It's OK That You're Not OK

Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand

By: Megan Devine

Narrated by: Megan Devine

Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©2017 Megan Devine (P)2017 Sounds True

real grief for real people

Megan lends invaluable insight into the world of grief and why it can make us feel so crazy. This book will revolutionize your experience and understanding of our cultural model of grief, how simple tending and pure acceptance is often withheld. You are ok, however you are not ok - feel that, take it in, know you are not alone in tending your loss and new life with Megan, this wonderful book and the brave community of the grief revolution as companions.

Yes!!

I just finished reading this wonderful book. I have lost a dozen family members, including my husband and also my new fiance...so within a five year period. This book talked about all the things I have been feeling for so long, but couldn't share with anyone because so much of it is raw and dark. I will read this again and again ...

Author speaks from professional and personal exp.

Wonderful book. it helped me immensely. The Author also has a section speaking to the loved ones of someone in grief to give them guidance.

It's really OK.

Helped like nothing else has. ....so glad I received it as a gift. Thank you Megan Devine.

Excellent book for anyone grieving or wanting to comfort

My husband died 4 months ago. I was/am at a complete loss. I didn’t understand the tremendous pain and grief I felt. No one else seemed to have experienced these feelings. I felt pressured by well wishers to be doing something but what? Megan Devine’s book was like a cool glass of water on a hot summer day. It was as if she had followed me around and recorded my life. I highly recommend for anyone newly or otherwise suffering from grief. If you want to know how to support someone grieving, read this book.

A different take on grief and loss

We have all heard about the stage of grief and loss. Megan Devine presents a different take on the journey of grief. A more realistic take on the pain and the suffering involved in the loss of a loved one, how to move forward and how to provide the support, companionship, kindness and love that the grieving person needs.

Realistically helpful!

I really appreciate the honesty and rawness of this book! It allow me to gain a deeper understanding of grief and reinforce my belief that the only thing one can do when grieving is tending to it. Thank you for your openness and truthful words.

Get this book!

If you are wondering if this is a good book to read if you've lost someone, YES! So relatable and honest!

Thank you for this book

This book was the third attempt at getting through a complete grief book. I was interested in the entire book. I lost my fiancée to suicide two months ago. This book helped me organize some thoughts and try to not be so hard on myself.

Best Grief Book I’ve Read

Thank you so much for writing this book! Megan Devine was able to articulate clearly the frustrations and truths I experience in my daily struggle since the death of my son.