Am I Still a Sibling?
5 Journal Prompts on Identity After Sibling Loss
When your sibling dies, something strange happens to how the world sees you. People do the math. They subtract. And suddenly you're supposed to become something you never agreed to, or ever imagined.
These prompts are for you. You don’t need to have listened to the episode. You just need to have lost a sibling.
Pick one or do them all. Five minutes each. No editing.
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When someone asks how many siblings you have, what do you say? Has your answer changed since they died?
Has anyone ever said something that made you feel like your role as a sibling had been erased? What happened and how did you respond?
What is one thing about your sibling that you refuse to let the world forget?
Has losing your sibling changed how you see yourself as a sister or brother? Have labels changed about being older, younger, only, twins? What shifted?
If your sibling could hear how you talk about them today, what would they think?
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These prompts were inspired by my conversation with Nina Rodriguez on Episode 42 of The Broken Pack. Nina lost her only sibling, Yosef, and her answer to the identity question is one of my favorite moments in this episode.
If these prompts helped, the paid version goes deeper. Paid subscribers get 9 new prompts tomorrow that explore the roles we carried, the versions of ourselves that only existed in our sibling's presence, and what it costs us to stay quiet about our loss.
Warmly,
Angela
Tony’s little sister 🐺
The Broken Pack: Stories of Sibling Loss is available wherever you listen to podcasts.
🎧 Listen to Episode 42: Shining a Light on Sibling Loss, Addiction, and Life’s Little Pleasures
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