Sibling Grievery

In this latest episode, Tasha, Azizah, and John return to the conversation on grief after a year-long pause - reflecting on how time reshapes what we carry, questioning whether grief can ever be ranked, and unpacking if "I'm sorry" is still the best response to loss.

In this week’s episode we have a very special guest, our friend Diane, who talks about losing her sister; someone she dearly loved growing up, yet was estranged from as an adult. For anyone who has complicated feelings about a sibling they lost, this episode is not to be missed.

In this weeks episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss pet loss, the hierarchy of grief, sibling contracts, and things we don’t miss, (but secretly still do).

In this deeply moving and emotional latest episode, Rich shared with us about losing his twin brother, Marty, to a sudden accident; his twin being his “wombmate” and best friend, his beliefs about the concept of an afterlife and how a community rallied around him in his grief. Thank you, Rich, for sharing your heart with us, and for being so beautifully candid and vulnerable. *To our dear listeners: This has some audio issues due to our guest's location. Please bear with it and we promise it's worth the listen. Thank you as always.

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John talk with Rachel about her brother Josh and the challenges of mental illness, the stigma around that kind of loss as well as nuances in the language around it and the privilege of your sibling being your main person.

In this week’s episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John talk with Adam about his brother Roy and the frustrations of dealing with a loved one’s addiction, bearing witness to someone’s pain and the different ways we compartmentalize to cope with grief.

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss crying in the car (again) and hear from Aleks about his brother's skin cancer journey and differences between siblings (even after death).

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John wrap up their first season with some final thoughts about what they've learned (or haven't), what they want to explore next and how they can continue to be in a relationship with their siblings.

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss the final stage of grief; "Acceptance", - how one can possibly accept the unacceptable loss of losing a beloved sibling, who we are as a result of that loss, and the way wanting to control situations and others can arise.

In this week's episode, Azizah, Tasha, and John discuss the existential question: what happens next (!?); digging deep on spirituality, the afterlife, faith, where they believe their siblings are now and how to foster a continued connection with them no matter what.