Elisabeth KüblerRoss Livres

Ten years after the death of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, this commemorative edition of her final book combines practical wisdom, case studies, and the authors’ own experiences and spiritual insight to explain how the process of grieving helps us live with loss. Includes a new introduction and resources section.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.

'A brilliant, caring, practical guide to help us understand grief' Daniel J Siegel, M.D.'Finding Meaning is Kessler’s poignant response to society’s insensitivity, [a] how-to in the very best sense' LA TimesDavid Kessler – the world's foremost expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving – journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth meaning.David has spent decades teaching about end of life, trauma and grief. And yet his life was upended by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son. How does the grief expert handle such a devastating loss?In Finding Meaning, Kessler shares his hard-earned wisdom and offers a roadmap to remembering those who have died with more love than pain, how to move forward in a way that honours our loved ones and ultimately transform grief into a more peaceful and hopeful experience.An inspiring must-read for anyone struggling to figure out how to live after loss.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D., has profoundly changed global perceptions of death and dying. Her influential work began with the publication of *On Death and Dying*, and throughout her career, she provided comfort to countless individuals facing terminal illness, including children, AIDS patients, and the elderly. Now, at seventy-one and confronting her own mortality, she shares her life story and her belief that death does not exist. With warmth and honesty, her memoir reflects her intellectual and spiritual journey. Kübler-Ross embraces her individuality, stating, "If I am opinionated and independent... so what? That is me." Her conviction, which challenged dogma and skepticism, was evident from her childhood in Switzerland, where she witnessed injustice and resolved to effect change. Her experiences, from aiding war-torn Poland to counseling the dying and leading seminars at the University of Chicago, contributed to her understanding of life and death. In a society that often avoids discussions about death, Kübler-Ross illuminated the topic, encouraging openness and acceptance. Through her remarkable life story, she emphasizes that free will is our greatest gift and that our purpose is spiritual evolution.

The author offers firsthand accounts of her work with AIDS patients and councils the friends and family of AIDS victims on how they can become more compassionate and giving to their dying loved ones.

This is an engaging introduction to the beliefs, work, and life of psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, who "declared war on the denial of death in America" (New York Times). Based on her more than 30 years experience with the dying, this book offers both challenge and hope.

A collection of four essays on death, dying, and the afterlife.

Ours is a death-denying society. But death is inevitable, and we must face the question of how to deal with it. Coming to terms with our own finiteness helps us discover life's true meaning. Why do we treat death as a taboo? What are the sources of our fears? How do we express our grief, and how do we accept the death of a person close to us? How can we prepare for our own death? Drawing on our own and other cultures' views of death and dying, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross provides some illuminating answers to these and other questions. She offers a spectrum of viewpoints, including those of ministers, rabbis, doctors, nurses, and sociologists, and the personal accounts of those near death and of their survivors. Once we come to terms with death as a part of human development, the author shows, death can provide us with a key to the meaning of human existence.