It's OK That You're Not OK- Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devine

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As seen in THE NEW YORK TIMES. READER'S DIGEST. SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH. HUFFPOSTFeatured on NPR's RADIO TIMES and WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO When a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your world, here is the first thing to know- there is nothing wrong with grief. "Grief is simply love in its most wild and painful form, " says Megan Devine. "It is a natural and sane response to loss." So, why does our culture treat grief like a disease to be cured as quickly as possible? In It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy. Having experienced grief from both sides-as both a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner-Megan writes with deep insight about the unspoken truths of loss, love, and healing. She debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, "happy" life, replacing it with a far healthier middle path, one that invites us to build a life alongside grief rather than seeking to overcome it. In this compelling and heartful book, you'll learn- Why well-meaning advice, therapy, and spiritual wisdom so often end up making it harder for people in grief. How challenging the myths of grief-doing away with stages, timetables.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- Adult
    • Format- Paperback
    • Product dimension- 5.2" W x 7.9" H x 0.9" D
    • Genre- Personal Growth & Development
    • Publisher- Sounds True, Incorporated, Publication date- 10-01-2017
    • Page count- 280
    • ISBN- 9781622039074
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1 year ago

Pleasantly Surprised

My best friend died suddenly last month. Amidst my struggles, I found the urge to read a book about how to handle grief. I am young (20), and this was the first loss that I have experienced, let alone something this impactful and personal. I am usually not one to enjoy self-help books, but this book really spoke to me and provided my mind a place of refuge during the emotional devastation. I resonated with the author, and I often found myself nodding to the BS that the author points out during grief. I do think that this book is more for younger people, but I think you should give it a try regardless.

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3 years ago

Thank you

Thank you for writing the reality of grieving. My daughter died almost three months ago and it has been a horribly difficult time in my life. She went through removal of a brain tumor last November, made it through in-patient therapy and out-patient therapy. She died 4 days after finishing out-patient therapy. That was a huge shock for my other daughters, my husband and myself. Her death came a year and a half after my mother died, cut me out of her will and gave everything to my siblings and children. Of course I have never grieved her death, due to the vast amount of anger. I lost all of my family when my mother did that. I now see that I must grieve the loss of my family as a separate entity, while grieving the death of my own daughter. This will certainly take time, probably years. I am thankful for PERMISSION to grieve from reading this book. I am not finished with the book yet, only about a third through. Thank you once more. Anita Curtis

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5 years ago
from California

This Book Helped Me, Thank You Megan!

This book will help you through grief. What I mean is not just the death and dying. All stages of grief, even ones that you don't know about. Downloading this book in my darkest hour - helped me cry. The way Megan welcomes the reader I felt like she understood my pain that I've been going through since February. Downloading this Audible book is from my own doing. The source of my pain these last few months with losing friends, getting heartbroken, and the fear of the future all came from grief. This book tells you the common norms of how people respond to grief whether it's themselves or a friend. This book also explains the norm of creativity after death. Whether that is art, writing, or photography. I wrote a book when my dad died. But, any loss I had in my life that had to do with sadness or heartache I wrote it all down in a fiction story. To my therapist she was concerned with my way of thinking, now I just write in my diary. I had to tap into my emotions that dealt with the grief of my father. Meeting someone recently or going places in my past to where it felt like home. Megan helped me look at grief in a different way. Of all the books on grief with Audible I downloaded this one. I didn't know what to expect and now I found peace within myself to move forward from my dads death. I want to thank Megan for that. It's been over 8 years and grief isn't easy. To express emotions isn't easy. It's OK That You're Not OK! <3

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5 years ago
from Indiana

100% Recommend for Grievers AKA Everyone

This book is like a soothing balm for the soul. I wish it was around when I experienced my first tremendous loss at the age of 16 after the death of a parent. Even though I did not read this til the age of 32 after being introduced to it by a friend, the content is still relevant and helpful in processing the grief I still carry today. Put simply, Devine gets it right and writes in clear terms that are deeply relatable and comforting, and this is one of the rare books I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone and everyone who is grieving.

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