The Invisible Threads of Sibling Loss and Surviving Siblings: Dr. Dawn DiRaimondo / Michael

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss

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

In this episode of The Broken Pack: Stories of Adult 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: https://www.bps.org.uk/find-psychologist
To find a psychologist in the AUS: https://psychology.org.au/find-a-psycho

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If you would like more information or to share your own adult sibling loss story, please contact me, Dr. Angela Dean, at [e-mail] or go to our website, thebrokenpack.com.
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Angela M. Dean, PsyD, FT
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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. About Dr. DiRaimondo (00:01:33)

3. About Losing Michael (00:02:08)

4. How Loss Changed Her Work (00:10:15)

5. Working with A Medium (00:15:49)

6. Changes in Family Dynamics (00:20:48)

7. Alphabet Soup: EMDR, ACT, CBT (00:25:09)

8. Finding a Grief Therapist (00:28:24)

9. What's the Difference: Grief Therapy, Grief Counseling, & Grief Support (00:31:30)

10. Uninterrupted Attention & Care (00:34:43)

11. Making Changes After Loss (00:38:43)

12. Boundary Setting (00:45:54)

13. The Doctors' Different Sibling Loss Perspectives (00:46:56)

14. Tyranny of Comparison in Grief (00:49:00)

15. Living Life After Sibling Loss (00:51:46)

16. Outlets for Grief (00:55:00)

17. Living with Loss and Grief Time (00:59:30)

18. Grief Dreams (01:00:50)

19. Grief is More than Sadness (01:03:21)

20. Favorite Memory (01:04:54)