Grief Episodes

Kayla Loses Ashley To Choking
April 1, 2025

Kayla Loses Ashley To Choking

In this deeply emotional episode of The Surviving Siblings Podcast, host Maya Roffler welcomes Kayla, a bereaved sibling who lost her baby sister, Ashley, in a tragic and unexpected medical event in 2006. At just eleven years...

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Michael Loses Jimmy To A Homicide
Sept. 16, 2025

Michael Loses Jimmy To A Homicide

On episode 4 of Season 8 of The Surviving Siblings Podcast®, host, Maya Roffler is joined by Michael Tobin, who shares the raw and unfiltered story of losing his older brother, Jimmy, to homicide in 1992. Over 30 years later,...

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Dan Loses Patti To Appendicitis
Nov. 11, 2025

Dan Loses Patti To Appendicitis

On episode 8 of Season 8 of The Surviving Siblings Podcast®, host, Maya Roffler speaks with Dan Dunsmore, a devoted brother, father, and educator who shares the heartbreaking story of losing his sister Patti at just 13 years ...

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Katherine Loses Colin To Cancer
Nov. 25, 2025

Katherine Loses Colin To Cancer

On episode 9 of Season 8 of The Surviving Siblings Podcast®, host, Maya Roffler sits down with Katherine Mandzak, a writer and advocate, as she opens up about losing her beloved younger brother Colin to a rare and aggressive ...

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Earla Loses Leigh-Ann To Pancreatic Cancer
Feb. 24, 2026

Earla Loses Leigh-Ann To Pancreatic Cancer

On Season 9, Episode 2 of The Surviving Siblings Podcast®, host Maya Roffler is joined by Earla Dawn, who shares the story of losing her sister, Leigh-Ann, to pancreatic cancer. Earla takes us back to their childhood on the p...

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