Listen to our newest podcast, Sibling Grief and Loss!
In this episode we discuss some ways that siblings of individuals with disabilities can experience grief & loss throughout their lives. We also discuss various resources and methods for dealing with different forms of grief & loss. The sibs also share some of their favorite memories with their siblings that they have lost.
When my brother passed away I felt immediately lost. Not just the loss of him, but lost. -Tara Conley
Our guests in this episode are:
- Tara Conley – Former President and Vice President, co founder, current Independent Consultant for SUPPORTING ILLINOIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS – S.I.B.S.
- Zach Rossetti – Associate Professor of Special Education Boston University & SLN Co-Chair of Research
- Nora Handler – SLN Illinois State Chapter Representative and Board Member of SUPPORTING ILLINOIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS – S.I.B.S.
- Shruti Tekwani – Mental Health Counselor, Life Coach & Sibling
There’s so much love. There’s so much feeling, but you don’t always have a place for it. -Shruti Tekwani
In this episode:
- Introductions: 00:00:42
- Personal Experiences with Grief: 00:13:41
- Disenfranchised Grief and Survivor’s Guilt: 00:25:05
- Grief and Loss from Death and Support: 00:38:01
- Grief During the Holidays: 00:56:04
- BIPOC Grief Experience: 00:59:52
- Grief During COVID-19: 01:05:01
- Sharing Memories: 01:07:01
Access the transcript of this episode here.
Time lessens the pain, but it can’t heal that wound -Nora Handler
Some resources discussed in this episode are:
- SLN’s Grief & Loss Resources Page
- S.I.B.S (Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters)
- The Todd Rossetti Memorial Fund
- The Loss of a Special Needs Sibling Facebook Group
- Sib Grief Webinar by Shruti Tekwani
- The SLN Newsletter
- Become a Member of the SLN
- SLN’s COVID-19 Resources Page
- Know Your Rights: People with Disabilities Can Have a Supporter in the Hospital during COVID-19
- SibNet Facebook Group
- Uddina (Shruti Tekwani)
- Grief Speaks: Cultures and Grief
I tried to embrace the role and my time with him. -Zach Rossetti
Support the show (https://siblingleadership.org/get-involved/donate/)