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SUMMARY:Grief & Loss Summit with David Kessler
DESCRIPTION:\nGrief is not a problem to be fixed—it’s a sacred experience to be witnessed. Yet in our fast-paced, solution-driven world, many clinicians feel unsure or underprepared to support clients through profound loss.\nThe 2025 Grief Summit offers a space of deep learning, compassion, and community. This free, two-day online event gathers the world’s top grief experts to help you meet sorrow with skill, presence, and heart-centered wisdom.\nRegister Here For Free\n\n\nQuick Links:\n\nWhy Attend ( #why )\nWho Should Attend ( #who )\nWhat You’ll Learn ( #what )\nEvent Schedule ( #schedule )\nAbout Your Host ( #teacher )\nReviews ( #reviews )\nFrequently Asked Questions ( #faq )\nRegister Here For Free\n\n\n\nWhy Attend “2025 Grief Summit”\nMany therapists are taught to analyze and intervene—but few are trained to simply be with grief.\nThis summit invites you to slow down and listen deeply to what your clients need most: acknowledgment, safety, and connection.\nThrough neuroscience, somatic insight, family systems, and culturally grounded approaches…\nYou’ll gain the tools to support even the most complex grief experiences—including traumatic loss, intergenerational sorrow, and pediatric bereavement.\nWhether you’re new to grief work or seeking deeper presence in your practice, this free training will help you show up with clarity, steadiness, and compassion when it matters most.\nYou don’t have to fix grief—you just need to meet it with presence.\nDiscover tools to support sorrow with steadiness and skill.\nJoin the 2025 Grief Summit to learn grief-informed care rooted in compassion.\nWho Should Attend This Event\nIf you’re a helping professional supporting clients through loss, this summit was created for you. Whether you’re working in clinical settings, schools, hospitals, or private practice, these teachings offer grounded, heart-centered tools you can trust.\nYou’ll benefit from this training if you are:\n\nA therapist, counselor, or social worker supporting clients through grief\nA coach or healer seeking deeper understanding of loss and trauma\nA hospice, palliative care, or medical professional navigating end-of-life care\nAn educator or youth worker supporting grieving children and teens\nSomeone personally processing loss and wanting to better support others\nA professional seeking CE hours and grief-informed certification\nA clinician working with intergenerational trauma and legacy grief\nAnyone drawn to hold space for sorrow with more compassion and skill\n\nIf your calling is to hold space for sorrow, this summit was created for you.\nWhether you’re a healer, clinician, or caregiver—you belong here.\nSay yes to this free grief summit and deepen your sacred role as a compassionate guide.\nWhat You’ll Learn\nThe 2025 Grief Summit offers more than theory—it equips you with real, usable strategies to support clients in deep pain. Each session brings practical, trauma-informed wisdom from leading voices in grief care.\nYou’ll learn how to stay steady in the presence of devastating loss, support grieving families, and understand how grief shows up in the body, brain, and culture.\nWhether you’re early in your career or an experienced clinician, you’ll leave with renewed insight, tools, and the confidence to walk alongside grief without fixing or fear.\n\nHow to explain grief using clear, brain-based language\nTools for calming the grieving brain and nervous system\nWhat to say (and not say) when there are no right words\nWays to support grieving children and adolescents\nUnderstanding the physical, emotional, and spiritual dying process\nHow intergenerational grief hides in symptoms and stories\nSupporting family systems that grieve differently\nThe role of forgiveness in trauma-informed grief care\nCompassionate approaches to suicide, overdose, and traumatic loss\nCreative and culturally responsive grief expressions\n\n\nThe world needs steady hearts in times of sorrow—and yours is ready.\nYou’ve felt the calling to serve with more grace, presence, and grief-informed wisdom. Now is your moment to answer.\nThis is more than a training—it’s a sacred threshold into deeper service.\nRegister Here For Free\n\nEvent Schedule\nHere’s a preview of the daily themes and featured sessions. Each day offers transformational guidance and spiritual insight.\nDay 1 – July 31\n\nSpeaking the Unimaginable: How Understanding the Dying Process Helps Therapists Work with Loss – David Kessler\nHow We Die: What Every Therapist Should Know About the Dying Process – Julie McFadden\nThe Role of Forgiveness in Grief Work: Releasing Anger and the Pain of Relational Trauma – Frank Anderson\nForever in My Heart: Expressions of Continuing Bonds in Childhood and Adolescent Grief – Erica Sirrine\n\nDay 2 – August 1\n\nTraumatic Grief: The Losses That Scare Clinicians the Most – David Kessler\nThe Neuroscience of Grief: Supporting the Grieving Brain and Body – Mary-Frances O’Connor\nWhen the Past Meets the Present: Uncovering Unresolved Grief Across Generations – Lisa Connors\n“Why Are We Falling Apart?”: Helping Families Stay Connected Through Grief – Julia Samuel\n\nThe right words. The right timing. The right support.\nDiscover how to walk beside sorrow with wisdom—not fear.\nSay yes to grief-informed mastery at the 2025 David Kessler Grief Summit.\nAbout Your Host – David Kessler\nDavid Kessler is one of the world’s most respected experts on grief and loss. A protégé of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and founder of Grief.com, he has spent decades working with the dying and those left behind.\nHe is the author of six books, including the bestselling Finding Meaning, and has taught thousands of clinicians around the world how to support grief with wisdom, presence, and heart.\nDavid’s compassionate, grounded approach helps professionals move beyond fear and clichés—into a space where grief is honored, and healing becomes possible.\nHe brings to this summit not just theory, but a lifetime of bedside experience and heartfelt teaching.\nReviews\n“Totally changed my approach…” – Ebonie P., counselor\n“Validating, enlightening, and encouraging… all so much needed in these trying times.” – Tiffany W., counselor\n“Deeply moving and extremely helpful!” – Lorenza, T., LPC\n“Really spoke to me and helped me identify ways that my personal grief impacts my practice.” – Denise L., counselor\n“Awesome. It presented a paradigm shift in the way we think about grief that I am looking forward to using with my clients.” – Jill S., counselor\nRegister Here For Free\nFrequently Asked Questions\n\n\nWho Should Attend ( #faq-who-should-attend )\nIs this really a live training? ( #faq-live )\nHow does the certification work? ( #faq-certification )\nWhat if I’m not a grief therapist? ( #faq-not-therapist )\nWhat if I register but can’t attend live? ( #faq-cant-attend )\nHow long do I have access to the recording? ( #faq-recording-access )\nIf I can’t attend live, can I still get CE hours? ( #faq-ce-replay )\nWhat is an upgraded registration? ( #faq-upgraded )\nWill I get access to recording and resources to keep? ( #faq-resources )\nHow many CE hours can I earn? ( #faq-ce-hours )\nWill there be breaks during the live training? ( #faq-breaks )\nIs there a guarantee? ( #faq-guarantee )\nWhat if I have more questions? ( #faq-more-questions )\nCan I share this with friends? ( #faq-share )\nRegister For Event\n\n\nWho should attend this event?\nThis event is ideal for those seeking to support others through grief or explore their own relationship with loss. Whether you’re new or experienced, it offers insight and inspiration. Coaches, healers, and spiritual seekers are especially welcome.\nIs this really a live training?\nYES! The training is LIVE and you’ll be able to ask questions of the presenters.\nHow does the certification work?\nTo become a Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP), simply complete the full training and pass the post-event quiz with a score of 80% or higher. Once completed, you’ll receive a digital certificate. No renewal required.\nWhat if I’m not a grief therapist?\nYou’ll still benefit greatly! This summit is for anyone supporting others through loss, including coaches, chaplains, healers, nurses, and other helping professionals.\nWhat if I register but can’t attend live?\nYou’ll still have access to 14-day replays in your portal. Live CE hours require live attendance; upgrade for self-study CE hours.\nHow long do I have access to the recording?\nAll registrants receive 14-day replay access. You can upgrade for unlimited access anytime.\nIf I can’t attend live, can I still get CE hours?\nYes! Just upgrade to the self-study package to receive CE hours from the replay version.\nWhat is an upgraded registration?\nThe free summit gives you access to the live event. The upgrade includes CE hours, certification training, bonus materials, and unlimited access.\nWill I get access to recording and resources to keep?\nYes! You can keep any downloadable resources. Unlimited access to recordings is included with the upgrade.\nHow many CE hours can I earn?\nThis event offers up to 14 CE hours—8 live, 6 self-study with upgrade.\nWill there be breaks during the live training?\nYes. There will be a 30-minute break and 10-minute breaks between sessions.\nIs there a guarantee?\nYes! We honor a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Call 800-844-8260 if you’re not satisfied.\nWhat if I have more questions?\nReply to any email for support.\nCan I share this with friends?\nAbsolutely! Feel free to share this page with others.\nGrief work is soul work.\nThis is your moment to receive the depth, clarity, and tools you’ve been seeking.\nRegister now for the 2025 Grief Summit and align your practice with sacred presence.\nHealth Disclosure: The contents of this website/e-mail are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 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