Please note: This podcast contains references to suicide, domestic violence, and themes of a sexual nature.

Do you find it hard to talk to your sibling? The relationships we have with our siblings are more important than we often realise. How you were with your siblings is very important to how you are in the world. Therapy often focuses on romantic relationships or parent and child relationships but rarely does it consider brothers and sisters, and yet the sibling relationship is often the blueprint for how a person interacts with others throughout their lifetime.

In this new original series, Psychotherapist Philippa Perry explores six very different sibling relationships, and aims to bridge the communication gap within families. In a single intense session she goes under the skin of each of these relationships to find out what is working, what might not be working and how reflecting on this often overlooked relationship might benefit everyone involved.

In these frank and revealing conversations, there is laughter and also occasionally tears as Philippa sheds light on the inner workings of the sibling dynamic. If there is a conversation in your family that you have been meaning to have for a while, this podcast might help you finally gather the courage to talk.

If you or someone you know has been bereaved or affected by suicide or is having suicidal thoughts, there are a number of organisations who offer help and support including:

The Samaritans - www.samaritans.org, Tel: 116 123, SMS: Text SHOUT to 85258

MIND - www.mind.org.uk

Survivors of Bereavement By Suicide - www.uksobs.org

A Sonderbug Production for Audible Originals.

This original podcast is 8 episodes in total, please begin with “Ep.1: Significant Other”.