Sibling Grievery

Sibling Grievery

Friends for over 20 years, Azizah, Tasha, and John found themselves in a similar heartbreaking circumstance - losing their sibling at a young(ish) age, leaving them without the only person in this world that shared their special DNA connection. In this podcast about grief, we check in with one another and raise questions about what the hell grief even means in today's crazy modern world. In each episode, we'll dive in with a "de-grief" about what inspired us that week, what stopped us in our tracks, made us laugh or cry -or simply made us go, "wait, gone like, forever?!" Cover art: Dave Z

Episodes

December 6, 2024 67 mins

In this week’s episode we have a very special guest, our friend Diane, who talks about losing her sister; someone she dearly loved growing up, yet was estranged from as an adult. For anyone who has complicated feelings about a sibling they lost, this episode is not to be missed.

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In this weeks episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss pet loss, the hierarchy of grief, sibling contracts, and things we don’t miss, (but secretly still do).

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August 23, 2024 59 mins

In this deeply moving and emotional latest episode, Rich shared with us about losing his twin brother, Marty, to a sudden accident; his twin being his “wombmate” and best friend, his beliefs about the concept of an afterlife and how a community rallied around him in his grief. Thank you, Rich, for sharing your heart with us, and for being so beautifully candid and vulnerable. *To our dear listeners: This has some audio issues due t...

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July 1, 2024 71 mins

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John talk with Rachel about her brother Josh and the challenges of mental illness, the stigma around that kind of loss as well as nuances in the language around it and the privilege of your sibling being your main person.

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May 13, 2024 64 mins

In this week’s episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John talk with Adam about his brother Roy and the frustrations of dealing with a loved one’s addiction, bearing witness to someone’s pain and the different ways we compartmentalize to cope with grief.

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April 10, 2024 62 mins

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss crying in the car (again) and hear from Aleks about his brother's skin cancer journey and differences between siblings (even after death).

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December 15, 2023 37 mins

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John wrap up their first season with some final thoughts about what they've learned (or haven't), what they want to explore next and how they can continue to be in a relationship with their siblings.

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September 29, 2023 63 mins

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss the final stage of grief; "Acceptance", - how one can possibly accept the unacceptable loss of losing a beloved sibling, who we are as a result of that loss, and the way wanting to control situations and others can arise.

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August 23, 2023 52 mins

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss the existential question: what happens next (!?); digging deep on spirituality, the afterlife, faith, where they believe their siblings are now and how to foster a continued connection with them no matter what.

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In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss the difficult topic of depression and their experiences in its relationship to grief; the lowest lows, the triggers that exacerbate it and the ways in which they've found comfort and moving through it.

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July 19, 2023 48 mins

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss how grief can manifest into physical pain; how we try to heal it, cope with it or numb it, and everything in-between.

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June 30, 2023 59 mins

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss bargaining as it pertains to grief; when we seek to control our inner narrative as we slowly process and accept our losses. We also discuss our siblings favorite cocktails, of course.

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In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss anniversaries, birthdays & holidays and how they navigate celebrating, social media (to post or not to post) and getting through the grief those significant days can amplify.

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May 24, 2023 58 mins

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John come in red hot as they try to dismantle and decode the often unpredictable and tricky emotion of anger.

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May 10, 2023 51 mins
In this episode Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss change as it pertains to grief, diving into the "before and after" losing their siblings. New homes new tattoos and extra oomph.
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April 26, 2023 43 mins

In this episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John dive into the raging waters of denial.

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April 12, 2023 47 mins

In this introductory episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John dive in by sharing their own stories about their incredible siblings - and the loss that inspired this podcast.

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