Tag Archives: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“The Barter” by Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates sheds light on this important stage of grief

In a recent post, I wrote about the influence of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s Five Stages of Grief; and while reading through the stories of one of Joyce Carol Oates’s collections, Sourland, I came across yet another short story which has, at … Continue reading

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“I’ve told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation.”

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

     

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What is Spiritual Healing? – An Interview with Dale Borglum

Considering conscious dying and spiritual healing as we plan for the end-of-life

Dale Borglum is the founder and Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project, a group that offers healing to those at the end-of-life and their caregivers. Dale has had a long and impressive career in healing, spirituality, and caring for dying … Continue reading

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“Death May be Ageing” Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter's "Death May be Ageing" doesn't hold back in its representation of the topic

Death draws many reactions from people (some of which I discuss here and here), but one of the most common is anger. Though it’s abstract, Harold Pinter’s “Death May be Ageing” exemplifies the resentment that many experience after a loss. … Continue reading

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On Death and Dying, by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1969)

The landmark text on grief: Is it still relevant?

(1926-2004) remains one of the most influential American psychiatrists of the twentieth century. Her “five stages of grief” model– alternately called the “Kübler-Ross model”– is still widely used, and has gained a good deal of cultural currency. This model was … Continue reading

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“I’ve told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation.”

-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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