It's OK That You're Not OK
Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
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Megan Devine
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Megan Devine
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A New Resource for Those Experiencing Loss
With 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 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.
On this unabridged audio recording read by the author, Megan offers stories, research, life tips, and creative and mindfulness-based practices to guide us through an experience we all must face. With Megan's gentle but direct guidance, 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 it 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
Many people who have suffered a loss feel judged, dismissed, and misunderstood by a culture that wants to "solve" grief. Megan writes, "Grief no more needs a solution than love needs a solution." It's OK That You're Not OK is a book for grieving people, those who love them, and all those seeking to love themselves - and each other - better.
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- Nathan
- 04-02-2018
Very Thankful for this book
The Author’s goal is to give companionship in such tragic times, and she does that with flying colors. A realist and doesn’t give false hope, but really Strategies in knowing it’s ok not to be ok.
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- Katrina M
- 30-08-2022
A book for everyone not just those actively grieving
I started to listen to this book to better understand a close friends grief and what I found inside was transformative. This book touched places in my soul that I didn’t realize were still impacted by my own experience of grief from 5 years prior. I found myself welling up in places unexpectedly but also found lots of great information to better support my dear friend through his current grief. A gentle and touching book on the many different aspects of mourning that leads you down a pathway of self discovery.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-01-2023
Real, no fluff
Anyone grieving, particularly those who have been impacted by sudden or unexpected death, will benefit from reading this. Its real and not at all fluffy
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- Anonymous User
- 08-11-2023
I loved it and found it a source of comfort
I loved it and found it a source of comfort.
The authors words written and spoken gave me solace and I didn’t feel so alone.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-04-2024
Oh thank you…
Megan, this has helped me a lot. You answered questions I knew I wouldn’t get answers to from a ‘professional’
The way you’ve put into words how so many of us feel when someone says those things like ‘you’ll be back to normal in no time’ or ‘she’s free now, you can be too’ it’s refreshing.
I’m only 47days into my process and I feel I will never heal and then ending really opened my eyes to who and what I will allow in my life anymore.
Thank you for being so wonderful with your words and your own experience of grief is transparent that it makes me feel I’m not alone.
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- Claire Martenson
- 23-11-2017
Excellent!
I bought Megan's book on audible because I had family members experience grief and loss and I wanted to be able to help them the best I could.
I found Megan's book just beautiful.
She has such a compassionate and empathetic voice and on several occasions I was brought to tears. I have learned so much from her book and have already notice positive changes for my new management of grief. Thank you, Meghan! Your friend.
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- Stef Giamp
- 16-06-2023
I loved this book
Best book ever I really appreciated every facet of. The most gifted Author. Yes I’m sorry I’m here!
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- R. Mackereth
- 19-07-2022
Faith in a time of darkness
I found Megan on Facebook Grief Speaks has been so helpful dealing with loss
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-03-2019
Finally - a book that helps
Megan Devine has written a superb book based on her on personal loss & her experience as a psychotherapist. It’s relatable if you are grieving. It helps. It doesn’t take the pain away, but there are tools used to help. Moving forward doesn’t mean forgetting the past.
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- Ingrid Grace
- 01-04-2022
Brilliant -so true!
Thank you for sharing such a work of art.
In my contact with clients I have and had prior to listening to this book understood loss a similar way. Gifted one to friends.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND. 💗Australia
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