A Brother & Therapist's Unexpected Heartbreak of Sibling Loss: Eddie / Richard

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss

Unexpected Heartbreak: Eddie's Journey of Sibling Loss and Grieving
In this episode of The Broken Pack: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss, a podcast, two mental health practitioners, Eddie Cruz and Dr. Angela Dean explore sibling loss, mental health approaches to grief, and challenges in grieving when family dynamics and opinions collide.
Eddie shares his personal experience of losing his brother, Richard, to a sudden heart attack and the challenges of navigating grief in a culture that often dismisses or stigmatizes open expression of emotions.
Eddie Cruz shares the emotional toll of his brother, their relationship, what it meant to lose him, as well as how that impacted his work, his life, and so much more. Dr. Dean and Eddie explore how differing views on funeral customs and ceremonies within the family impacted his initial mourning, ongoing grieving, and certain relationships within the family as well as how he has been able to find and provide support.

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Chapter

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Richard & Eddie's Relationship (00:02:04)

3. Mourning While Living Life (00:03:05)

4. Nonlinear Grief (00:05:02)

5. Sibling Loss: Shifting Expectations (00:08:01)

6. Learning about Grief & Needing Others (00:08:56)

7. Losing Richard (00:11:00)

8. Celebrations versus Funerals: The Impact on Eddie's Grieving (00:13:27)

9. Secondary Losses: Other Relationships (00:18:54)

10. Support System (00:20:48)

11. Remembering and Missing Richard (00:23:59)

12. "Just" Siblings (00:27:18)

13. Public Displays of Grief (PDG) (00:28:11)

14. Reflections on Supporting His Partner through Sibling Loss (00:30:38)

15. Learning to Live with Loss (00:33:54)

16. Favorite Memories (00:37:20)