Synopses & Reviews
The companion guide to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's famous workshops on death and dying
This remarkable guide to coping with death and dying grew out of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's realization that she could help larger numbers of terminally ill people directly by meeting with them in groups. The first such meeting in 1970 led to hundreds more throughout the United States and the world and now to Working It Through, a testament to "faith and the ability to survive and transcend the most difficult trials in life" as Kübler-Ross writes in her foreword. The photographer Mal Warshaw has documented the workshops, and his moving photographs bring this already powerful book to life.
About the Author
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD, [1926–2004] was a Swiss-born psychiatrist, humanitarian, and co-founder of the hospice movement around the world. She was also the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, which first discussed The Five Stages of Grief. Elisabeth authored twenty-four books in thirty-six languages and brought comfort to millions of people coping with their own deaths or the death of a loved one. Her greatest professional legacy includes teaching the practice of humane care for the dying and the importance of sharing unconditional love. Her work continues by the efforts of hundreds of organizations around the world, including The Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation: <>EKRFoundation.org.
Table of Contents
Contents Foreword by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Preface by Mal Warshaw
Acknowledgments
1 David
2 The First Workshops
3 Shanti Nilaya -- "Home of Peace"
4 Betty
5 Emotions as Friends
6 Workshop Purpose
7 Sharing Is the New Beginning
8 The Process and the Product
9 The Rules
10 The Significance of Music
11 Participants
12 The Loss of a Child
Linda, Lee and Rob
Paul and Cheryl
13 Quadriplegics
Eileen
Geri
Otty
14 Suicide, Self-Acceptance and Letting Go
Tanya
Barbara
Carolyn
15 Spiritual Awareness and Evolution
Ira
Tom
Chuck and Fran
Bernie
16 Evaluating the Outcome
17 Epilogue
Index