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David Kessler - Author and Grief Expert; Founder of Grief.com

David Kessler

Profile updated May 31, 2025
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Compassion Fatigue: Prevention, Power and Passion

Everyone that works in the frontlines of human services, customer service or any profession that requires care and compassion is challenged by this. We all sometimes take our work home and forget to allow for recharging of our mind and bodies. It isn't burn out, we become tired of being compassionate all the time. This lecture will focus on making a difference, bringing our best to work and play and continuing to care without it taking a toll.

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The Bogeyman In the Closet: Living Fearlessly With Cancer

Cultural Competency In Business and Health Care: Why They Don't Trust Us and How to Earn Their Confidence.

The Final Work of Elisabeth Kubler Ross: How to Persevere In the Face of Adversity

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Media coverage

Making Meaning Out of Grief - The New York Times

Kessler, who works as a grief counselor, speaker and author, wrote: “I found great meaning in knowing that I had turned my loss into a vocation that helps ...

In 'Finding Meaning,' David Kessler adds a sixth stage of grief - Los ...

Kessler is also a survivor, and his own loss is still raw. His son, David, died three years ago of an accidental drug overdose at 21. The agony and paralysis that he  ...

Books by David Kessler

Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief - Book by David Kessler

Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief” (2020)

Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief

The Needs of the Dying: A Guide for Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter - Book by David Kessler

The Needs of the Dying: A Guide for Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter” (2007)

Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die - Book by David Kessler

Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die” (2010)

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss - Book by David Kessler

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss” (2007)

You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, Divorce, or Death - Book by David Kessler

You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, Divorce, or Death” (2015)

You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, Divorce, or Death

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