Sibling Loss and The Art of Grieving
A conversation with surviving sibling, Preston Zeller, about losing his brother Colin to a fentanyl overdose. As part of his grief process, Preston created a documentary The Art of Grieving:Turn Grief Into Greatness, to understand his grief and sibling loss.
He describes that the process of painting helped him to process his emotional response to sibling loss and how he is helping other
Preston shares how surprising others' reactions to his documentary and project impacted him.
Preston shares that there were few sibling loss resources for him when he searched at the time of Colin's death.
More about Preston, his work, & links to his documentary (which we highly recommend) can be found at:
Websites: https://zellerhausart.com/ & https://theartofgrievingfilm.com
Documentary: Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Tubi
Instagram: https://instagram.com/prestonzeller?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011320479188
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV2iSJTFFrh8uDhzt9uGFKA
Content warning: topics discussed in this episode do include substance use, addiction, and overdose.
If you believe you are witnessing an overdose, call 911 or your country’s emergency number immediately even if you are administering Narcan.
If you are in the US and need support for yourself or someone else with suicidal thoughts or other topics discussed in this episode, please call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or Text your 5-digit ZIP Code to 435748 (HELP4U) or call a warmline. For more immediate crisis call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.
An updated directory of warmlines by US state can be found at https://warmline.org/warmdir.html
A warmline global directory in over 20 countries can be found at https://www.supportiv.com/tools/international-resources-crisis-and-warmlines
If you would like more information or to share your own sibling loss story, please contact Dr. Angela Dean at contact@thebrokenpack.com or go to our website, thebrokenpack.com.
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Angela M. Dean, PsyD, FT, GTMR
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Credits:
The Broken Pack: Stories of Sibling Loss is produced by Not Done Here Media.
IF TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME
Written by Joe Mylward and Brian Dean
Performed by Fuji Sounds featuring Joe Mylward
Courtesy of Not Done Here Records
Licensed for use by The Broken Pack
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