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Your grief is not the thing keeping you stuck. Running from it is.
David Kessler spent years working alongside Elisabeth Kubler-Ross before everything he taught got tested against his own life, when his son died unexpectedly and the grief expert became the one who needed help.
He talks about sitting in a grief group with his own books on the table and still not being able to say the words out loud. About discovering there is a stage past acceptance, one built on meaning instead of just getting through it.
You will hear why anger is often just pain wearing a disguise, why your triggers are actually a map back to what needs healing, and why the people who seem to have it all together are usually the ones running the hardest.
This conversation will change how you think about every hard thing you have survived and every hard thing still ahead.
David’s books:
Finding Meaning: the Sixth Stage of Grief Workbook: Tools for Releasing Pain and Remembering with Love amzn.to/4f3zMbr
Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief amzn.to/3QVz87W
You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, Divorce, or Death amzn.to/3QPCAkt
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die amzn.to/4gWVWi1
Grief.com grief.com
David's Instagram instagram.com/iamdavidkessler
David's Facebook facebook.com/IamDavidKessler
Online Grief Group and Grief Education aboutgrief.com
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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:20 When the Expert Experiences Loss
00:06:43 Finding Meaning After Tragedy
00:14:26 Grief and Love Are Inseparable
00:19:54 Why Grief Must Be Witnessed
00:22:30 Lewis Reveals Childhood Trauma
00:35:25 Why Men Struggle With Vulnerability
00:37:36 Dangers of Unattended Grief
00:41:42 Using Triggers to Heal
00:50:51 Money Can't Fix Inner Pain
00:59:52 Avoiding Grief Means Avoiding Life
01:04:29 How to Stop Fearing the Future
01:15:00 Overcoming Guilt to Be Happy
01:19:07 The Three Truths and Greatness
#greatness #inspiration #motivation
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Your grief is not the thing keeping you stuck. Running from it is.
David Kessler spent years working alongside Elisabeth Kubler-Ross before everything he taught got tested against his own life, when his son died unexpectedly and the grief expert became the one who needed help.
He talks about sitting in a grief group with his own books on the table and still not being able to say the words out loud. About discovering there is a stage past acceptance, one built on meaning instead of just getting through it.
You will hear why anger is often just pain wearing a disguise, why your triggers are actually a map back to what needs healing, and why the people who seem to have it all together are usually the ones running the hardest.
This conversation will change how you think about every hard thing you have survived and every hard thing still ahead.
David’s books:
Finding Meaning: the Sixth Stage of Grief Workbook: Tools for Releasing Pain and Remembering with Love amzn.to/4f3zMbr
Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief amzn.to/3QVz87W
You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, Divorce, or Death amzn.to/3QPCAkt
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die amzn.to/4gWVWi1
Grief.com grief.com
David's Instagram instagram.com/iamdavidkessler
David's Facebook facebook.com/IamDavidKessler
Online Grief Group and Grief Education aboutgrief.com
Listen to this episode on the go!
🍎 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-school-of-greatness/id596047499
🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/07GQhOZboEZOE1ysnFLipT?si=a03d916bade54d4f
For more info about this episode, go to lewishowes.com/1965
💰 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "Make Money Easy" today!lewishowes.com/moneyyou
📙 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "The Greatness Mindset" today! lewishowes.com/gmyo
📤 sign up for my FREE newsletter lewishowes.com/greatnessdelivered
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Tiktok: tiktok.com/@lewis
Facebook: facebook.com/lewishowes
Twitter: twitter.com/LewisHowes
💻 Website: lewishowes.com
📲 For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960
Get More Greatness!
Greatness Clips: youtube.com/@GreatnessClips
Spanish: youtube.com/@LewisHowesEspañol
Portuguese: youtube.com/@LewisHowesPortugues
Lewis Howes Shorts: youtube.com/@lewishowesshorts
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:20 When the Expert Experiences Loss
00:06:43 Finding Meaning After Tragedy
00:14:26 Grief and Love Are Inseparable
00:19:54 Why Grief Must Be Witnessed
00:22:30 Lewis Reveals Childhood Trauma
00:35:25 Why Men Struggle With Vulnerability
00:37:36 Dangers of Unattended Grief
00:41:42 Using Triggers to Heal
00:50:51 Money Can't Fix Inner Pain
00:59:52 Avoiding Grief Means Avoiding Life
01:04:29 How to Stop Fearing the Future
01:15:00 Overcoming Guilt to Be Happy
01:19:07 The Three Truths and Greatness
#greatness #inspiration #motivation
