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Finding Meaning

The Sixth Stage of Grief

David Kessler author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Ebury Publishing

Published:7th Nov '19

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The worlds foremost expert on grief and co-author with Elisabeth K bler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving explores the search for meaning in the face of life-altering grief and offers a vital guide to healing.

'A brilliant, caring, practical guide to help us understand grief' Daniel J Siegel, M.D.

'Finding Meaning is Kessler’s poignant response to society’s insensitivity, [a] how-to in the very best sense' LA Times

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 twenty-one-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 roadmap 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 must-read for anyone struggling to figure out how to live after loss.

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
Anyone who has lost a loved one will find solace in Kessler's comforting words * Publishers Weekly *
Beautiful, tender, wise -- Katy Butler
A deeply personal discussion of grief * Los Angeles Times *
David Kessler writes of a world that is rarely examined with such sensitivity. Now he has gone to an even deeper and more soulful place. He is a healer par excellence to others who are in pain * Marianne Williamson, Author of Return to Love *
Finding Meaning is a brilliant, caring, practical guide to help us understand grief and embrace this important “sixth stage” -- Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of Aware, Mind, and Mindsight

ISBN: 9781846046353

Dimensions: 234mm x 153mm x 20mm

Weight: 332g

272 pages