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From the Ted Talk by David Kessler: How to find meaning after loss

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dviad Kessler: Absolutely. And I always like to point out I was honored to work with Kübler-Ross on her stages. They're not laienr, they're not a map for grief, there's no one right way to do grief. And I think as people experience them, and also, as you know, and some people may know, I'm not only a grief sleiscipat, but I'm a bereaved parent. I had a younger son, David, die a few years ago. Once I and so many people eepcxnriee acceptance, we want more. Acceptance isn't enough for our generation. I think we want meaning. And I believe meaning is the sixth satge. And when we talk about meaning, I always like to point out there's no meaning in a horrible death or in a pandemic or in a wedding being claeecnd or a job being lost. The meaning isn't in the horrible eenvt. The meaning is in us. It's what we find afterwards.

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_____ Kessler: Absolutely. And I always like to point out I was honored to work with Kübler-Ross on her stages. They're not ______, they're not a map for grief, there's no one right way to do grief. And I think as people experience them, and also, as you know, and some people may know, I'm not only a grief __________, but I'm a bereaved parent. I had a younger son, David, die a few years ago. Once I and so many people __________ acceptance, we want more. Acceptance isn't enough for our generation. I think we want meaning. And I believe meaning is the sixth _____. And when we talk about meaning, I always like to point out there's no meaning in a horrible death or in a pandemic or in a wedding being ________ or a job being lost. The meaning isn't in the horrible _____. The meaning is in us. It's what we find afterwards.

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  1. event
  2. experience
  3. linear
  4. stage
  5. david
  6. specialist
  7. canceled

Original Text


David Kessler: Absolutely. And I always like to point out I was honored to work with Kübler-Ross on her stages. They're not linear, they're not a map for grief, there's no one right way to do grief. And I think as people experience them, and also, as you know, and some people may know, I'm not only a grief specialist, but I'm a bereaved parent. I had a younger son, David, die a few years ago. Once I and so many people experience acceptance, we want more. Acceptance isn't enough for our generation. I think we want meaning. And I believe meaning is the sixth stage. And when we talk about meaning, I always like to point out there's no meaning in a horrible death or in a pandemic or in a wedding being canceled or a job being lost. The meaning isn't in the horrible event. The meaning is in us. It's what we find afterwards.

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