Chelsey McHale
Chelsey created the first-ever sibling loss group in Arizona.
She lost her 25-year-old brother in a mountain climbing accident back in 2011, a week before her college graduation. She then worked with the City of Phoenix for 3 years and has been an advocate for safe hiking awareness. She has been able to get her brother's picture and story on the mountain to be used as a safety sign. She also attended the Compassionate Friends conference and did a workshop on honoring your sibling.
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Dec. 9, 2025
Chelsey McHale Interviews Maya Roffler On Sibling Loss
On episode 10 of season 8 of The Surviving Siblings® Podcast, guest host Chelsey McHale takes over the mic to interview podcast founder and host Maya Roffler in a deeply personal and reflective conversation. With 2026 marking 10 years since the loss of her brother Andreas, Maya opens up about what this milestone means to her, how her grief has evolved, and the legacy her brother continues to leave behind through this powerful community. From the early days of navigating violent loss to foundi...
Guest: Chelsey McHale
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April 19, 2023
Chelsey McHale - Losing Her Brother to the Mountain
All surviving siblings have a different story. Chelsey and Clint were inseparable when they were kids, most of the time they were by themselves because their father was in and out of the picture and their mother was a single mom, working two jobs to provide for them. Chelsey was about to graduate and was looking forward to having her brother at her graduation, so when she received “the call”, she couldn’t believe her brother had passed in a mountain climbing accident. In this week's episode, Ch...
Guest: Chelsey McHale