Summary During the global pandemic, a palpable sense of collective grief has emerged. Grief expert David Kessler says that grief is actually multiple feelings that we must manage. In an interview, he explains how the classic five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, sadness, acceptance) apply today, and the practical steps we can take to […]
It’s everywhere, it’s in the air. We don’t know quite what it is. Sadness? Disappointment? Pain? People have asked, do the stages apply to this type of loss? As a grief expert who was privileged to write a book with Elisabeth Kübler Ross about her stages of grief. I believe they do apply. Rose McGowan[…..]
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