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Episode 90: Sibling Death; Unacknowledged Loss with Elizabeth Devita-Raeburn and Jim Giaccone

2016

Sibling Death! Unacknowledged Grief! Join Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley in exploring with Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn and Jim Giaccone, sibling loss.

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What It Feels Like to Lose a Sibling

Advice from grief and loss experts on how to cope with the death of a sibling.

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Legacy Staff
2017
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The Loss of a Lifetime: When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies

What did it mean that there were no handbooks for me? That people asked me to be strong in the face of the biggest loss I'd ever experienced or imagined? At times I felt like I didn't deserve to feel so shattered, especially in the shadow of my parents' immense loss.

Article
Lynn Shattuck
2014
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Helping Yourself Heal When an Adult Sibling Dies

Whether your sibling was younger or older, whether the death was sudden or anticipated, whether you were very close to your sibling throughout your lives or experienced periods of separation, you are now grieving.

Article
Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.
2016
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Adults Grieving the Death of a Sibling

When a sibling dies, the world changes in a heartbeat. Oftentimes when such a loss occurs, others fail to recognize that the surviving sibling faces emotional battles on many fronts while working through the loss.

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The Compassionate Friends
2016
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Grieving the Loss of a Sibling

Grief is a normal response to the loss of a brother or sister. But adult siblings are sometimes called "forgotten mourners" because their grief is often overshadowed by the grief of other family members, such as the person’s parents, spouse, or children.

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Cancer.Net Editorial Board
2018
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The Death of a Sibling Changes Everything

In our NYC therapy practice, we treat patients who have to deal with the many changes that come with grieving the loss of a sibling.

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Rachael Benjamin
2018
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Grieving the Death of a Sibling

One of the great losses in life is the death of a brother or sister, and many of us will face the loss of a sibling more than once. Yet this is one of the most neglected types of grief, especially in adulthood.

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HealGrief Staff
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Losing Two Siblings to Suicide

I grew up with mental illness in my family. I was the youngest of four siblings — Joan, Victor, Barbara and I — in a Syrian Jewish household. When I was young, Victor and Joan both died by suicide. These losses had, and continue to have, a profound impact on my life.

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Albert Dabah
2019
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So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister

From Internet sensation Anna Akana comes a candid and poignant collection of essays about love, loss, and chasing adulthood. In 2007, Anna Akana lost her teen sister, Kristina, to suicide.

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Anna Akana
2017
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Do They Have Bad Days in Heaven? Surviving the Suicide Loss of a Sibling

Do They Have Bad Days in Heaven? Surviving the Suicide Loss of a Sibling is the first comprehensive resource for sibling suicide survivors.

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Michelle Linn-Gust
2001
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Death or Loss of a Sibling