A Brother's Happiness, His Sudden Death, and a Surviving Sibling's Heartbreak: The Story Behind The Broken Pack™: Dr. Angela Dean / Tony

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss

Sibling Loss, A Psychologist, and the Birth of The Broken Pack™

In this episode, our podcast host and surviving sibling, Dr. Dean, takes the guest role to share her story of sibling loss that prompted the founding of The Broken Pack™. Our guest host is Ankur Shah Delight.
Ankur helps Dr. Dean tell her story of sibling loss, about her brother Tony, and how it prompted the formation of The Broken Pack™, an organization supporting adult sibloss loss survivors.
In this episode:

• Dr. Dean shares how mourning her brother, Tony, just prior to the pandemic, into the start of it, and grieving since then revealed that few sibling loss resources or supports existed- exacerbated by the isolation.
• She shares how losing her only sibling to an unexpected heart attack in his sleep challenged her identity.
• Dr. Dean describes that despite her familiarity with grief and loss of both death and non-death losses, how unprepared she was for the lived experience of sibling loss.
• Dr. Dean explains that she strives to break the silence surrounding sibling loss and ensure that those who have experienced it feel less alone and more connected to others who understand their pain.
• Together, Dr. Dean and Ankur explore community, purpose, and overall support in the face of disenfranchised loss.

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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
Credits:
The Broken Pack™ Podcast is produced by 27 Elephants Media
"If Tomorrow Starts Without Me" © ℗ 2023, 2024
Written by Joe Mylward and Brian Dean
Performed by Fuji Sounds (feat. MYLWD.)
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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. About The Broken Pack (00:01:13)

3. When The Idea for The Broken Pack Emerged (00:05:00)

4. Why is it called The Broken Pack? (00:06:15)

5. Angela's Relationship with Grief (00:08:11)

6. Tony's Discomfort with Grief & Some Irony (00:11:46)

7. Influence of Grief & Chronic Illness on Vocation and Comfort in Grief (00:12:39)

8. Who Tony Was and What the Relationship was like (00:13:58)

9. Tony's Influence on Who Angela Is (00:18:21)

10. More on Angela & Tony's Relationship (00:21:31)

11. What Happened? The Story of Tony's Death (00:22:20)

12. Going Back to Work...Too Soon (00:32:51)

13. What did Angela Really Need? (00:34:20)

14. Why Sharing Stories is Helpful and What is Needed (00:39:06)

15. Some Thoughts, Advice, Wisdom (00:42:35)

16. Not Wanting Siblings to be Forgotten (00:45:40)

17. Applying Tony's (And Angela's) Humor to Helping Others Cope With Sibling Loss (00:46:51)

18. Stickers (00:47:14)

19. Cards (00:48:22)

20. Reaction to Platitudes (00:50:00)

21. Keeping Tony Alive (00:52:13)

22. More Memories of Tony (00:56:17)

23. Favorite Memory (00:57:52)