Megan Devine
Megan Devine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Bangor, Maine |
| Occupation | author speaker psychotherapist |
| Genre | nonfiction, grief |
| Website | |
| refugeingrief.com | |
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Megan M Devine is an American psychotherapist, writer, and speaker.[1] A grief advocate and communication expert, Devine is best known for her 2017 book, It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn't Understand (Sounds True, 2017), and for her work advancing an approach to grief support which excludes the use of Platitudes, the Kübler-Ross model (5 stages theory), and treating grief as a pathology.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Devine's quotes, "Some things cannot be fixed. They can only be carried." and "Acknowledgement can be the best medicine we have. It makes things better, even when they cannot be made right." defines her model of grief advocacy work based on her professional and personal observations on supporting grievers and their advocates with an emphasis on unexpected, out-of-order, traumatic, and accidental death, including death by suicide, Violent crime, Natural disaster, pregnancy loss, and baby loss.[9][10]
Biography[edit]
Early life and education[edit]
Devine was born in Bangor, Maine. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997 from Goddard College, a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts also from Goddard College in 1999, and in 2003 earned a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Antioch University New England.
Career[edit]
Devine had been a clinical mental health therapist for over 15 years,[11] prior to the drowning death of her partner in 2009. Prior to her private Psychotherapy practice, Devine worked as a sexual violence awareness educator, taught writing in a day shelter for at-risk youth and was a clinical ghostwriter for an educational publishing house.
Books[edit]
•Print[edit]
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn't Understand (Sounds True, 2017), is a non-fiction book explaining how traditional grief support fails to help those in grief, how the culture perceives grief and loss and what needs to change, how honoring, validating, and bearing witness to grievers' experiences is the most effective way to help, creating compassionate companionship, and providing tools for persons in grief and for those who support grieving people.
•Audio[edit]
The Grief Experiment (2013), a 90-minute audio guidebook of practical exercises for persons in early grief.
Animations[edit]
How Do You Help a Grieving Friend? (2018), this 4-minute animated video explains what does and doesn't work when supporting grieving people, featured on Laughing Squid and BuzzFeed's Facebook presence, Goodful, where it has received over 23 million views. On YouTube the animation has received over 355,000 views.
As contributor[edit]
Mindfulness and Bereavement (2013)[12]
Holidays and Bereavement: A different way to cope (2013)[13]
How to Help Someone in Pain (2014)[14]
The Half Life of Love (2015)[15]
The Converse-Station: Megan Devine Interviews Author Jessica Handler (2015)[16]
How to Help a Grieving Friend (2017)[17]
How to take care of yourself & others during tragedies (2017)[18]
How to help a grieving friend at the holidays: an illustrated guide (2017)[19]
Stay Strong, and Other Useless Drivel We Tell the Grieving (2018)[20]
Her Partner Drowned at 39 (2018)[21]
Overwhelmed By World News? There's A Spiritual Practice For That (2018)[22]
The Unexpected Practice That Helped Me Cope With Grief — When Nothing Else Could (2018)[23]
Speaking engagements[edit]
2015 World Domination Summit, Newmark Theater, Portland, OR[24]
Bibliography[edit]
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand (Sounds True, 2017) ISBN 978-1622039074 Search this book on 
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Megan Devine". Psychology Today.
- ↑ Brody, Jane (January 15, 201). "Understanding Grief". New York Times.
- ↑ Proulx, Natalie (January 24, 2018). "How do you cope with grief?". New York Times.
- ↑ Murphy, Heather (June 7, 2018). "What to do when a loved one is severely depressed". New York Times.
- ↑ Moss-Coane, Marty (January 26, 2018). "Interview". WHYY-FM.
- ↑ Kallenbach, Dean (February 12, 2018). "Rethinking our relationship with grief". Wisconsin Public Radio.
- ↑ Firman, Tehrene (June 8, 2018). "What to say if your friend is depressed". Well and Good.
- ↑ Deal, Gordon (August 28, 2018). "Interview minute 17-22". This Morning with Gordon Deal.
- ↑ Lawrence, Tim (October 20, 2015). [1]. Everything Doesn't Happen for a Reason.
- ↑ Sandberg, Sheryl (2017). Option B, Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. [2]. Chapter 3, Page 52. Knopf.
- ↑ Simon, Tami (October 3, 2017) [3] Insights at the Edge podcast
- ↑ Devine, Megan (November 25, 2013). [4]. Open to Hope.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (November 27, 2013). [5]. Open to Hope.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (May 10, 2014). [6]. Open to Hope.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (February 11, 2015). [7]. Modern Loss.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (September 24, 2015). [8]. The Manifest-Station.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (September 29, 2017). [9]. Psychology Today.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (October 2, 2017). [10]. Bustle.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (December 16, 2017). [11]. Huffington Post.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (March 7, 2018). [12]. WBUR Radio.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (August 7, 2018). [13]. Washington Post.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (July 25, 2018) [14]. MindBodyGreen.
- ↑ Devine, Megan (August 18, 2018). [15]. MindBodyGreen.
- ↑ Guillebeau, Chris (2015). [16]. World Domination Summit
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