Death of a Sibling

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 – “My Story”

Caitlin shares about the loss of her sister and how she copes with missing her. Caitlin continues to grieve the death of her sister in a car accident

Joyce – Your other children

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

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 – 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

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief

Kate – Triggers

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

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 – Expressive arts can help when grief is confusing

Jackie talks about how working with an artist therapist helped her after her sister and mother died

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Adrianna – What I would say to younger self

Adrianna talks about tools that helped her with her grief