A Surviving Sibling's Unforeseen Loss to Suicide and Meaning Making: Dana / Sean

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss

Dana’s Dedication to Making Meaning from Suicide and in her Surviving Sibling Loss

In this episode of The Broken Pack: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss, we hear from Dana. You will hear her story of her extremely close relationship with her brother, Sean, losing him to suicide, the impact of the loss on her and the family dynamics, as well as her approach to finding and making meaning.

• Dana discusses the feelings of isolation and loneliness that she experienced in the aftermath of her loss and how she has dedicated her life to making meaning from her brother’s death.
• She shares her experiences with therapy, sound healing, and other modalities that have helped her on her healing journey.
• Dana emphasizes the importance of not having to figure out how to grieve alone and the need for more support for people who have lost siblings.

Content Warning: Information presented in this episode may be triggering to some people. It contains talk of suicide, guns, and police/SWAT teams. Resources are located in the show notes.

If you are in the US and need support for yourself or someone else with 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.

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)

Dana’s instagram for her helping others in healing from grief :@divine_cosmic_intuitive

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章

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. About Dana (00:01:23)

3. About Sean (00:01:57)

4. Losing Sean (00:03:50)

5. The First Few Days After Losing Him (00:10:04)

6. Processing Grief For Life (00:17:47)

7. Finding The Space To Heal (00:18:42)

8. Ongoing Support (00:20:53)

9. Stigma Around Suicide Adds To Isolation (00:22:44)

10. What Would You Say To Sean? (00:26:04)

11. Seeking Help From A Mental Health Professional (00:27:27)

12. The Struggle With Losing A Sibling (00:31:41)

13. You Don't Have To Do This Alone (00:34:45)

14. Dana's Meaning Making (00:36:18)

15. Outro / Credits (00:36:51)