The grief no one talks about is the one people try to minimize. “You weren’t that close.” “It wasn’t a big loss.” “Why is this hitting you so hard?” But sometimes you’re not just grieving the person. You’re grieving the unfinished story. The words never said. The healing that never happened. The relationship you hoped would become something more. When they die… the possibility dies too. And that kind of grief can be deeply traumatic. You don’t need to justify your pain. Connection, even imperfec
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The grief no one talks about is the one people try to minimize. “You weren’t that close.” “It wasn’t a big loss.” “Why is this hitting you so hard?” But sometimes you’re not just grieving the person. You’re grieving the unfinished story. The words never said. The healing that never happened. The relationship you hoped would become something more. When they die… the possibility dies too. And that kind of grief can be deeply traumatic. You don’t need to justify your pain. Connection, even imperfec
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If you feel called to help others in grief, start here. You may already sit with people on hard days. Or you have lived through loss yourself and want to offer steadier support. You don’t need to be perfect. You don’t need to have figured it all out. You need a map you can trust. The Grief Educator Certification is a 3-month live training with weekly practice labs, short homework to anchor learning, and replays for when life is full. You also keep ongoing access to core materials after the progr
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If you feel called to help others in grief, start here. You may already sit with people on hard days. Or you have lived through loss yourself and want to offer steadier support. You don’t need to be perfect. You don’t need to have figured it all out. You need a map you can trust. The Grief Educator Certification is a 3-month live training with weekly practice labs, short homework to anchor learning, and replays for when life is full. You also keep ongoing access to core materials after the progr
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Medium, Tyler Henry is grief expert, David Kessler's podcast guest. We have so many questions about what happens to our loved ones after they die. Tyler Henry shares his experience and says that death is more akin to a comma than a period. Listen to this fascinating episode at grief.com/podcasts | David Kessler
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Medium, Tyler Henry is grief expert, David Kessler's podcast guest. We have so many questions about what happens to our loved ones after they die. Tyler Henry shares his experience and says that death is more akin to a comma than a period. Listen to this fascinating episode at grief.com/podcasts | David Kessler
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David Kessler Training Online Grief Courses and Workshops
David Kessler Training Online Grief Courses and Workshops
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Grief - When a Parent Dies
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Become a Certified Grief Educator You'll get comprehensive, real-world training directly from the World's Leading Grief Expert, David Kessler. Over the next 3 months, you'll learn outcome-driven tactics and compassionate tools to maximize outcomes for people who are struggling with grief and trauma. Work directly with David Kessler to gain the tools, knowledge, and experience you need to help people navigate the rocky terrain of grief. Training begins on April 11th. To learn more click the butto
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Become a Certified Grief Educator You'll get comprehensive, real-world training directly from the World's Leading Grief Expert, David Kessler. Over the next 3 months, you'll learn outcome-driven tactics and compassionate tools to maximize outcomes for people who are struggling with grief and trauma. Work directly with David Kessler to gain the tools, knowledge, and experience you need to help people navigate the rocky terrain of grief. Training begins on April 11th. To learn more click the butto
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Become a Certified Grief Educator You'll get comprehensive, real-world training directly from the World's Leading Grief Expert, David Kessler. Over the next 3 months, you'll learn outcome-driven tactics and compassionate tools to maximize outcomes for people who are struggling with grief and trauma. Work directly with David Kessler to gain the tools, knowledge, and experience you need to help people navigate the rocky terrain of grief. Training begins on April 11th. To learn more click the butto
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Become a Certified Grief Educator You'll get comprehensive, real-world training directly from the World's Leading Grief Expert, David Kessler. Over the next 3 months, you'll learn outcome-driven tactics and compassionate tools to maximize outcomes for people who are struggling with grief and trauma. Work directly with David Kessler to gain the tools, knowledge, and experience you need to help people navigate the rocky terrain of grief. Training begins on April 11th. To learn more click the butto
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Become a Certified Grief Educator You'll get comprehensive, real-world training directly from the World's Leading Grief Expert, David Kessler. Over the next 3 months, you'll learn outcome-driven tactics and compassionate tools to maximize outcomes for people who are struggling with grief and trauma. Work directly with David Kessler to gain the tools, knowledge, and experience you need to help people navigate the rocky terrain of grief. Training begins on April 11th. To learn more click the butto
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Grief can feel especially heavy in the summer, when everything outside is blooming, and inside, you’re carrying a loss no one can see. Tender Hearts is a space where your grief is honored and your story is met with compassion. This season, we’ve added Thursday evening Specific Loss Groups to give you more ways to connect and feel supported, right when you need it. Your membership also includes: • Specific Loss Groups • Heart-to-Heart Sessions with David Kessler on Wednesdays • Friday Focus gathe
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Tender Hearts Group is a grief support community like no other: ✔️ Weekly grief teachings ✔️ Specific Loss Zoom groups ✔️ Be up front talking, or in the background listening ✔️ Heart-to-Hearts with David Kessler ✔️ Friday Focus conversations ✔️ Gentle homework and real connection Show up exactly as you are. You are not alone here. ❤️ | David Kessler
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Grief reshapes our lives in ways we never asked for. And while there are no shortcuts through it, there are ways to feel less alone, more supported, and more equipped to live alongside the loss. On October 6 & 7, 2025, you’re invited to the 2nd Annual Grief Summit in Atlanta with grief expert David Kessler. This free two-day gathering offers comfort, practical tools, and shared wisdom for anyone navigating grief. Here’s what you can expect: 💛 Practical guidance for living with loss—from early g
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ON GRIEF AND GRIEVING is NOW finally available as an audiobook! As a grief specialist and now a bereaved parent, I know on a deeper level the words in the video below are true. Thanks @ekublerross and @SimonAudio. This book that has helped so many can now be listened to. Get yours today at https://goo.gl/3XWD8b | David Kessler
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Tender Hearts Group is a grief support community like no other: ✔️ Weekly grief teachings ✔️ Specific Loss Zoom groups ✔️ Be up front talking, or in the background listening ✔️ Heart-to-Hearts with David Kessler ✔️ Friday Focus conversations ✔️ Gentle homework and real connection Show up exactly as you are. You are not alone here. ❤️ | David Kessler
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Grief can rock our foundation. Being in grief is one of the most challenging experiences in our lives. We all need support at times. Tragedy comes to all of us in different ways. In this video, Wynonna Judd and grief expert, David Kessler discuss the universality of grief and the illnesses of the mind and how with all grief we often think we could have done something differently. Thoughts? | David Kessler
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If you’ve ever felt like grief isn’t just in your heart but in your body, too, you’re not imagining it. Science confirms what so many of us have experienced—grief changes us physically.I’m honored to be talking with Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor, whose research brings hope and understanding to those walking the path of loss. Her new book, The Grieving Body, helps us understand what experience in our bodies and how we can navigate it with more care and compassion.Join us for this free live event: 📅
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Appreciate the time to talk about grief in the world today on CNN and PBS with journalist Michel Martin on Amanpour & Company. How have you been affected? | David Kessler
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As a grief specialist, I often speak about how grief-illiterate our world can be. This video James Van Der Beek shared is one of the clearest, most compassionate reflections on grief I’ve ever encountered. On Valentine’s Day—a day devoted to love—his words feel especially poignant. He leaves behind a devoted wife and family, and what shines through here is the depth of his heart. It carries even greater resonance now as we say goodbye to him. Thoughts? | David Kessler
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When does grief end? The insightful Will Reeve, news correspondent & son of Dana & Christopher Reeve (Superman actor and other roles), joins grief expert, David Kessler to discuss how the pain of grief changes over time and is ongoing. Check out this podcast episode at grief.com/podcasts | David Kessler
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Navigating the Grief Journey with David Kessler
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In my podcast on healing and grief, William Shatner shares how he dealt with the death of his wife, addiction in his loved ones, as well as grief throughout his life. A powerful episode at grief.com/podcasts or Spotify app https://spoti.fi/3Jh8XQF | David Kessler
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We know the pain, confusion, and isolation of grief. We’ve seen others get stuck on the what-ifs and if-onlys. It can be challenging to help light a way through the darkness. I’m offering a Grief Educator Certification training so that we can confidently guide others through the worst days. I’ll be sharing the tools and techniques to share with your community. In this training, I’ll share the roadmap to compassionately and effectively coach others in grief: ✅ Powerful and practical interventions
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We are so proud of our grief educators. Some come to this work as therapists, coaches, chaplains, and clinicians. But they are also people who have walked through devastating loss and are now guiding others with the kind of compassion that can only come from lived experience. Some of them lead grief groups. Some offer one-on-one support. And some are bringing grief-informed care into unexpected places: into art studios and zoos, hospital rooms and financial planning sessions, physical therapy ap
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As a grief expert, I appreciated this moment deeply. A few nights ago, Anderson Cooper used one of the biggest platforms in the world to name something we rarely hear spoken aloud: that grief doesn’t disappear just because the world is celebrating. Moments like this help reduce stigma. They give people permission to feel what they’re already feeling. And they move us toward a more grief-literate world. This wasn’t just a speech — it was an act of compassion. Did this resonate with you? if you ne
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I recently spoke to long-term survivors of loss by suicide. It's so important to remember that all life has meaning, no matter how it ends. I've created a free Suicide Loss support video for anyone who's experiencing grief after suicide. Please check it out at the link below if you or someone you know needs support. | David Kessler
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Free 5-Day Pass: When experiencing grief, we all need to feel heard and understood, come to terms with what has happened, and find a path forward in healing and wholeness. Whether it’s grief experienced from the loss of a loved one, a breakup, betrayal, a job, or other such events in life - we can learn to start healing what hurts. Click and begin this course for FREE today! | David Kessler
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Life after loss with @iamdavidkessler on episode 145. Available to listen to David and his wonderful tips, perspectives and words around grief and all things death. #griefandloss #griefpodcast #podcast #death | DEAD Talks
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NEW episode is now live of the The The Skinny Confidential Podcast that I was a guest on! ❤️‍🩹 We discussing why people in grief focus more on suicide postvention vs prevention after a death- thoughts?? to listen visit https://tscpodcast.com/episodes/david-kessler/ | David Kessler
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Grief is universal. But everyone's grief is unique. When a spouse, partner, or fiancé dies, the whole world changes. We grieve the loss of our beloved and so much more. It can be difficult to even imagine the future without them. This spring, join me in an all-new 5-week series on Grieving Fully and Living Fully for Bereaved Spouses. It's so important to tend to grief and give it the time and space that it needs. We'll do that together as we take a deep dive into the unique grief of a bereaved s
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PBS - David Kessler on hospice and grief
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