Bobbi Schlager Milne - Author of "Not My Andrew"

Bobbi Schlager Milne - Author of "Not My Andrew"

From Where's The Grief? by Jordon Ferber

November 3, 2025 · 1h 7m · Episode 198

About this episode

Jordon Ferber interviews Bobbi Schlager Milne about her journey of grief and her book 'Not My Andrew'.

In this episode, I sat down to talk with Bobbi Schlager Milne! I met Bobbi 20 years ago at my first Compassionatte Friends grief conference, and she has continued to be a constant source of love and support in the grief community, and among the few bereaved parents who made a real point in finding support for her surviving daughter Tracy (who later became the sibling representative on the nation board for The Compassionate Friends.) Bobbi's son Andrew was killed in an accident when he was just 10 years old, and his sister Tracy was 15, in 1985. A year later, Bobbi began writing about her grief but ultimately let the manuscript sit on a shelf. After many years Bobbi revisted her earlier writings about Andrew and published a book, "Not My Andrew" in an effort to show people that it's possible to still find a path forward after the unimaginable has happened. Find out more and get the book at https://notmyandrew.com (you can also always get it on Amazon)

People in this episode

Guest: Bobbi Schlager Milne

Topics covered

  • grief
  • bereavement
  • parenting
  • support
  • mental health

Keywords

  • Compassionate Friends
  • Not My Andrew
  • bereaved parents
  • sibling support

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Not My Andrew

Books & works: Not My Andrew

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