Cover of Necessary Endings

Book · 2011 · Business & Economics

Necessary Endings

The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward

by Henry Cloud · Brought up by 5 people on 2 podcasts

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud has been mentioned in 18 episodes across 2 podcasts (16 episodes recommend it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Dave Ramsey (9 episodes), Dr John Delony (4 episodes) and Ken Coleman (3 episodes) on The Ramsey Show (15 episodes) and The Dr. John Delony Show (3 episodes).

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18
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5
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But the book is called Necessary Endings. Okay. And it really walks you through, step by step, how to know when a workplace situation, when a boundary situation, when a romantic relationship, how do you know when it is over?
Dr John Delony · The Dr. John Delony Show · Sep 2026 Listen at 4:50

Questions about Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud

Who recommends Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud on podcasts?

Dave Ramsey (8 episodes), Dr John Delony (4 episodes), Ken Coleman (3 episodes) and George Kamel (1 episode) have recommended Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud on podcasts. In all, 5 people brought it up across 2 podcasts (4 people recommended it).

Which podcasts mention Necessary Endings the most?

The Ramsey Show (15 episodes) and The Dr. John Delony Show (3 episodes).

Is Necessary Endings recommended, or only discussed?

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud was recommended in 16 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 2 episodes, as of 2026-11-03.

What do people say about Necessary Endings?

Dr John Delony on The Dr. John Delony Show (2026-09-16): "But the book is called Necessary Endings. Okay. And it really walks you through, step by step, how to know when a workplace situation, when a boundary situation, when a romantic relationship, how do you know when it is over?"

When was Necessary Endings last mentioned on a podcast?

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud was last recommended on The Ramsey Show by Dr John Delony on 2026-11-03.

What they say about it

Grouped from 18 episodes
  • Determining when to end things“when you lose hope”
    5
  • Recommending the book“pick up that book”
    5

The best things said about it

6 of 20 · every mention
Recommended
It's to me it's the single greatest business book ever written.
On the show The Ramsey Show · Nov 2026
Recommended
When you lose hope with all logic and sound wisdom that something is going to get better, it needs to end.
Dave Ramsey The Ramsey Show · Aug 2025
Recommended
Read both of those books together and he will literally in that book coach you through it.
Ken Coleman The Ramsey Show · Aug 2025
Recommended
He says in anything whether it's a job, a business, a relationship, whatever, you have a necessary ending.
Dave Ramsey The Ramsey Show · Apr 2025
Recommended
Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud is a classic.
Dr John Delony The Dr. John Delony Show · Dec 2020
Recommended
My friend Dr. Henry Cloud, who wrote the book Boundaries, also wrote a fabulous book called Necessary Endings.
Dave Ramsey The Ramsey Show · Jun 2026

Where and when it comes up

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Podcast episodes that discussed Necessary Endings, by year. One episode counts once, however often the book came up.

How it comes up

Recommended means the speaker tells listeners to read it.

Episodes, each counted once, by the strongest way it came up.

5 people who brought it up

Most recommendations first

Why people recommend it

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud is a practical psychology and business book that provides a step-by-step framework for recognizing when professional, financial, or personal relationships have run their course and need to be deliberately terminated. The book was a frequent recommendation on The Ramsey Show and related programs throughout 2026. Dr. John Delony and Dave Ramsey regularly advised callers struggling with failing businesses, difficult work environments, or volatile marriages to read the book to understand when a situation has no hope of improving. A caller named Steven on The Ramsey Show even described it as the single greatest business book ever written, crediting it alongside other foundational guides for helping him navigate business challenges. Ken Coleman also endorsed the book as a helpful follow-up resource for individuals trying to make difficult life decisions. Across these episodes, the hosts emphasized that knowing how to execute necessary endings is a vital skill for personal peace and professional survival.

Every mention

20 quotes from 18 episodes · 2 passing or ad reads below
Dave Ramsey So what makes you think going to answer your original question then my friend Dr. Dr. Henry Cloud has a boo… 9
Recommended
“So what makes you think going to answer your original question then my friend Dr. Dr. Henry Cloud has a book called Necessary Endings. And we we have a necessary ending to a relationship, a job, a business when we see no hope that it's going to get better.”
Recommended
“And my friend Dr. Henry Cloud, who wrote the book Boundaries, also wrote a fabulous book called Necessary Endings.”
Recommended
“I tell you what I would do is I would pick up the book Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud.”
Recommended
“Um, we use Henry Cloud's book, and Henry's a friend, but we've been using this book for a long, long time, called Necessary Endings. When you lose hope with all logic and sound wisdom that something is going to get better, it needs to end.”
Recommended
“The second thing is Henry Cloud wrote a wonderful book called Necessary Endings. Henry's a good friend and one of the best writers I think on the planet on these kinds of things. And he says in anything whether it's a job, a business, a relationship, uh whatever, you have a necessary ending”
Discussed
“my friend Henry cloud is a famous psychologist um and um he wrote a book called necessary endings and he says you end any relationship whether it's your job”
Recommended
“the short answer to your question is there's a wonderful book and you want to pick it up by Dr Henry Cloud called necessary endings okay and the the way we ascertain whether to end anything a relationship a job”
Recommended
“Henry Cloud talks about this in his book necessary endings when you have lost hope that something's going to not going to change is when you end it now”
Recommended
“I mean, it's just So Henry Cloud says in his book, Necessary Endings, that you end something when you lose logical hope that it is going to get any better.”
Dr John Delony so can i tell you something that it's a piece of advice it's from a book by dr henry cloud it's called nece… 4
Recommended
“so can i tell you something that it's a piece of advice it's from a book by dr henry cloud it's called necessary endings and there's a question in that book”
Recommended
“those three books i wish i could give you henry clouds but we don't give that book away but do pop on it uh pop on his website and pick that one up”
Recommended
“Pick up that book. Pick up Dr. Cloud's book Necessary Endings.”
Recommended
“but the book is called Necessary Endings. Okay. And it really walks you through, step by step, how to know when a workplace situation, when a boundary situation, when a romantic relationship, how do you know when it is over?”
Recommended
“necessary endings by dr henry cloud is a classic”
Ken Coleman to gift you with two books. I believe we have them here. Christian, I believe we have them. Necessary Endin… 3
Recommended
“Read it and then follow that up with Necessary Endings.”
Recommended
“Uh there's I tell you what, while you're at it, buy Necessary Endings. Read both of those books together and he will literally in that book coach you through it.”
Recommended
“to gift you with two books. I believe we have them here. Christian, I believe we have them. Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud and Boundaries and these books I I think you've got to grasp this.”
George Kamel Also, read the book Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud. 1
Recommended
“Also, read the book Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud.”
Rachel Cruze We weren't getting the leads we needed in the beginning part of it with uh Henry Cloud wrote a book called… 1
Discussed
“We weren't getting the leads we needed in the beginning part of it with uh Henry Cloud wrote a book called unneces- or necessary endings, not unnecessary, necessary endings. And it's And basically one of the points of that book that I think is so good is like when you just don't have hope that the future is going to”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Recommended
“and i read a lot of maxwell i listen i've read some ramsey books uh zig ziglar i try to do this thing the right way yeah and um i just pick up dr cloud's book necessary endings it's to me it's the single greatest business book ever written it's fabulous”
Speaker The Ramsey Show Staying Steady Is Still Financial Progress 2026-11-03
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“He is uh the author of the famous book boundaries among many others and integrity and necessary endings”
Passing
“hes also written plenty of other books uh necessary endings Integrity or two that come to mind and always about relationships and and uh business”

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