Death of a Sibling

Adrianna – Finding out my brother had died by suicide

Adrianna relates how she heard about her brother’s suicide

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 – Trust and listening

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

Joyce – Your other children

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

Kate – Getting support

Kate talks about how difficult it is to ask for support

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.

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief

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…

Shawn – “Loss of a Sister”

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

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 – Therapy and loss

Adrianna talks about how different kinds of therapy helps

Adrianna – Guilt and death by suicide

Adrianna gives insights she has found about guilt