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September 14, 2022 63 mins

After losing her brother in 2004, Dr. Dawn DiRaimondo became interested in bereavement work. It wasn’t until later that she found out that there are almost no resources when it comes to sibling loss, so she decided to write a book Surviving Sibling Loss: The Invisible Thread That Connects Us Through Life and Death. Dr. Dawn DiRaimondo Psy. D. was the inspiration behind this podcast. 

In this week's episode, I am sitting down with Dr. Dawn DiRaimondo and sharing about Dawn’s sibling loss history, how she dealt with losing her brother, the impact that it had on her family, how her book Surviving Sibling Loss: The Invisible Thread That Connects Us Through Life and Death came to existence, how therapy can help you move forward in your grief journey and so much more.

In this episode I’m covering:

  • Intro [00:00:00]
  • Dawn’s Sibling Loss Story [00:02:38]
  • The impact of losing Michael [00:04:14]
  • Dawn’s Grief Journey [00:08:49]
  • How grief evolves[00:21:00]
  • Resources and how therapy helps in the grief journey [00:33:50]
  • The spiritual side of grief [00:41:10]
  • Advice for Surviving Siblings [00:51:45]

For full episode show notes and transcript, click here 

Connect with Dr. Dawn DiRaimondo

Instagram | @drdawndawn

Website | Dr. Dawn DiRaimondo

Book | Surviving Sibling Loss: The Invisible Thread That Connects Us Through Life and Death

Facebook | Dawn DiRaimondo, Psy.D.



Connect with Maya 

Instagram | @survivingsiblingspodcast | @mayaroffler 

TikTok | @survivingsiblingspodcast

Twitter | @survivingsibpod

Website | The Surviving Siblings

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