264: Megan Devine- On Grief and Loss

<p>Megan Devine is a pioneer in the fields of grief support and emotional intelligence. Since 2009, she’s been writing and talking about grief and love, shaking up our culture’s ideas about both all along the way. In this episode we discuss these topics along with her newest book,<a href="https://amzn.to/2CUsTaa" target="_blank"><em>It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand</em></a></p><p><a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/2019" target="_blank">Need help with completing your goals in 2019?&nbsp;The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In&nbsp;This Interview, Megan Devine and I Discuss…</strong></p><ul><li>Her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2CUsTaa" target="_blank">It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand</a></li><li>That the way we deal with grief in our culture is broken</li><li>How grief is a no-win situation for everyone</li><li>The fact that we don’t like to talk about grief</li><li>How we carry losses with us</li><li>The myth that happiness is the same as health and that if you’re not happy, you’re doing something wrong</li><li>That some things cannot be fixed, they can only be carried</li><li>How cruel it is to say everything happens for a reason and that you create your reality</li><li>Our limited tools for going through difficulty</li><li>Victim blaming</li><li>How we can’t be 100% safe</li><li>That we aren’t 100% in control of how we react to things</li><li>If we think grief is a problem to be solved, all of our tools will fail us</li><li>Sadness isn’t a problem either</li><l