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

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The main highlights of this book include what to say and what not to say to those in the grieving process. Through "It's OK That You're Not OK," I learned concepts for living with the death of my daughter and how to build "a life around the edges of what will always be a vacancy.

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 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.Be willing to stand beside the gaping hole that has opened in your friend's life, without flinching or turning away. But I wish she hadn’t focused so much on accidental deaths because it felt like the rest of us, experiencing “expected” deaths, should just move on already. I have since passed this book on to my Mom who is also finding a lot of clarity and helpfulness through its message. b) not OK to different, with this different state of being “OK” explicitly defined as “not better” to start with then, eventually but more implicitly, as “happy.

As a cancer survivor, Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. I have to add a quote from this book to sum up my feelings on grief and how I felt I connected with this book. She also offers practical suggestions related to coping with stress and anxiety that may stem from grief.Still, I’m glad that Devine’s book may shift or expand how we talk about grief, to promote more compassion and emotional awareness.

In wide ranging, insightful, deep conversations, Megan talks with people about their often invisible losses - and what they’ve learned about being seen and supported in difficult times. 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.Our culture sees grief as a kind of malady: a terrifying, messy emotion that needs to be cleaned up and put behind us as soon as possible”. Psychotherapist Megan Devine believes that making the world a better place starts with acknowledging grief, rather than seeking to overcome it. 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. Our society is horrible at dealing with grief and it’s wonderful to have people like Megan Devine who are telling the truth about it.