Death of a Sibling

Shawn – “Loss of a Sister”

Shawn talks about his guilt and the loss of his sister.

Kate – Getting support

Kate talks about how difficult it is to ask for support

Kate – Triggers

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

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief

Kate – My art and my brother

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

Kate – Trust and listening

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Kate – My story

Kate tells her story of being away when her brother died of an opioid overdose

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…

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Adrianna – Guilt and death by suicide

Adrianna gives insights she has found about guilt

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Kate – Miracle baby

Kate shares about her brothers daughter being born after he had died