a youth-led movement, facilitates their work throughout the year. Some are already activists, and some are new to it. Isabelle names that this is incredible, people are coming and being real and vulnerable and its truly incredible. There are chapters from over 20 states, and two students from each chapter come together and learn real tangible skills to learn how to be leaders and lead a program. Every student coming represents another 10-20 students back home. This event has allowed us to give students the skills and puts their oxygen masks on first, rather than the masking of hiding who you are. How did Flink dream about making Eye to Eye in the first place? It was co-dreaming, it was celebrating 25 years since its inception, and he stepped on this campus 25 years ago. The original version was a pretty small dream. Nobody had told him with any authenticity that there was something about his learning experience was powerful and right. He hit the teacher and family lottery, he did have people cheering him on. He wanted kids to know they’re not alone. And it wasn’t until he met Marcus, they codreamed. They had different life experiences, what would it look like if we brought people from different backgrounds, different states. We need young people from all backgrounds finding their way to love each other through learning differently, and it’s helping educate educators so they can say yes to when young people say what they need. They are 1 in 5 of all students; we need to encourage cross communication between neurotypical and neurodivergent folks. Isabelle gives feedback on what the whole conference experience was like, where there were signs, and no fear sweat, chairs with wheels, fidgets everywhere, and then when someone talks, you actually want to listen. Flink names that there’s where they started, and it was all about people saying something we needed to hear. Flink gave Kessler (SSPOD co-host) a series of vague descriptions of people that were all wandering the airpor
This episode was originally released on May 24, 2022. Living with a chronic illness like arthritis and its symptoms often means living with grief, too. You may grieve losing the ability to do things you love, the future you had dreamed of, maybe even your identity. Internationally known grief and grieving expert David Kessler joins us to discuss grief and arthritis and offer some ways to cope. * Visit the Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast episode page get show notes, additional resources and read the full transcript: https://www.arthritis.org/liveyes/podcast/new-podcast/ep-74-grief-and-chronic-illness-with-david-kessler * We want to hear from you. Tell us what you think about the Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast. Get started by emailing podcast@arthritis.org . Special Guest: David Kessler.
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Author of You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After Breakup, Divorce or Death. We must have a path to heal, to feel, to grieve, to let go after a love affair has ended, or the death of a loved one, before we can be free. In the space of freedom, we can love again. David will take you down that path, where freedom awaits.
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David Kessler: Author- You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After Breakup, Divorce or Death.... the pain is real, but it does not have to stop you from loving, or living again. Tune in for a master in the world of healing.. Twitter: @KublerRossGuy Website: www.YouCanHealYourHeart.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/David-Kessler/124032934274274 Positive Talk Radio! David Essel Alive! Every Saturday, 6-9pm est, 3-6pm pst, on iHeart Radio, streaming FREE at www.davidessel.com/radio . Proud to be a part of the Premiere Radio Network, celebrating 22 years in talk radio.