The Invisible Threads of Sibling Loss and Surviving Siblings

The Broken Pack: Stories of Sibling Loss

Chapters
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Introduction
1:33
About Dr. DiRaimondo
2:08
About Losing Michael
10:15
How Loss Changed Her Work
15:49
Working with A Medium
20:48
Changes in Family Dynamics
25:09
Alphabet Soup: EMDR, ACT, CBT
28:24
Finding a Grief Therapist
31:30
What's the Difference: Grief Therapy, Grief Counseling, & Grief Support
34:43
Uninterrupted Attention & Care
38:43
Making Changes After Loss
45:54
Boundary Setting
46:56
The Doctors' Different Sibling Loss Perspectives
49:00
Tyranny of Comparison in Grief
51:46
Living Life After Sibling Loss
55:00
Outlets for Grief
59:30
Living with Loss and Grief Time
1:00:50
Grief Dreams
1:03:21
Grief is More than Sadness
1:04:54
Favorite Memory
The Broken Pack: Stories of Sibling Loss
The Invisible Threads of Sibling Loss and Surviving Siblings
Jul 19, 2023 Episode 20
Dr. Angela Dean / Dr. Dawn DiRaimondo

The Invisible Threads of  Sibling Loss and Surviving Siblings: A Conversation with Dr. Dawn DiRaimondo

In this episode of The Broken Pack: Stories of Sibling Loss, a podcast, psychologist Dr. DiRaimondo shares her personal experience with sibling loss with our host, psychologist and thanatologist, Dr. Angela Dean. Together the psychologists, both sibling loss survivors explore and share insights for surviving siblings to cope with their grief.

  • Dr. DiRaimondo noted that her heartbreaking loss of her brother Michael significantly changed her life and led her to specialize in grief and loss including sibling loss.  It also prompted her to write her book, Surviving Sibling Loss, the Invisible Thread that Connects us Through Life and Death in 2020.
  • She shares her experiences with working with a medium and how that has influenced her grief process and her work.
  • Dr. DiRaimondo  also describes how she and her sister have had to learn to grieve in their own ways in order  to support one another in their sibling loss.

To learn more about Dr. DiRaimondo please see:
Her Website: https://drdawndiraimondo.com
Her Book: https://a.co/d/7Qervml (the kindle version includes some updates!)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065513888713

For resources mentioned in the show:
When looking for a psychologist, therapist, or grief counselor, please ask them what their experience is with grief and loss when you schedule the appointment.
To find a psychologist in the US: https://www.findapsychologist.org/
To find a therapist on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/
To find a psychologist in the UK:

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Angela M. Dean, PsyD, FT, GTMR

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