It's Ok That You're Not Ok: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand

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It also has some really helpful advice about coping with the cognitive issues posed by grief, when a person's brain is occupied with trying to reorganize a world that no longer makes sense, and dealing with the often crippling anxiety that follows a loss.

Be willing to stand beside the gaping hole that has opened in your friend's life, without flinching or turning away. Megan Devine’s book is powerful, honest, and necessary in this culture that doesn’t understand or know how to tend to grief. Devine is masterful at articulating the varied and harsh realities grievers (and those who support them) face on a daily basis and then provides real tools to identify your own path forward by validating your story of devastation, of hopelessness, and of love. I am so thankful for all of the wonderful people who took time to review this book and lead me to it.

Omg it is the best book I read on grief and I went into a deep dive on the subject after my son was murdered. In this beautifully written offering for our broken hearts, Megan Devine antidotes the culture's messed up messages about bearing the unbearable. Megan is a licensed psychotherapist, and a member of the California Association for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors. Still, I’m glad that Devine’s book may shift or expand how we talk about grief, to promote more compassion and emotional awareness. You’ll have a chance to tell us where you’d like your donation allocated – to the book fund, or to the RIG scholarship fund – when you check out.

Yes, beauty and happiness do exist beneath the fine layer of dust that grief has covered them with; but I cannot consider this dust ‘beautiful’ however hard the book tries to make me do so. This is also a great book to give to family or friends who are trying to understand the best (and most genuine) ways to support someone in grief. Grief is often overlooked and this little book is a terrific guide to rising up and starting a new greater YOU. This is THE book to read whether you are in the throes of early grief or whether long-term grief has settled in your bones.Thank you to Netgalley for my ARC, I will be recommending this book to other family members who are also struggling to make sense of their own grief. In addition to writing your elected officials, giving blood, and advocating for change in your chosen arenas, you can help the RIG team deliver grief support directly to communities affected by violence or disaster.

This is where the book and I part company as the ‘different, but not better’ message becomes ‘different and happy ever after”. Psychotherapist Megan Devine believes that making the world a better place starts with acknowledging grief, rather than seeking to overcome it. In this special two-part episode, we face the new year together - with special guest, historian, author, and queen of awkward conversations, Kate Bowler.

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. I agree with her basic point on the subject: that enlightenment in the face of grief is to look straight at it, staying emotionally open and bearing witness to the pain, knowing that it can’t be changed. As a vocal sceptic with a history of disliking any self-help book I pick up, I was very hesitant when I saw that tag attached to this book at my library. It's not an easy read -- it acknowledges and touches all the sore spots, very gently, but they're still sensitive, and I found myself crying a lot -- but that acknowledgement and understanding flow off every page like a soft, warm blanket.

Megan Devine offers a loving, holistic, and honest vision of what it means to 'companion each other inside what hurts. Megan Devine shows us that rather than treat grief as an illness to recover from, we can approach it with warmth and understanding. Her celebrated animations and explainers have garnered over 75 million views and are used in training programs around the world.From the early death of a parent, to men’s emotional health, to violence against Black men and boys, to the healing power of play and community, this week’s episode is a fascinating discussion of both grief and celebration - and why you don’t get one without the other.