Healing with David Kessler

Speaker Series

A Conversation with

Claire Bidwell Smith and David Kessler

 

Anxiety and Grief: 

Getting a Handle on Anxious Thoughts

Access the Free Talk

 

We would love to have you join live and a replay will be sent to everyone who registers

Anxious grief is often a missing piece to grief treatment

  • What is anxious grief and how is it unique?
  • How to respond to and calm grief anxiety
  • Intrusive, catastrophic, and negative thoughts
  • Mitigating and managing panic attacks
  • Coping and self-soothing strategies for anxiety
  • Activities for actively managing grief and anxiety

This discussion is for anyone who has experienced grief and anxiety as well as for clinicians who work with people in grief.

 Claire Bidwell Smith

Claire Bidwell Smith, LCPC, is a therapist specializing in grief and the author of multiple books, including Conscious Grieving and Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief. Led by her own experiences with grief and fueled by her work in hospice and private practice, Claire strives to provide support for all kinds of people experiencing all kinds of loss. Claire offers numerous programs in addition to working with people one-on-one, as well as training other clinicians to work in the field of grief and loss.

Claire has been featured in and written for various publications including The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Scientific American, The LA Times, CNN, and more. She deeply loves her work and is devoted to expanding the conversation about grief and loss. Learn more about her work at www.ClaireBidwellSmith.com

Her newest book, Anxious Grief: A Clinician’s Guide to Supporting Grieving Clients Experiencing Anxiety, Panic, and Fear

David Kessler

David Kessler is a grief specialist, speaker, and author of six books, including his latest bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa.

David’s personal experience as a child witnessing a mass shooting while his mother was dying in a hospital helped him begin his journey. For most of his life, David has taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about the end of life, trauma, and grief. However, despite his vast knowledge of grief, his life was turned upside down by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son.

He now facilitates a new model of online grief groups that are attended by people worldwide and he leads one of the most respected online grief certificate programs. He is the founder of www.Grief.com which helps with millions each year.

Â