Transforming trauma into growth: working on grief with David Kessler

Grief is often misunderstood – it is different for everyone – and healing does not happen in a straight line. In today's episode, we sit down with David Kessler, one of the world's leading experts on grief and loss, and reveal why experiencing pain and trauma can lead to increased capacity of joy, happiness and love. Don't miss our insightful conversation on transforming trauma into post-traumatic growth, featuring a powerful storytelling technique that offers a path to recovery and transformation.

In this episode we cover:
0:00:21 – Help for wounded hearts
0:02:27 – David's story
0:05:03 – Elizabeth Kubler Ross
0:12:56 – Post-traumatic growth
0:13:47 – Comparison
0:16:45 – Community
0:19:30 – Story
0:21:41 – Storytelling exercise
0:36:27 – Grief versus trauma
0:41:12 – Present moment awareness
0:54:50 – Relationships
0:57:35 – Sorry
1:04:06 – Connection
1:06:52 – How to grieve

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