As a surviving sibling or anyone that has experienced loss in their life, birthdays, holidays and milestones are always difficult days.
Mostly because it is a reminder that our siblings' physical form is no longer with us.
What I do is have a glass of champagne by myself every year, that is for my brother and is one of the many ways I decided to honor him on his birthday, a birthday that we share.
In this week's episode, I am sharing about how I have dealt with celebrations and holidays in the past six years, my first ever memory during my third birthday - the day that Andreas was born, and how I decided to honor and commemorate my brother during his birthday and other holidays and so much more.
In this episode I'm covering:
- Intro [00:00:00]
- How I've dealt with Celebrations and Holidays [00:02:00]
- My first vivid memory [00:08:30]
- What I focus on as I get older[00:15:00]
- How I commemorate my brother on our birthday [00:21:30]
- How I commemorate him during other holidays: Thanksgiving and Christmas [00:28:50]
- The most challenging year in the grief journey [00:35:50]
- My advice as a surviving sibling [00:39:10]
For full episode show notes and transcript, click here
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