Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
by David Kessler
Kübler-Ross's collaborator adds a sixth stage after losing his own son: meaning. Not why, but what now. Compassionate and useful.
Read it if…
you are past the acute grief and lost.
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Skip it if…
you want early-grief comfort; see It's OK That You're Not OK.
Try instead: Can't Hurt Me →
Three things you will actually use
- Meaning is made, not found.
- Grief is love continuing.
- Honor by living.
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Read the chapter on meaning versus closure.
Our verdict
The sixth stage.
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