What if there’s nothing to fix? What if you could just, you know, be yourself - whatever that looks like today? 

When I told people that this week’s guest was none other than adrienne maree brown - the excitement level was off the charts. adrienne maree brown is the author of Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism, among other works, and she’s instrumental in opening conversations about bodies, power, grief, and change (personal and collective). 

This week, it’s all grief - and it’s all love. There is nothing to fix, and there is plenty to change. 



In this episode we cover: 
How self-sabotaging behaviors become addictive
The freedom of being yourself (and why that pisses other people off)
How can you make this day worthy of your grief? 
Why humor sometimes fits “the shape of grief” and sometimes it does not
Feelings are your body’s way of communicating needs



We're re-releasing some of our favorite episodes from the first 3 seasons.

Looking for a creative exploration of grief? Check out the best selling Writing Your Griefcourse here.



Related episodes:

Book bans, grief, and love: what do these have to do with social movements? Malkia Devich-Cyril

Is There Any Good News on Climate Change? With Bill McKibben

Coming Home to Yourself with Alex Elle



About our guest:

adrienne maree brown is the author of wildly influential books including Emergent Strategy, We Will Not Cancel Us and Pleasure Activism, plus the novellas Grievers and Maroons. She is a social media meme queen, writer, podcaster, musician, and movement facilitator based in Durham, NC. 



Find her at adriennemareebrown.net and on Instagram and Facebook.



About Megan: 

Psychotherapist Megan Devine is one of today’s leading experts on grief, from life-altering losses to the everyday grief that we don’t call grief. Get the best-selling book on grief in over a decade, It’s Ok that You’re Not OK, wherever you get books. Find Megan @refugeingrief



Additional resources:

Boundaried in Love with Prentis Hemphill and adrienne maree brown

“The Pleasure Dome” by adrienne maree brown, Bitch Media



Want to talk with Megan directly? Join our patreon community for live monthly Q&A grief clinics: your questions, answered. Want to speak to her privately? Apply for a 1:1 grief consultation here. 



Check out Megan’s best-selling books -It’s OK That You're Not OK andHow to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed



Books and resources may contain affiliate links.

What if there’s nothing to fix? What if you could just, you know, be yourself - whatever that looks like today? 
When I told people that this week’s guest was none other than adrienne maree brown - the excitement level was off the charts. adrienne maree brown is the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781849352604">Emergent Strategy</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781849353267">Pleasure Activism</a>, among other works, and she’s instrumental in opening conversations about bodies, power, grief, and change (personal and collective). 
This week, it’s all grief - and it’s all love. There is nothing to fix, and there is plenty to change. 
 
In this episode we cover: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">How self-sabotaging behaviors become addictive</li>
<li aria-level="1">The freedom of being yourself (and why that pisses other people off)</li>
<li aria-level="1">How can you make this day worthy of your grief? </li>
<li aria-level="1">Why humor sometimes fits “the shape of grief” and sometimes it does not</li>
<li aria-level="1">Feelings are your body’s way of communicating needs</li>
</ul>
 
We're re-releasing some of our favorite episodes from the first 3 seasons.
Looking for a creative exploration of grief? Check out the best selling Writing Your Grief<a href="http://refugeingrief.com/wyg"> course here</a>.
 
Related episodes:
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-its-ok-that-youre-not-ok-89497701/episode/book-bans-grief-and-love-what-119490405/">Book bans, grief, and love: what do these have to do with social movements? Malkia Devich-Cyril</a>
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-its-ok-that-youre-not-ok-89497701/episode/is-there-any-good-news-on-118712539/">Is There Any Good News on Climate Change? With Bill McKibben</a>
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-its-ok-that-youre-not-ok-89497701/episode/coming-home-to-yourself-with-alex-109226099/">Coming Home to Yourself with Alex Elle</a>
 
About our guest:
adrienne maree brown is the author of wildly influential books including <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781849352604">Emergent Strategy</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/47a5b7e">We Will Not Cancel Us</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781849353267">Pleasure Activism</a>, plus the novellas <a href="https://amzn.to/https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781849354523">Grievers</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781849354806">Maroons</a>. She is a social media meme queen, writer, podcaster, musician, and movement facilitator based in Durham, NC. 
 
Find her at <a href="https://adriennemareebrown.net/">adriennemareebrown.net</a> and on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adriennemareebrown/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/adriennemaree">Facebook</a>.
 
About Megan: 
Psychotherapist Megan Devine is one of today’s leading experts on grief, from life-altering losses to the everyday grief that we don’t call grief. Get the best-selling book on grief in over a decade, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781622039074">It’s Ok that You’re Not OK</a>, wherever you get books. Find Megan @refugeingrief
 
Additional resources:
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fan-favorite-boundaried-in-love-with-prentis-hemphill-2021/id1553479340?i=1000599919236">Boundaried in Love</a> with Prentis Hemphill and adrienne maree brown
<a href="https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/pleasure-dome/new-column-will-explore-intersection-pleasure-and-feminism">“The Pleasure Dome”</a> by adrienne maree brown, Bitch Media
 
Want to talk with Megan directly? <a href="https://www.patreon.com/megandevine">Join our patreon community</a> for live monthly Q&amp;A grief clinics: your questions, answered. Want to speak to her privately? <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0EjlSBXpJCil0TqCMp1sC-1SlWfBpC_jcVPOmrH5eJTMSFw/viewform">Apply for a 1:1 grief consultation here</a>. 
 
Check out Megan’s best-selling books -<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781622039074"> It’s OK That You're Not OK</a> and<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/96103/9781683643708"> How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed</a>
 
Books and resources may contain affiliate links.

Life is full of difficult things, from tiny everyday disappointments to life-altering events. Everyone’s at least a little bit Not OK, something grief expert and psychotherapist Megan Devine knows from the inside out. 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. 

With guests pulled from the front lines of entertainment, medicine, education, and activism, the conversations in It’s OK that You’re Not OK are funny, complex, emotional, and hopeful - maybe not your typical dinner party topics, but none of us are entirely OK, and it’s time we start talking about that.

New episodes each and every Monday, from the author of the best-selling book, It’s OK That You’re Not OK, and iHeartMedia. Find Megan online at @refugeingrief & follow the show @ItsOKPod

Life is full of difficult things, from tiny everyday disappointments to life-altering events. Everyone’s at least a little bit Not OK, something grief expert and psychotherapist Megan Devine knows from the inside out. 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. 
With guests pulled from the front lines of entertainment, medicine, education, and activism, the conversations in It’s OK that You’re Not OK are funny, complex, emotional, and hopeful - maybe not your typical dinner party topics, but none of us are entirely OK, and it’s time we start talking about that.
New episodes each and every Monday, from the author of the best-selling book, It’s OK That You’re Not OK, and iHeartMedia. Find Megan online at @refugeingrief &amp; follow the show @ItsOKPod

It’s OK That You’re Not OK with Megan Devine

adrienne maree brown: Can We Give Ourselves Permission to Be Free?

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