Delayed Sibling Grief and Celebration of Sisters: Judy / Jane & Margie

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss

Judy’sTwice Experienced Sibling Loss: Her Delayed Grief and Celebration of Sisters
In this episode our guest, author & two time sibling loss survivor, Judy Lipson recounts her journey of delayed grieving after losing both of her sisters at young ages.
Jane has been a surviving sibling since young adulthood losing both of her siblings, her sisters, Jane and Margie. Jane died in a motor vehicle accident and Marge died nine years later from an eating disorder. Judy experienced decades before she allowed herself to grieve.

• Judy struggled to grieve her sisters for decades, but eventually found solace in writing her book, “Celebration of Sisters: It’s Never Too Late to Grieve”
• Despite her outward success, Judy’s sibling losses left her feeling a void As a result, she struggled with guilt.
• Judy established an ice skating fundraiser called “Celebration of Sisters” to honor her sisters’ lives as they all enjoyed ice skating.

Additional key points:

• Later in life, she embraced connecting with other bereaved siblings through writing and speaking about sibling loss and delayed grief.
• Judy’s story highlights the importance of acknowledging and addressing grief, even decades after a loss, and the power of support in navigating the complex emotions of sibling loss.
• Since allowing herself to grieve, she has become a spokesperson for delayed grief
  To find out more about Judy and her sisters:
  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JudyLipsonAuthor
  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebofsisters/
  Purchase her book on amazon: https://a.co/d/5kMdHyO
  Website & to contact Judy: https://www.judylipson.org/
  Content Warning: Information presented in this episode may be upsetting to some people. It contains talk of eating disorder.
  For resources on Eating Disorders, please visit the website of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) at https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
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Chapitres

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. About Judy (00:01:02)

3. About Jane (00:03:47)

4. About Margie (00:05:03)

5. The Lipton Sisters: A Trio (00:05:20)

6. Discovering What Grief Is (00:08:50)

7. Losing Jane (00:10:35)

8. Losing Margie (00:12:34)

9. Judy asks, "Who am I now?" (00:13:38)

10. Living with Grief- Decades Later (00:16:02)

11. Skating, Fundraising, Honoring Her Sisters (00:19:34)

12. Speaking Out : Speaker's Bureau (00:22:07)

13. It's Never Too Late to Grieve (00:25:21)

14. Love and Grief (00:26:12)

15. Remembering (00:28:22)

16. Being Raw with Grief (00:28:22)

17. Judy's Advice to Grieving Siblings (00:35:09)

18. Celebration of Sisters (00:36:02)

19. Judy's Favorite Memories of Her Sisters (00:37:19)

20. Outro (00:38:33)