The Sixth Stage of Grief: Finding Meaning with David Kessler

Crying Out Loud with Dr. Laura Berman · Apr 23, 2026 · 57m

What if the most painful part of grief isn’t the loss itself, but the belief that you’re doing it wrong?

That quiet voice that says you should be further along… that you should be handling it better… that somehow, if you had done one thing differently, they might still be here…

I hear that voice every single day in my work. And I’ve felt it in my own grief too.

But here’s the truth: you’re not doing grief wrong. We’ve just been taught to understand it wrong.

In this episode, I’m joined by David Kessler, one of the world’s leading grief experts, known for his work on the five stages of grief…