Naming Sibling Grief

About this episode

The episode discusses the often overlooked grief experienced by siblings after a loss, emphasizing the need for recognition and support.

Send us Fan Mail There’s a word for losing a parent. There’s a word for losing a spouse. But when a sibling dies, many of us are left with a strange, aching blank, and that cultural silence can make the grief feel invisible. We sit with that truth and name what so many people carry quietly: sibling loss is not “less than” other losses, and it deserves space, language, and care. Why are siblings often treated as forgotten mourners and how that plays out at funerals, in family conversat...

People in this episode

Host: Candee Lucas

Topics covered

• sibling grief
• loss
• mourning
• cultural silence
• invisible grief
• family dynamics

Keywords

• sibling loss
• grief
• mourning
• cultural silence
• invisible grief
• family
• funerals

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