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Death of a Sibling
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Hello, my name is Mitch Carmody. Welcome to the Open to Hope Sibling Loss resource page. I am glad you found this site. I too am a bereaved sibling. My twin sister and her child were killed in a car accident, and losing my sister totally changed my life. Sometimes we siblings are overlooked in our grief. And often, we’re not just dealing with sibling loss, as was my case, with the death of my son 19 years ago. Since then, I have tried to help others navigate the uncharted territory of death, dying and the bereavement process.
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Rebecca Guevara: Hero’s Journey Through Grief Transformation | Open To Hope Radio
Rebecca had a business career and was tentatively starting to enjoy writing when her brother, her only sibling, took his life. In grief’s tailwind she left writing, losing the ability to be her true self. Years passed before she believed Continue reading
Erika R. Barber: Navigating Life Stages Post Sibling Death | Open To Hope Radio
Erika R. Barber lived the first fifteen years of her life as a sibling and has since lived as a sibling survivor. Following her sister’s suicide, Erika embarked on a life-long endeavor to merge these familial roles and discover her Continue reading
Episode 4: Bereaved Siblings-Grief Relief TV | Open To Hope TV
Co-hosts:Gloria Horsley Ph.D. and Heidi Horsley Psy.D with guests: Alijah Marquez, bereaved sibling of Chris; Jason Stout, bereaved sibling and Outreach Manager for the Colorado Outward Bound, program “Heroic Journey for Grieving Teens”.
Gloria Horsley Ph.D. and Heidi Horsley Psy.D. bereaved Continue reading
Rebecca Guevara: Hero’s Journey Through Grief Transformation | Open To Hope Radio
Rebecca had a business career and was tentatively starting to enjoy writing when her brother, her only sibling, took his life. In grief’s tailwind she left writing, losing the ability to be her true self. Years passed before she believed … Continue reading
Erika R. Barber: Navigating Life Stages Post Sibling Death | Open To Hope Radio
Erika R. Barber lived the first fifteen years of her life as a sibling and has since lived as a sibling survivor. Following her sister’s suicide, Erika embarked on a life-long endeavor to merge these familial roles and discover her … Continue reading
Episode 4: Bereaved Siblings-Grief Relief TV | Open To Hope TV
Co-hosts:Gloria Horsley Ph.D. and Heidi Horsley Psy.D with guests: Alijah Marquez, bereaved sibling of Chris; Jason Stout, bereaved sibling and Outreach Manager for the Colorado Outward Bound, program “Heroic Journey for Grieving Teens”. Gloria Horsley Ph.D. and Heidi Horsley Psy.D. … Continue reading
Episode 1:Handling the Loss of a Child”-CreaTiVe TV Award Winner-Grief Relief TV | Open To Hope TV
CreaTiVe TV Award Winner “Grief Relief: Handling the Loss of a Child” with guests Patricia Loder, Dr. Ken Druck, Chris Donohoe and hosts Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley. Pat Loder of The Compassionate Friends discusses the Compassionate Friends … Continue reading
Barbara Allen: Shatter the Stigma of Death to Overdose | Open To Hope Radio
Barbara is a leadership coach, yoga teacher, writer and bereaved parent and sibling. She lost her son Jim, brother Bill, and niece Amanda to the disease of addiction. Her foundation, James’ Place Inc. serves to educate and offer hope for … Continue reading
Dressing a Sister for the Afterlife | Post
Below is an excerpt from With and Without Her: A Memoir of Being and Losing a Twin. My identical twin sister, a psychologist, has died in Lowell, Massachusetts, from a head wound inflicted by a former patient. We have brought … Continue reading
Struggling with older brother's suicide | Topic
It’s been 11 months (as of yesterday) since I lost my older brother, my only full sibling, to suicide. I still struggle on a daily basis to accept the fact that he is gone and I will never see him … Continue reading
Losing My Sister: A Boston Vigil | Post
Below is an excerpt from With and Without Her: A Memoir of Being and Losing a Twin. The piece begins the day my sister, a psychologist, was fatally shot by one of her patients. My husband, Dan, and I have … Continue reading
Loss of a sibling before you were born | Topic
My parents lost my older brother Ben when he was just two days old. He was born with a rare heart condition and was never going to survive. Ben was born 4 years before I was and so I never … Continue reading
Mary Rockefeller Morgan: Grieving the Loss of a Twin | Open To Hope Radio
Mary R. Morgan, L.M.S.W. is a licensed psychotherapist and bereaved sibling specializing in working with twinless twins. She lectures on the subject of twin loss and has led a bereavement group for twins whose twin died in the 9/11 World … Continue reading
John Duffy; Being Present in Relationships | Open To Hope Radio
John Duffy is a clinical psychologist, certified life coach, relationship expert, and the author of “The Available Parent”. He is no stranger to loss as ten years ago his younger brother committed suicide. He uses his experiences to help others. … Continue reading
Little Blue Box — By Savannah Daly | Post
“I love your shoes, Mommy!” I shout excitedly while wobbling toward her wearing her black heels. “Thanks Nannah!” My mom says happily, gently pulling more shoes out of her messy closet. Contributing writer Amy Daly’s daughter, Savannah, wrote this article. … Continue reading
Carl David; Suicide Support | Open To Hope Radio
Carl David is the third descendant of a four-generation art dealer family specializing in American and European nineteenth- and twentieth-century art. He is the author of “Bader Field; How My Family Survived Suicide” the story of how his family lived … Continue reading
Twin-Loss: Healing Memory of Early Twinship | Post
Mother announces, “School’s out. It’s time you two had your own gardens. No more family victory garden like we had in Washington. You are old enough to grow your own vegetables. We can eat them at home or maybe if … Continue reading
September 25: Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims | Post
September 25th is the national day of remembrance for all murdered victims. This year will mark the fifth year of a national day of remembrance to those victims our nation lost to murder. Communities across the nation will hold services … Continue reading
Healing from Twin-Loss Requires New Connections | Post
So many people are shattered by deep personal grief, by the unique and often unacknowledged experiences of their loss, and by the misunderstood depth and length of their bereavements. The death of my twin brother, Michael, and the different ways … Continue reading
Death of my brother | Topic
This is my first time here so please excuse any spelling mistakes im not doing good at all ty for all of your stories i have tears atm 2 months ago today i found my brother dead in our sunporch. … Continue reading
Michael Nunley: Healing Family Losses With Music | Open To Hope Radio
Michael Nunley’s father’s diagnosis of terminal cancer was like losing an anchor for the Nunley family. A second blow came when Michael broke the news, that his sister Cyndy had taken her life. Michael shares how the loss of his … Continue reading
Chris Donohoe; Honoring a Sibling With Music Guest: | Open To Hope Radio
Chris Donohoe is a San Francisco based singer/songwriter. He has released 3 albums since 2009; WHAT DRIVES YOU, HERMOSILLA His latest project MARCH was inspired by the difficult and profound experience of watching his youngest brother, Terrence, battle Multiple Sclerosis. … Continue reading
The Bereavement Process for Twinless Twins | Post
When we lose a twin, it feels for many of us like the literal end of our lives. That is true, in that it is the end of life as we have known it since the moment of our conception. … Continue reading
Tabitha Jayne; Death of a Sibling | Open To Hope Radio
Tabitha Jayne is the author of Thriving Loss: Move beyond Grief to a Place of Peace, Passion and Purpose and a leading expert in the field of Grief & Growth Coaching. Her interest in this field stems from the death … Continue reading
Grief Can Surface Any Time | Post
Denial of grief is common and misunderstood. Grief can wait in the wings for a time to surface, when you are better prepared to absorb its lessons. It can be triggered by other losses. Left undone, grief can wreak havoc … Continue reading
Grief Can Surface Years After a Loss | Post
Denial of grief is common and misunderstood. Grief can wait in the wings for a time to surface, when you are better prepared to absorb its lessons. It can be triggered by other losses. Left undone, grief can wreak havoc … Continue reading
Sibling Loss: Honoring, Not Forgetting | Post
In the United States today, there is a natural, assumed order to the deaths we will experience in our lives. We believe that our grandparents will die first, then our parents, then our brothers and sisters, and then our children. … Continue reading
Adult Siblings’ Grief May be Overlooked | Post
Yes, it is dreadful for our parents when our sibling, their child, dies. Horrific actually, made even more so because we know. We see it in their faces and feel it in their words. We know because we may be … Continue reading