Feeling Pain Is Normal, 2nd Edition: an analysis of grief in the musical NEXT TO NORMAL

by Rebecca Cecilia Kidwell

NEXT TO NORMAL, the unexpected hit Broadway show and Pulitzer Prize winner, brought audiences together in ways that no one could have expected. The truth and heart of the story is facing pain and recognizing that it is not what defines you, but it is part of what has shaped you. This book shares how the parents in NEXT TO NORMAL dealt with grief, how they learned to move forward, and what we can learn from them. The second edition includes an afterword about the release of the DSM-5

46 pages, Paperback

First published June 6, 2013