Siblings Series Introduction: Ep23

Thank you so much for listening! We'd love to hear from you---what you would love to hear, what you like, what helped, etc. With love, Warrior Moms Michele & Amy

The echo of loss resonates beyond what we can see, touching those who stand beside us in the shadows – our siblings. As we embark on our Sibling Series here at Warrior Moms, Amy and I hold space for the often-overlooked warriors who bear the weight of grief alongside us. The series unpacks the emotional odyssey of brothers and sisters who have experienced the loss of a sibling, revealing the transformation that ripples through their lives and the lives of their parents. We're honored to share the raw, unfiltered narratives from these resilient individuals, their strategies for coping, and how they've managed to find glimmers of joy in the midst of profound heartache.

Each story is a thread in the vast quilt of familial love and loss, stitched with the wisdom of Winnie the Pooh—a reminder that the intensity of our love is mirrored in the pain we feel when we part ways.

We hope you'll join us for these powerful interviews, showcasing the courage it takes to navigate the altered landscapes of their lives. In honoring these courageous souls, we learn the true meaning of unconditional love and the strength it takes to carry it forward.

Works Cited
Athan, Lisa. “Sibling Loss.” Grief Speaks, www.griefspeaks.com/id11.html. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. 

"Dream Bird" by Jonny Easton

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Thank you for listening to Warrior Moms podcast. It is an honor to share about our beloved children gone too soon, and we hope by telling of our loss, it may help someone in their grief journey. Please note that we are not medical professionals and encourage those listening to seek help from mental health professionals.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello and welcome back to Boyer Moms.
We are just starting a seriescalled Sibling Series and Amy
and I are really excited aboutit as we think it's just so
important to hear the variousgrief journeys involved in this.

(00:22):
Trauma is complicated andheartbreaking and affects not
just the moms and dads but theother siblings, the siblings of
the moms and dads, and that'swhat this series is all about.
Winnie the Pooh, theenlightened, slow-moving,

(00:44):
thoughtful yellow bear, knewthat love touches us so deeply
that we carry it with us evenafter a goodbye.
The author, aa Milne, writesquote how lucky am I to have
something that makes sayinggoodbye so hard.
To lose a sibling is losing thepast, the present and the

(01:05):
future.
An article that Amy and I foundby Lisa Anthem, the founder and
executive director of GriefSpeaks, wrote an article called
Sibling Loss.
She explains quote siblingssuffer a profound loss.
After death of a sibling, thatloss is every bit as painful as

(01:29):
that of the person's parents.
Understanding a loss isparamount if mourning is to
occur.
Amy and I will share interviewswith warrior moms', children and
siblings of warrior moms tohear about their particular
grief journey.
They do not just grieve for theloss of their sibling.
The parents they knew also havecompletely changed, and so they

(01:50):
grieve for that as well.
And they grieve not only fortheir sibling's great loss, but
for their own loss of a niece ornephew if the sibling happens
to be a sister or brother of agrieving mom or dad.
How do they get through thistrauma?
How do they deal with their ownpain and the pain they see

(02:13):
their loved ones carry?
What helped them on their griefjourney?
What still helps them?
We hope you'll join us to hearabout these beloved siblings who
keep us going in our darkestmoments, to hear what are the
hardest parts of their griefjourney, strategies that help
them in the early days andadvice for how to find joy while

(02:35):
missing a huge piece of theirfamily.
These brave and beautiful soulshave found a way to be, like
Winnie the Pooh, grateful tohave loved and honoring the
sadness they feel in the loss.
Thank you, sweet siblings, forteaching us how to love
unconditionally.