Megan Devine Has a New Model for Grief

Megan Devine is a psychotherapist who learned that what she had studied and advocated in her practice was not helpful when she suddenly lost her own partner. And so she created Refuge in Grief to give those experiencing loss tools -- and permission -- to help them process grief.  Her book is
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand.

Grief literature is so loaded with mis-information and well-meaning but utterly wrong ideas about what it means to be in pain.

In a world that tells us that grieving the death of someone you love is an illness needing treatment, I offer a different perspective – one that encourages us to reexamine our relationship with love, loss, heartbreak, and community.

The resources and support you’ll find here won’t try to cheer you up, put you down, or force you to move on with your life.

You won’t find a five-step plan, or learn the secret to never feeling pain again.

What you will get is understanding, compassion, validation, and the skills you need to survive.

Whether your life just went sideways, you’re trying to be supportive for someone else, or you want to learn awesome interpersonal skills inside your everyday life, you’re in the right place.

We’ve got to stop talking about grief as a problem to be solved. When we change our conversations around grief, we make things better for everyone.

Here's a podcast interview: