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10 Things Your Clients Can Do Right Now to Help with Grief

David Kessler reveals small steps clients can take to lessen their suffering.

David Kessler

When clients are grieving, they can feel stuck. Like the pain will always be so crushingly intense... Or like they’ll never feel happy or hopeful again.

In these moments taking big steps like going on a trip or volunteering can be too overwhelming.

In my years as a grief expert, I’ve discovered the best thing for people feeling stuck is to take small steps toward hope and living.

To that end, I’ve put together a free resource for professionals to help clients take productive small steps toward healing from grief: 10 Things Your Clients Can Do Right Now to Help with Grief worksheets.

This downloadable, printable resource will help clients rediscover the little joys in life so they can move forward through grief to eventually find meaning after loss.


The literature on grief has changed forever, that's why you need this...
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For decades, the 5 stages of grief developed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance—have been the paradigm for understanding grief. But now, the literature on grief has changed.

In this grief expert David Kessler—who also coauthored with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross the iconic On Grief and Grievingreveals the critical sixth stage: Finding meaning. It’s in this stage that people transform grief into a more peaceful and hopeful experience.

Learn how to help your clients & patients journey away from suffering.

Meet the Expert:
David Kessler, is one of the world’s foremost experts on healing and loss. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life. An accomplished speaker and author, David’s new book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, received wonderful reviews from critics as well as those in grief. His previous books have been praised by Saint (Mother) Teresa and Elisabeth Kübler Ross.

David has written five bestselling books and the popular Healing Grief Card Deck: 55 Practices to Find Peace. His first book, The Needs of the Dying, is a #1 best-selling end-of-life book. He co-authored two bestsellers with the legendary Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: On Grief and Grieving and Life Lessons. He also co-authored You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After Breakup, Divorce or Death, with Louise Hay.

David has worked with Elizabeth Taylor, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Carrie Fisher after their loved ones died, as well as late actors Anthony Perkins and Michael Landon at the end of their lives. He serves a Specialist Reserve Officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and as a volunteer for the American Red Cross, responding to tragic events including aviation disasters and 9/11. In addition, he has met with parents of Sandy Hook Elementary and survivors of the Las Vegas shooting in 2017. He also serves on the board of the Farrah Fawcett Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides funding for cancer research. David’s work has been discussed in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Business Week, and Life Magazine, and has been featured on CNN, NBC, Fox, PBS, Dr.Oz and Entertainment Tonight.

David earned a master’s degree in healthcare bioethics from Loyola Marymount University after completing his undergraduate work at the University of Southern California. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is a certified AMA/EPEC (Education for Physicians) trainer. David is the founder of Grief.com, an invaluable resource to those who are grieving that has had over 5 million visitors. When he’s not speaking around the world, David calls Los Angeles home.

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Topic: Grief

Tags: Advice | Anxiety | Boundaries | Community | Depression | How To | Loss

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