About this episode
Rachel and Ash explore the work of Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and her five stages of death/grief, involving a scammy cult.
Rachel and Ash explore the work of Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and her five stages of death/grief. A scammy cult is involved, because a scammy cult always seems to be involved. SOURCES: Elizabeth Kübler-Ross - On Death and Dying (1969) Elizabeth Kübler-Ross - On Life After Death (1991) Elizabeth Kübler-Ross - The Wheel of Life: A Memoir (1997) Jessica Weisberg - Asking for a Friend: Three Centuries of Advice on Life, Love, Money, and Other Burning Questions from a Nation Obsessed (2007) "Doctor Noted for Work with the Dying Involved in Controversy Over Seances," Los Angeles Times, October 15, 1979 Produced by Zoe Kurland. Music by Flock of Dimes.
People in this episode
Hosts: Ash Compton, Rachel Monroe
Topics covered
- grief
- death
- psychology
- cult
- Kübler-Ross
- mental health
Keywords
- Kübler-Ross
- grief stages
- death
- cult
- psychology
- mental health
- On Death and Dying
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Los Angeles Times, Flock of Dimes
Books & works: On Death and Dying, On Life After Death, The Wheel of Life: A Memoir
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