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    On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

    By Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler

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    One of the most important psychological studies of the late twentieth century, OnDeath and Dyinggrew out of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's famous interdisciplinary seminar on death, life and transition. In this remarkable book, Dr. Kubler-Ross first explores the now-famous stages of death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Through sample interviews and conversations, she gives the reader a better understanding of how imminent death affects the patient, the professionals who serve that patient, and the patient's family, bringing hope to all who are involved. This new edition will include an introduction by Dr. Ira Byock, a prominent palliative care physican and the author of Dying Well.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
    Release dateAug 14, 2014
    ISBN9781471139895
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    Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

    Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD, (1926–2004) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist, humanitarian, and co-founder of the hospice movement around the world. She was also the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, which first discussed the five stages of grief. Elisabeth authored twenty-four books in thirty-six languages and brought comfort to millions of people coping with their own deaths or the death of a loved one. Her greatest professional legacy includes teaching the practice of humane care for the dying and the importance of sharing unconditional love. Her work continues by the efforts of hundreds of organizations around the world, including The Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation.

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    • 3/5
      Simple to read; almost simplistic but at least somewhat helpful. The book is a collection of case histories with commentary. If you have lost someone, and aren't inclined to struggle with complex concepts and academic language, this is the book for you.
    • 5/5
      Over a period of having lost my first son aged 19, then my wife aged 72 and finally my other son aged 38 I desperately needed help with the grieving process. This book gave me that template for understanding the various levels of grief and how people deal and benefit from good, simple and practical examples. It will serve as template I can reuse when the going gets tough and I need further help.
    • 4/5
      I read On Grief and Grieving for a couple of reasons. One, my husband and I have experienced a handful of significant losses in the past two years and we’re both still dealing with the effects of that. Our grief counselor suggested this book. Two, I’m writing a novel in which the main characters deal with a huge loss (art imitating life?) and I wanted more insight into how grief works and how different people grieve. It’s a great book, full of information that will shed light on an often-confusing darkness and help you feel less alone. Grief is a strange animal and this book is all about embracing that fact and being patient with the process. I plan to keep this book on the shelf for future hard times. I know it will come in handy.
    • 5/5
      Of all the books I devoured after my husband passed away, this one was most helpful to me. While many of Kübler-Ross' books focus on the dying, this book is for those of us who are left behind to grieve and find our way through an unimaginable and indescribable loss.On Grief and Grieving begins by describing the five stages of grief which include denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. These can last for different periods of time, or we can go through all of them in one day. This book helped me to understand the path of grief that I was walking. For the first time, I could identify with every feeling and situation described. It was a great comfort to know that my feelings were normal and that I was not alone. Grief is a part of the healing.
    • 5/5
      At last! Someone who really does understand! This volume explores all the aspects of death, grief and loss and gives a deeper understanding of how and why grief is necessary. Having lost my beloved husband suddenly and far too early I had been looking for answers which I thought no-one could ever answer. This book does. Although it cannot take the pain and loss away, it made me look at these horrible feelings in a different light. Grief is dreadful but however bad it is it has a purpose - it is a healing process. That may sound simple but knowing that eventually it will heal me makes understand why I must go through it. It would be great if everyone involved with losing a loved one or supporting someone who is bereaved reads this book - a lot of misunderstanding would be eliminated.Thank you to a great lady who passed away after writing this book, I hope her family find the strength that I haven't yet. And bless you David Kessler.
    • 5/5
      This is the kind of book that will probably only really be of interest to someone who has experienced or is about to experience the loss of someone they love. I have found it helpful, much more helpful than "On Death and Dying". "On Death and Dying" in its day was *the* book to read if you were facing your own imminent mortality, but it was and is less helpful for those people being left behind. "On Grief and Grieving" better supports the thoughts and feelings of the survivors and is all the more poignant for having been written by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler while Elisabeth herself was dying. I bought it primarily to help me cope with my mother's passing, but it's also been a help as I try to deal with the recent death of a beloved family pet. There's a reason that Good Housekeeping selected this book as the best gift for a grieving friend or relative.
    • 2/5
      This book outlines the famous stages of grief already found in Kubler-Ross’ classic [On Death and Dying], then goes on to discuss the fine points of the process and how each person may approach it differently. Since I read this for research, not because I had suffered a recent loss, I cannot speak to its usefulness as a handbook for the grieving, although there is little to object to in the sound advice it gives. However, it was not an engaging read. It is objective to the point of coldness and terse to the point that detail is sometimes insufficient. I found the writing extremely off-putting: short, choppy sentences, peculiar grammatical structures, use of words in odd juxtapositions. For me, it was a flat and awkward reading experience.