Death of a Sibling

Kate – My art and my brother

Kate talks about being an artist and expression through art can remind her of her brothers encouragement

Adrianna – Therapy and loss

Adrianna talks about how different kinds of therapy helps

Adrianna – My Story

Adrianna talks about the journey she has been on since her brother’s suicide

Jackie – Finger painting and grief

Jackie discusses how finger painting help her with her feelings while she was grieving the loss of her mother and sister

Adrianna – Finding out my brother had died by suicide

Adrianna relates how she heard about her brother’s suicide

The ties that bind; grieving the loss of a sibling

When my three brothers and I were growing up and the proverbial hit the fan, Mum would often say, in a bid to keep her brood calm, ‘Well, at least we are all still here.’ She reminded me of this affectionate saying only very recently. I can still recall how I felt as a child…

Andrew – “Loss of a twin”

Andrew talks about the loss of his twin brother, time in the womb and that there are people out there that can help. Andrew continues to grieve the death of his twin brother by mishap.

Kate – Getting support

Kate talks about how difficult it is to ask for support

Kate – COVID and grieving with my parents

Kate shares about how COVID was stress on top of dealing with the loss of her brother

Joyce – Your other children

Joyce discusses how her daughter dealt helped her as well as dealing with the loss of her brother.

Doug M – “Coming to Terms with Sibling Death”

Doug talks about the loss of his brother when he was young and how it effected his fear of loss and separation of his own children. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Kate – Triggers

Kate discusses how she deals with her emotions when something triggers her grief