Siblings by Circumstance

Finding Then Losing Family A journey of resilience In this episode of Siblings by Circumstance, host LizzyB chats with Sam, a 25-year-old visual artist who shares her incredibly complex and non-traditional journey through adoption, foster care, and sibling estrangement. What begins as a young girl’s innocent internet search to connect with her biological roots unravels into a web of jaw-dropping f...

Episode Summary In this poignant Memorial Day episode, host Lizzie B. explores the deeply isolating and complex world of sibling estrangement drawing parallels between the structured finality of marital divorce and the chaotic, undefined nature of family estrangement, she advocates for a new societal language to process this hidden trauma. Reflecting on her own childhood family reunions and the ps...

This episode explores how family estrangement ripples across generations, told through personal stories about cousins, nephews and long-standing distance between generations of siblings. Episode Highlights The Anatomy of Estrangement: Host LizzyB interviews guest MJ, who shares her experience with a nine-year estrangement from her brother that began with unresolved hurts and a missed apology. The...

What happens when the person supposed to help tell your story stops responding? In this poignant and empowering episode, host LizzyB reveals the "accidental" origin story of the Siblings by Circumstance podcast. After being ghosted by another creator just an hour before a scheduled interview, Liz faced a pivotal choice: succumb to analysis paralysis or find her own voice. She chose the latter. By...

In this episode of Siblings by Circumstance, the host introduces the Facebook group Sibling Estrangement Support Through Engagement and explains how the podcast supports people processing the ambiguous grief of estrangement. This podcast episode explores the unique pain of sibling estrangement, framing it as a form of ambiguous grief or "mourning the living." Unlike traditional loss, estrangement...

Navigating Sibling Estrangement on National Siblings Day What happens when the people who shared your childhood home become the architects of your deepest pain? In this raw and revealing episode of Siblings by Circumstance, we confront the "dark side" of National Sibling Day—a day that, for many, serves as a painful reminder of what has been lost. Host LizzyB sits down with PK, a guest who has nav...

Episode 1: Sibling Estrangement: You Are Not Alone Welcome to the debut episode of Siblings by Circumstance. In this introductory session, host LizzyB opens the door to a conversation many suffer through in silence: the "ambiguous grief" of sibling estrangement. Whether you have chosen to walk away for your own mental health or have been cast out of a sibling's orbit, this podcast is a safe space...