Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasnow. Today on the show, I welcome back, David Kessler.

David's among the world's foremost experts on grief and loss. And as you'll hear, he didn't choose this vocation.

As a child, it chose him. He is the author of six books, including two with Elizabeth Kubler-Ross,

and the recent bestseller, Finding Meaning, the sixth stage of grief.

In our conversation, we discuss the importance of grief and healing and even finding meaning

in suffering.

So grief is inevitable, and we all know this at some level.

However, we never receive any training in how to do it.

So David provides essential tools and concepts that help us process grief and move through it.

In our conversation, David shares his transformational story that propelled him into his life's work.

He provides a definition for grief and takes me through some exercises

that help us remove judgment and emotional salience from events that we cannot change.

We explore different types of grieving and discuss the possibility

of cultivating post-traumatic growth. So before we dive in, I want to let you know about David's

commune course, Help for the Hurting Heart. You can find solace, understanding, and techniques that you

need to be at peace and live with loss. So you can sign up for a free five-day pass at onecom

slash grief. Additionally, if you're interested in courses on functional medicine, nutrition, gut health, meditation, and Ayurveda, you can sign up for 14 days of free all access to Commune's entire course library, including more than 130 courses on spiritual and physiological health.

So just go over to Onecommune.com slash trial.

And please support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review on your favorite podcatcher.

It really makes a huge difference.

Okay, without further delay, I present to you, David Kessler.

Ah, David Kessler. Welcome back to the commune podcast. Such a treat to be with you, my friend.

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