{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Carried Forward","title":"The Loneliness of Sibling Grief w/ Zander Sprague","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4193,"description":"“Everyone asks how the parents are doing. Nobody asks how the siblings are doing.”\nIn this episode, I sit down with author, speaker, counselor, and sibling grief advocate Zander Sprague for a deeply honest conversation about sibling loss, overlooked grief, and what it means to carry someone forward after tragedy.\nZander’s older sister Lucy was murdered in 1996. Nearly thirty years later, he’s helping sibling survivors feel seen through his writing, counseling, advocacy work, and communities like The Compassionate Friends and TCF Sibs.\nWe talk about:why sibling grief is so often overlooked the loneliness of becoming “the forgotten mourner” grief ambushes and emotional triggers what it means to let grief shape you without defining you why people never truly “get over” losing someone they love the power of community after loss how remembering someone keeps them alive in our livesAt its core, this episode is about recognition.\nAbout finally hearing: “I see you. Your grief matters too.”\nConnect with Zander: Website: ZanderSprague.comInstagram: @epic_beginsYouTube: @epicbeginsLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ZanderSpragueBooks: Epic Begins With 1 Step ForwardMaking Lemonade: Choosing A Positive Pathway After Losing Your SiblingWhy Don’t They Cry?: Understanding Your Living Child’s Grief\nResources: robertdelfave.com\nFree audio series: Not Alone —robertdelfave.com\nBook a free discovery call: robertdelfave.com\nThe Carried Forward Podcast is hosted by Robert DelFave, grief coach, David Kessler Certified Grief Educator, and author of The Other Side of This.\nNew episodes released regularly.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xh6r9bmP-Q2YW1DwzXwZzCge0iLWk7RwlvORQ_Gtc2M/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hODI0/OGE0NjQxMWVhMzlk/NjQ4YzIwNmE3N2Qz/ZjU1OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}