Death of a Sibling

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.

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 – COVID and grieving with my parents

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

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Kate – My story

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

Kate – My art and my brother

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

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

Kate – Things I do that help

Kate talks about how art, hiking and visiting the cemetery can be very therapeutic

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…

Doug M – “Helping Children Cope with Sibling Death”

Doug talks about shock and the importance of making sure children get help. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief