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

✍ Scribed by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler

• Publisher: Scribner - Simon and Schuster, Inc.
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's On Death and Dying changed the way we talk about the end of life. Before her own death in 2004, she and David Kessler completed On Grief and Grieving, which looks at the way we experience the process of grief.

Just as On Death and Dying taught us the five stages of death -- denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance -- On Grief and Grieving applies these stages to the grieving process and weaves together theory, inspiration, and practical advice, including sections on sadness, hauntings, dreams, isolation, and healing.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword to the Anniversary Edition
Authors’ Note
Preface: “I Am Done”
Introduction: Anticipatory Grief
1. The Five Stages of Grief
DENIAL
ANGER
BARGAINING
DEPRESSION
ACCEPTANCE
2. The Inner World of Grief
YOUR LOSS
RELIEF
EMOTIONAL REST
REGRETS
TEARS
ANGELS
DREAMS
HAUNTINGS
ROLES
THE STORY
FAULT
RESENTMENT
OTHER LOSSES
LIFE BELIEFS
ISOLATION
SECRETS
PUNISHMENT
CONTROL
FANTASY
STRENGTH
AFTERLIFE
3. The Outer World of Grief
ANNIVERSARIES
SEX
YOUR BODY AND YOUR HEALTH
SO MUCH TO DO
CLOTHES AND POSSESSIONS
HOLIDAYS
LETTER WRITING
FINANCES
AGE
CLOSURE
4. Specific Circumstances
CHILDREN
MULTIPLE LOSSES
DISASTERS
SUICIDE
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
SUDDEN DEATH
5. The Changing Face of Grief
6. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: My Own Grief
7. David Kessler: My Own Grief
Afterword: The Gift of Grief
Acknowledgments
Reading Group Guide
Guide for Further Discussion
Resources