As seen inTHE NEW YORK TIMES-READER'
S DIGEST-SPIRITUALITY &
HEALTH- HUFFPOST Featured 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.
Megan writes, "
Grief no more needs a solution than love needs a solution."
Through stories, research, life tips, and creative and mindfulness-based practices, she offers a.
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, and unrealistic ideals about how grief should unfold--allows us to accept grief as a mystery to be honored instead of a problem to solve - Practical guidance for managing stress, improving sleep, and decreasing anxiety without trying to "fix" your pain - How to help the people you love--with essays to teach us the best skills, checklists, and suggestions for supporting and comforting others through the grieving process Many people who have suffered a loss feel judged, dismissed, and misunderstood by a culture That wants to "solve" grief.
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.
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. "
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. "
Grief is simply love in its most wild and painful form," says Megan Devine.
As seen inTHE NEW YORK TIMES-READER'
S DIGEST-SPIRITUALITY &
HEALTH- HUFFPOST Featured 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
