Sib as a Human Podcast

Perfectionism doesn't ask where it came from — it just tells you to keep going. This episode traces the layers that built one sib's relationship to perfect: being the eldest daughter in an immigrant family, being the one who could pass in rooms her brother couldn't, and an internal pressure to prove her worth. Welcome to Sib as a Human! A new podcast where we explore the messy, beautiful and compl...

Men and male sibs - are you doing okay? In this bonus episode, Sheena is joined by Dr. Peter Fisher, a research fellow at the Movember Institute of Men’s Health, t o dig into something no one is talking about: the very things that make it hard to be a man in this culture are the same things that make it hard to be a Sib. Together, they explore: * How loneliness has reached epidemic levels — and ho...

If someone asked you right now what you want (not what needs to get done, not what everyone else needs) could you answer? Andrew Perez couldn’t. For most of his life, the question didn’t even register as one worth asking. In this conversation, he and Sheena get into what it actually takes to go from surviving your childhood to building a life that has room for you in it and why that journey looks...

What if the reason you can’t relax, the reason your body always feels like it’s bracing for something, isn’t a personality flaw but a nervous system doing exactly what it learned to do? Naturopathic doctor and fellow sib, Dr. Sara Rapaport, joins Sheena for one of the first conversations directly speaking to what growing up as a sib actually does to our bodies, our nervous systems, and our ability...

Episode 2: Sib as the One Who Never Needed Anything So many of us who grew up as sibs picked up on the same invisible rule: this family doesn't have room for your needs too. So we got so good at not having them, that we stopped knowing they were there. In this episode, Sheena sits down with Carly Larkin and together, they explore:-Why the helping never stops — and how the thing that earned you the...

Episode 1: Who Is a Sib — and Why Does It Matter? Welcome to the very first episode of Sib as a Human , the podcast dedicated to siblings of people with disabilities — not just as caregivers or advocates, but as whole, complex human beings. In this premiere episode, host Sheena Brevig shares her own journey of growing up as a sib to her younger brother, who has cerebral palsy — and how she slowly...

Sib as a Human - Episode 1 COMING TO YOU APRIL 9th, 2026! Welcome to Sib as a Human! A new podcast where we explore the messy, beautiful and complex experience of what it’s like being a sibling to someone with disabilities or significant emotional, physical, or behavioral needs. Brought to you by Sheena Brevig & Sibling Leadership Network CONNECT WITH US Substack: https://substack.com/@sibasahuman...