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

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 – My story

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

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Shawn – “Loss of a Sister”

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

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…

Caitlin – “It’s hard work”

Caitlin talks about dealing with grief. Caitlin continues to grieve the death of her sister in a car accident

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

Kate – COVID and grieving with my parents

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

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief

Adrianna – Guilt and death by suicide

Adrianna gives insights she has found about guilt