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Ruth Davis Konigsberg

Ruth Davis Konigsberg
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Ruth Davis Konigsberg

RUTH DAVIS KONIGSBERG first heard about Elisabeth KÜbler-Ross's five stages in a high school psychology class. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she began a career in magazine journalism and worked as an editor for New York and Glamour. She has written for numerous publications, often about psychology. Konigsberg lives in Pelham, New York, with her husband and their two children.

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Grieving process: Challenging the five stages of grief
Chatelaine, March 1, 2012
...placing our faith in Kübler-Ross’ theory could even be harmful. “It has caused a lot of confusion,” says Ruth Davis Konigsberg, author of The Truth about Grief: The Myth of Its Five Stages and the New Science of Loss. “It can lead to criticism...
Do Women Count?
American Prospect, February 29, 2012
...and writing.  I saw a major discussion about the thought-leader byline problem most recently in 2006, when Ruth Davis Konigsberg, then an editor at Glamour , did a similar count with similar results. Her website isn't there any more, but Salon 's...
Do We Have a Problem Defining Our Problems?
Time, February 3, 2012
...disabled or impaired, nor victims of both genders who have suffered rape by anal or oral penetration. (MORE: Ruth Davis Konigsberg: Scampering Around the Word Rape) We’ve been redefining other things, too. This month, the American Psychiatric...