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Book · 2007 · Family & Relationships

On Grief and Grieving

Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David Kessler · Recommended by 2 people on 1 podcast

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The second that I'm going to recommend is called On Grief and Grieving, which is by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Kubler-Ross created that scale that you might have heard of, you know, the five stages.
Matt Mullenweg · The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2020 Listen at 8:20

What they say about it

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The best things said about it

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I pulled up a book that has helped a lot of my friends after parents have died after spouses have died unexpectedly.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2026
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The book on Grief and Grieving is probably the most common recommendation that I hear from say podcast guests so I think that could be worth checking out.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 2024
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I would recommend a book that has been recommended to me several times, including my friends who have lost parents unexpectedly, and that is On Grief and Grieving.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2022
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My friend matt mullenway who lost his father very unexpectedly found i think it's on grief and grieving to be very helpful and he has recommended that people read this before they lose loved ones... this is by david kessler and elizabeth kubler-ross came highly recommended.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2022
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That one book that really helped one of my friends after the loss of his father was On Grief and Grieving.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2021

Why people recommend it

On Grief and Grieving by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler is a compassionate guide that explores the emotional landscape of loss through the framework of the five stages of grief. The book received numerous endorsements from Tim Ferriss on The Tim Ferriss Show. Ferriss repeatedly recommended the title to listeners dealing with bereavement, unexpected losses of parents and spouses, and friends navigating difficult caregiving situations, noting that it was one of the most common and valuable recommendations he received from podcast guests. He highlighted how the book had profoundly helped individuals he knew, including his friend Matt Mullenweg. Mullenweg himself appeared on the show to recommend the volume, discussing how it had personally helped him process his father's sudden passing and praising Kübler-Ross for creating the foundational scale of the five stages of grief. Through these conversations, the book was consistently framed as an essential, highly recommended resource for anyone seeking to understand bereavement, offering practical wisdom and emotional solace to individuals and caregivers facing the profound pain of unexpected loss or chronic illness before and after the death of loved ones.

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Tim Ferriss I pulled up a book That has helped a lot of my friends after Parents have died after spouses have died unex… 5
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“I pulled up a book That has helped a lot of my friends after Parents have died after spouses have died unexpectedly and I have not personally read this book in a long time It's been ages. I did look at it when it was first recommended to me”
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“the book on Grief and grieving is probably the most common recommendation that I hear from say podcast guests so I think that could be worth checking out”
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“And secondly, I would recommend a book that has been recommended to me several times, including my friends who have lost parents unexpectedly, and that is, On Grief and Grieving.”
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“my friend matt mullenway who lost his father very unexpectedly found i think it's on grief and grieving to be very helpful and he has recommended that people read this before they lose loved ones... this is by david kessler and elizabeth kubler-ross came highly recommended”
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“that uh one book that really helped one of my friends after the loss of his father was on grief and grieving finding the meaning of grief through the five stages of loss by elizabeth kubler-ross and david kessler”
Matt Mullenweg The second that I'm going to recommend is called On Grief and Grieving, which is by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.… 1
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“The second that I'm going to recommend is called On Grief and Grieving, which is by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Kubler-Ross created that scale that you might have heard of, you know, the five stages”

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