When Audree Kropen unexpectedly lost her sister Robin at the age of 12, her whole life changed. Her family decided to stop talking about Robin completely and not acknowledge the fact that she had passed. Now 50+ years later, Audree feels ready to share her healing journey and how that single event has immensely impacted her life and who she is today. 

In this week's episode, I am sharing Audree and Robin's story, how her family dynamics affected Audree’s life, and how they decided to deal with her death, what Audree has done to heal as a Surviving Sibling.

In this episode I’m covering:

• Intro [00:00:00]
• Audree and Robin’s family story [00:01:32]
• Robin’s story [00:13:08]
• How the family was dealing with Robin’s death [00:19:56]
• Moving out [00:36:43]
• Starting to move forward [00:40:29]
• Audree’s perspective on therapy for Surviving Siblings [00:44:22]
• Becoming a mother and honoring Robin [00:47:28]
• Advice for Surviving Siblings [00:54:12]

For full episode show notes and transcript, click here

Connect with Audree Kropen

Website | Sibs Forever

Facebook | Sibs Forever

Instagram | @sibs.forever

TikTok | @Sibs.forever

Twitter | sibsforever

 

Connect with Maya 

Instagram | @survivingsiblingspodcast | @mayaroffler 

TikTok | @survivingsiblingspodcast

Twitter | @survivingsibpod

Website | The Surviving Siblings