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For many of us, the pandemic has created a challenging year. David Kessler is world known and respected for his work on dealing with loss and the grief we all must go through to move through any loss. He has endured his own losses in life beginning at a very young age. He speaks from those experiences along with the many people who he’s presented to and personally worked with to help them move through their grief. He put’s this last year in perspective in this interview. I hope it is helpful to you. —Dee

Finding Meaning as We Grieve a Year of Pandemic Loss

By Elizabeth Bernstein

We’re all grieving in the pandemic, says author David Kessler. Here’s how we can move forward.

It’s been a year of profound loss. To process our grief  — both big and small — we need to find meaning in what we lost, says author David Kessler. Mr. Kessler has written six books about grief, including his latest, “Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief.” He has counseled health workers and first-responders about handling trauma. During the pandemic, he has spoken to staffers at companies, including The Wall Street Journal, about coping with loss.

Mr. Kessler’s own life has been marked by grief. When he was 13, he witnessed a mass shooting at the hotel he was staying in — across the street from the hospital where his mother was dying. And in 2016, his 21-year-old son died suddenly.

Here are edited excerpts from my conversation with Mr. Kessler.

Are we all experiencing grief, even if we haven’t lost a loved one?

Mr.Kessler: Yes. Everyone has lost something this year:  The world we knew, the rituals we used to have, the events that got postponed, a loved one who died. Often, people tell me they are “crying for no reason.” They may not understand that the heaviness they are feeling, the sadness they woke up with, the irritability or anger they have is grief.

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Article excerpted from “Finding Meaning as We Grieve a Year of Pandemic Loss”, The Wall Street Journal.

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