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A Sibling Loss Marathon, Running with Grief: Jen / Teddy

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Sibling Loss

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Introduction
1:31
About Jen
3:21
About Teddy
5:55
Uncle Teddy
7:37
Jen's Advocacy Work & Healing Miles
10:05
Teddy's Impact on Others
14:13
Jen's Grief Now
17:31
Losing Her Memory Keeper
19:41
Walking to Running to Processing Grief
27:19
Social Media Advocacy
29:42
What Jen Wishes Others Knew About Secondary Loss
33:27
Who Jen is Now
34:36
Talking to Kids
36:46
Finding Support
38:49
Jen's Favorite Memories
The Broken Pack™: Stories of Sibling Loss
A Sibling Loss Marathon, Running with Grief: Jen / Teddy
Jul 12, 2023 Episode 19
Dr. Angela Dean / Jen Hoye

Sibling Loss and Running with Grief: Jen's Grief Marathon

In this episode, surviving sibling, Jen, shares her transformative journey of grief and advocacy following the suicide loss of her brother and her inspiring process to run marathons to honor his memory and others who have died by suicide. She is a mental health advocate, marathoner, and writer. Jen also is currently serving on the Massachusetts chapter of the board member of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). 

  • Discover how Jen’s journey of walking and running marathons helped her process her sibling loss grief and connect with others experiencing suicide and other loss.
  • Early in her sibling loss journey, Jen tried to “be strong” and later realized that this was not a helpful approach. Listen to hear how her grief process has changed over time.

Content Warning: Information presented in this episode may be upsetting to some people. It contains talk of suicide.

  • If you are in the US and would like support for yourself or someone else with substance use, suicidal thoughts, or other topics discussed in this episode, please call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or Text your 5-digit ZIP Code to 435748 (HELP4U) or call a warmline. For more immediate crisis call 911, 988, or go to the nearest emergency room.
  • If you believe you are witnessing an overdose, call 911 or your country’s emergency number immediately even if you are administering Narcan. 
  • In the USA an updated directory of warmlines by state can be found at https://warmline.org/warmdir.html
  • A warmline directory for trained peer supports in over 20 countries can be found at https://www.supportiv.com/tools/international-resources-crisis-and-warmlines (some of these may be hotlines).
  • For more information on the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:  https://afsp.org/

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