The Broken Pack: A Heartbroken Surviving Sibling's Mission

The Broken Pack: Stories of Sibling Loss

Chapters
0:00
Intro
1:13
About The Broken Pack
5:00
When The Idea for The Broken Pack Emerged
6:15
Why is it called The Broken Pack?
8:11
Angela's Relationship with Grief
11:46
Tony's Discomfort with Grief & Some Irony
12:39
Influence of Grief & Chronic Illness on Vocation and Comfort in Grief
13:58
Who Tony Was and What the Relationship was like
18:21
Tony's Influence on Who Angela Is
21:31
More on Angela & Tony's Relationship
22:20
What Happened? The Story of Tony's Death
32:51
Going Back to Work...Too Soon
34:20
What did Angela Really Need?
39:06
Why Sharing Stories is Helpful and What is Needed
42:35
Some Thoughts, Advice, Wisdom
45:40
Not Wanting Siblings to be Forgotten
46:51
Applying Tony's (And Angela's) Humor to Helping Others Cope With Sibling Loss
47:14
Stickers
48:22
Cards
50:00
Reaction to Platitudes
52:13
Keeping Tony Alive
56:17
More Memories of Tony
57:52
Favorite Memory
The Broken Pack: Stories of Sibling Loss
The Broken Pack: A Heartbroken Surviving Sibling's Mission
Mar 27, 2023 Episode 11
Dr. Angela Dean / Ankur Shah Delight (Guest Host)

Sibling Loss, A Psychologist, and the Birth of The Broken Pack

In this episode, our podcast host and surviving sibling, Dr. Dean, takes the guest role to share her story of sibling loss that prompted the founding of The Broken Pack™. Our guest host is Ankur Shah Delight.

Ankur helps Dr. Dean tell her story of sibling loss, about her brother Tony, and how it prompted the formation of The Broken Pack™, an organization supporting adult sibloss loss survivors. 

In this episode:

  • Dr. Dean shares how mourning her brother, Tony,  just prior to the pandemic, into the start of it, and grieving since then revealed that few sibling loss resources or supports existed- exacerbated by the isolation.
  • She shares how losing her only sibling to an unexpected heart attack in his sleep challenged her identity.
  • Dr. Dean describes that despite her familiarity with grief and loss of both death and non-death losses, how unprepared she was for the lived experience of sibling loss.
  • Dr. Dean explains that she strives to break the silence surrounding sibling loss and ensure that those who have experienced it feel less alone and more connected to others who understand their pain.
  • Together, Dr. Dean and Ankur explore community, purpose, and overall support in the face of disenfranchised loss.

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Angela M. Dean, PsyD, FT, GTMR

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