A Brother, A Soulmate - A Devastating Sibling Loss Story: Miriame / Hamza

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss

Miriame's sibling loss story is a powerful and moving account of the grief, adapting to living as a surviving sibling, and love that persists following the loss of a sibling who is extremely close.

This is a conversation with sibling loss survivor, Miriame Cherbib, about losing Hamza, her brother, best friend, and safe space.

• Miriame a sibling loss survivor shares her personal story of losing her brother unexpectedly.
• She discusses the intense grief and isolation that followed her immense loss.
• She also talks about the difficulties of navigating her relationships with others, including with her husband.

In this episode, we hear from Miriame Cherbib. The unexpected, sudden, and tragic loss of her brother with whom she was very close was unsettling for her across many domains of her life. Tune in to learn how she learned to find support when the only person she felt could give her the support she longed for was the very same person she was mourning, her brother, Hamza.

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Chapter

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Realizing She was Displacing Her Grief onto Her Husband (00:00:00)

3. About Miriame (00:01:18)

4. About Hamza (00:02:54)

5. Shared Passion for Social Justice (00:05:15)

6. Their Close Relationship (00:06:55)

7. Siblings as Safe Spaces (00:10:43)

8. Losing Hamza (00:13:06)

9. Miriame Loses Her Safe Space (00:18:39)

10. Her Sibling Loss Impact on Her Marriage (00:18:50)

11. Drastic Change in Her Daily Routine and Her Identity (00:20:35)

12. Total Silence (00:23:17)

13. Discerning Who Was Safe and Supportive in Her Mourning Period (00:23:32)

14. Everything's Burning Down (00:26:50)

15. Hamza's Multi-Country Funeral (00:27:35)

16. Unable to Feel Anything and Learning to Live Without Hamza (00:32:05)

17. Learning to Accept Support & Advocate for Herself in Grief (00:35:00)

18. Awareness of Her Displacement of Grief onto Her Husband (00:38:00)

19. Moving from Mourning & Avoidance to Processing Grief (00:39:10)

20. Moving Forward in Grief (00:41:05)

21. Continuing Bonds: Social Justice and Classical Guitar (00:42:00)

22. Miriame's Advice for Mourning Period (00:44:13)

23. Community and Feeling Disenfranchised in Her Loss (00:45:25)

24. Isolation & Loneliness (00:49:58)

25. Favorite Memories with Hamza (00:52:15)

26. Outro & Credits (00:57:01)