Sibling Loss, A Psychologist, and the Birth of The Broken Pack
In this episode, our podcast host and surviving sibling, Dr. Dean, takes the guest role to share her story of sibling loss that prompted the founding of The Broken Pack™. Our guest host is Ankur Shah Delight.
Ankur helps Dr. Dean tell her story of sibling loss, about her brother Tony, and how it prompted the formation of The Broken Pack™, an organization supporting adult sibloss loss survivors.
In this episode:
Dr. Dean shares how mourning her brother, Tony, just prior to the pandemic, into the start of it, and grieving since then revealed that few sibling loss resources or supports existed- exacerbated by the isolation.
She shares how losing her only sibling to an unexpected heart attack in his sleep challenged her identity.
Dr. Dean describes that despite her familiarity with grief and loss of both death and non-death losses, how unprepared she was for the lived experience of sibling loss.
Dr. Dean explains that she strives to break the silence surrounding sibling loss and ensure that those who have experienced it feel less alone and more connected to others who understand their pain.
Together, Dr. Dean and Ankur explore community, purpose, and overall support in the face of disenfranchised loss.
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
🐺Tony's Little Sister
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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