It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (667 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1622039076 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
“Grief literature is loaded with well-intended advice that can actually worsen and extend someone’s pain. “All my professional experience as a therapist felt meaningless,” she writes. In 2009, on a beautiful sunny day, Megan Devine witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner Matt. With It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan reveals a path for navigating grief and loss not by trying to escape it, but by learning to live inside of it with more grace and strength. . Through stories, research, life tips, and mindfulness-based practices, she offers a unique guide through an experience we all must face. Here she debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, “happy” life, replacing it with the skills and tools to help us experience and witness the pain of l
We don’t have to apologize for being sad! Grief is not a disease from which we must be cured as soon as possible! Rather, the landscape of loss is one of the holiest spaces we can enter. It’s OK That You’re Not OK is the book I’ve been waiting for for 30 years—the one I can recommend to any newly bereaved parent, widow, widower, or adult grieving a death.” —Donna Schuurman, senior director of advocacy and training at The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families “In this beautifully written offering for our broken hearts, Megan Devine antidotes the culture’s messed up messages about bearing the unbearable. Sit with it.’ It’s OK That You’re Not OK comes at grief with no flinching. Megan Devine breaks apart stereotypes and societal expectations that layer additional suffering on top of the intense