Death of a sibling

Resources for Sibling Grief

• When your brother or sister has died – explores the grief of siblings and covers experiences of children and adults.
• ‘I was completely unprepared’: confronting my sister’s death
• Grieving the Death of a Sibling from WhatsYourGrief.com
• Helping Yourself Heal with an Adult Sibling Dies from the Center for Loss
• Modern Loss: Candid conversation about grief. Beginners welcome. – articles on sibling loss
• 10 Things Everyone Should Know About Siblings & Grief
• Grieving the death of a sibling from HealGrief.org
• Adults grieving the death of a sibling from The Compassionate Friends
  • Online support groups
• The Loss of a Lifetime: When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies from Huff Post
• Sibling grief: How it morphs and marks us
• Death of a sibling by suicide – An open letter from a grieving sibling

Documentary

• My Brother Jordan – Four years after Jordan’s death, Justin set out on an 8 year journey to bring his brother’s story to life. With the help of 102 interviews and 300+ home videotapes, equalling 450+ hours of footage, “My Brother Jordan” chronicles Jordan’s life and death and paints the bond of brotherhood between Jordan and Justin Robinson.

Podcasts

• Where’s the Grief? by comedian and bereaved sibling Jordon Ferber

Books

• The Empty Room: Surviving the Loss of a Brother or Sister at Any Age by Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn

Books for children

• Always My Brother by Jean Reagen (for ages 6- 11)
• A Birthday Present for Daniel by Juliet Rothman (for ages 3-9)
• The Empty Place – A Child’s Guide Through Grief by Roberta Temes (for ages 3-8)
• Losing Someone You Love: When a Brother or Sister Dies by Elizabeth Richter (True stories written by surviving siblings age 10-24. For all ages.)
• Thumpy’s Story by Nancy C. Dodge (for ages 3-8)
• Last Week My Brother Anthony Died by Martha Whitmore Hickman
• The Secret Pond by William H. Brubacher (for ages 9 & up)