Surviving Sibling: How a 13-Year-Old Navigates Grief After Losing Her Brother: Ep 42

About this episode

A 13-year-old shares her experience of grief after losing her brother to addiction.

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 Grief impacts every member of a family differently, but we rarely hear directly from children about their experience of loss. In this extraordinary conversation, 13-year-old Layla opens up about losing her brother Alec to addiction when she was just six years old, offering a rare window into a child's grief journey. Layla's memo...

People in this episode

Hosts: Michele Davis, Amy Durham

Guest: Layla

Topics covered

• grief
• child loss
• sibling loss
• mental health
• addiction
• family dynamics

Keywords

• grief
• child loss
• sibling grief
• addiction
• mental health
• family
• loss

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