When you experience grief, the world can feel overwhelming.  It can be difficult to imagine a future.  You feel lost and hopeless.  This can happen because of the death of a parent, partner, sibling, child or even a longtime companion.  Or it can occur because of the death of a relationship, marriage or even a promising career path.  Regardless, we all experience it throughout our lifetimes, and we all have to find ways to cope.  Our guest, international grief expert and noted author, David Kessler, a long-time colleague of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, and the co-author on her last two books, has added to their scholarship on the subject by developing a sixth stage of grief, beyond acceptance, the fifth stage, to the point of ‘finding meaning’ in the loss.  Kessler’s understanding of this new stage was hastened by the death of his 21-year- old son eight years back.  His new book “Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief Workbook” provides tools for releasing pain and remembering with love.  This podcast gives him time to share his wisdom and the benefits of having this workbook when you may need it.