The Broken Pack™: Stories of Sibling Loss

On this podcast, surviving sibling, psychologist, and thanatologist, Dr. Angela Dean, helps other grieving siblings share their sibling loss stories. This podcast aims to provide an authentic space for surviving siblings to express their grief and help others navigate the complex emotions associated with this profound, often misunderstood loss.

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Sibling Loss delves into the profound and often overlooked topic of sibling loss, offering a platform for surviving siblings to share their personal grief stories. In each episode, listeners are immersed in the real-life experiences of those who have endured the unimaginable loss of a sibling. Through inspiring narratives, honest accounts, and stories of resilience, surviving siblings recount their journeys and share how they are learning to live with such profound grief. By connecting through shared experiences, listeners will find solace and support, discovering a community that understands the unique challenges of sibling loss.

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Sibling Loss is a podcast focused on giving bereaved survivors of sibling loss a platform to share their stories and be heard, something many sibling loss survivors state they never or rarely have had. This podcast is sponsored by the organization, The Broken Pack™, an organization supporting and educating others on sibling loss and grief as well as connecting survivors in community.

If you would like more information or to share your own sibling loss story, please contact Dr. Angela Dean at dr.dean@thebrokenpack.com or go to our website, thebrokenpack.com.

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Thank you!
Angela M. Dean, PsyD, FT, GTMR

Credits:

The Broken Pack™ Podcast is produced by 27 Elephants Media

"If Tomorrow Starts Without Me" © ℗ 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Written by Joe Mylward and Brian Dean
Performed by Joe Mylward
Licensed for use by The Broken Pack™

Guest

Earla Legault

Earla Legault is the co-author and illustrator of Living with Sibling Grief: Imagining a Way Forward, written with her grief buddy Monica Murphy. She is one of three surviving siblings of her younger sister, Leigh-Ann. After losing Leigh-Ann to pancreatic cancer, Earla turned to writing, drawing, and nature, and now leads sibling grief peer support groups and creative expression sessions through her community @sibling.grief.buds. Retired from library work, Earla is a mother of two and bubba to five grandchildren, the 2024 recipient of The Compassionate Friends' Karen Snepp Outstanding Sibling Award, and lives in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia.

Guest appearance on:

A Surviving Sibling's Story of Caregiving, Loss, and Finding Joy Again