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In this episode, Aimee McKee joins us to share her story of losing her brother at a young age.
Aimee is 23 and lives in Belfast, Ireland. She was 17 when her brother died at the age of 31 from an undiagnosed heart condition.
Listen in as we talk about:
The day she found out her brother died, and later on found out that her mom had tried to resuscitate him.
Going through inconclusive autopsies and tests surrounding his death, and ultimately finding out that he died of a heart condition.
How she navigated the complex emotions of receiving her own diagnosis of a new illness, the loss of her brother, and grieving mother.
Experiencing grief in different stages
The guilt she experienced surrounding moving out and into new life stages
Susan E. Casey, MSW, MFA, is an author, a licensed mental health clinician, a certified bereavement group facilitator, a certified life coach and a podcaster. Throughout the past 29 years, Susan has worked in hospice, in-patient, and home-based settings with teens and adults, and taught numerous courses to executive leaders and clinicians.
Currently, Susan works for a measurement-based care organization, providing clinical coaching to therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists countrywide to improve mental health outcomes for youth and adults.
Susan’s blog on her website, susanecasey.com, chronicles her grieving process following the death of her younger brother. Her fiction has won numerous awards, including first place in the PEN/Nob Hill Literary Contest and Green Writer’s National Literary Contest. Rock On: Mining for Joy in the Deep River of Grief is her first work of nonfiction published on February 14, 2020 by Library Tales Publishing. Both Susan’s professional and creative work have been guided by her deep belief that every individual has purpose and inherent strengths and deserves the opportunity to reach their own unique potential. Please be sure to check Susan's podcast, L.E.A.P https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/trailer-welcome-to-the-l-e-a-p-podcast-with-susan-e-casey/id1573809035?i=1000526765528
Susan lives in Maine with her husband Steve and miniature aussidoodle Rocky
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2 thoughts on “EPISODE 26: UNMASKING THE GRIEF OF SIBLING LOSS WITH AIMEE MCKEE”
Thank you for doing this. There is not much on sibling loss nor support. I’m sure your page and podcasts will help many, including myself.
L.E.A.P 
Thank you for doing this. There is not much on sibling loss nor support. I’m sure your page and podcasts will help many, including myself.
Thank you for the comment! There isn’t enough on sibling loss and I do hope listening to others helps in some small way. Sending you love and light❤️