As seen in THE NEW YORK TIMES - READER S DIGEST - SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH - HUFFPOST Featured on NPR s RADIO TIMES and WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO When a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your world here is the first thing to know: there is nothing wrong with grief. \ Grief is simply love in its most wild and painful form \ says Megan Devine. \ It is a natural and sane response to loss.\ So why does our culture treat grief like a disease to be cured as quickly as possible? In 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 try to 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. In this compelling and heartful book 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 grief 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 - 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. Megan writes \ Grief no more needs a solution than love needs a solution.\ Through stories research life tips and creative and mindfulness-based practices she offers a unique guide through an experience we all must face--in our personal lives in the lives of those we love and in the wider world. 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.