It's Okay to Not Be Okay will tell the story of a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who doesn't have time for love and a storybook writer who has never known love due to a birth defect. After meeting one another, the two slowly begin to heal each other's emotional wounds.
E1
Moon Gang Tae has a striking run-in with his brother's favourite author, Go Moon Young, when she comes to his hospital to read to the children.
E2
Moon Young invites Moon Sang Tae to a book signing event that ends with a nasty commotion. Gang Tae hears about a job opening in his hometown.
E3
Having followed Gang Tae, Moon Young begins teaching literature classes at his new hospital. Chaos breaks out when a VIP patient runs away.
E4
The VIP patient's incident triggers childhood memories for Kang Tae, who remains an emotional puzzle to Moon Young. Lee Sang In arrives in town.
E5
With nowhere else to take Moon Young, Kang Tae brings her back to his place. Discovering her there surprises everyone, most of all Nam Joo Ri.
E6
When Moon Young offers an opportunity to Sang Tae, Kang Tae is forced to bend to their will. A patient at the hospital rattles Moon Young.
E7
Kang Tae takes a day off from work to spend time with Moon Young, who seems to need a distraction. While drinking alone, Joo Ri encounters Sang In.
E8
Seeing Moon Young with something that belongs to him upsets Sang Tae. When a belligerent visitor shows up at the hospital, Kang Tae snaps.
E9
Kang Tae and Moon Young decide to go on a day trip together. During their mountain getaway, an unforeseen situation crops up.
E10
Refusing to go home, Sang Tae coops himself up in a room. Kang tae wrestles with the demons of his past and the constraints of his present.
E11
An escaped patient shows up at the mansion. Moon Young makes an effort to change Sang Tae's mind about allowing her a place in the brother's lives.
E12
Wanting to overcome his trauma, Sang Tae opens up about his darkest memory. A cruel twist of fate threatens Kang Tae's newfound happiness.
E13
Sang Tae shows Kang Tae that he's been practicing drawing his greatest fear. Moon Young receives word about her father's worsening condition.
E14
The identity of the vandal who ruined Sang Tae's mural sends everyone into a state of shock. Moon Young struggles to process a devastating truth.
E15
After a chilling phone call, Kang Tae rushes over to the mansion. Later, Moon Young asks the brothers to leave her -- but they refuse to listen.
E16
Moon Young decides she's going to publish the new fairy tale after all. Everyone comes together at the hospital for a reading of the book.