Reviews

I just found your podcast. So sorry for your loss, I just lost my little sister it’s going to be 5 months in September 26th.. my heart is broken. I was feeling your pain with the phone call.. my sister passed away in a car accident she was only 19years old.. thank you for your podcast

I was recommended this podcast by my therapist. Since losing my sister, September 20, 2023, I had been searching for something like this podcast. I needed to know I was not alone in this grief, it sure felt like it. I was looking for people who understood what it was like to lose a sibling. The pain of losing your sibling is gut wrenching. You expect to lose a grandparent or parent at some point in your life, but your sibling you imagine you will grow old with them. Maya is amazing for creating this safe space to listen to stories of bereaved siblings. With these stories there is a sense of hope that maybe one day this grief will get a little easier and maybe it will not hurt so badly. I know that we will never get over the loss of our siblings, it is nice to have hope that it does get easier. Sending love to the bereaved siblings of the world.

I came across “The Surviving Siblings” podcast after losing my younger brother 2 months ago. After listening to countless other pods, nothing really resigned with me. Once I heard Maya speak, I immediately felt heard. My feelings of grief were validated. Her experience with losing her brother was very different than mine, yet there were so many similarities of emotions. I’m able to take something away from every single episode. I can’t thank Maya and her guests enough for brining a light to us forgotten mourners 💙

I have been looking for something to feel a connection to and this is it! I lost my brother to suicide a year and a half ago and it’s been a difficult path to walk. Family issues and other obstacles have made it hard to grieve. Things like this podcast help.

Siblings are often overlooked when it comes to loss and grief-known as the forgotten mourners. It’s been 29 & 10 years since losing my brothers and I feel forgotten no more. I connected right away to Mya and her story even though our losses were different. Mya is able to make siblings feel heard, seen and that their grief is important! As a therapist and someone who lost both siblings I highly recommend!

Maya has been such a God-send to me, both through her podcast and her Monday nights on Tik Tok. I recently lost my youngest sister and have been struggling. At least, I do not struggle alone.

When I lost my sister a little over ten years ago there was a support group for parents who lost their children. There was one for children who lost a parent. There was nothing about sibling loss. This platform is 100% needed and appreciated.

I love this podcast, I lost my brother due to cancer. This is one way I find in helping myself, thank you!

I found Mayas group by accident during one of my darkest days. I was flipping through Tik tok barely paying attention when I happened upon her page. I’ve lost three out of my 4 siblings all in different ways. So each death I felt like I was bringing up the previous loss. I also have lost both parents, a niece and a close cousin. Maya made me feel so welcome She is an amazing advocate for us the “ forgotten mourners “. I’m looking forward to the first ever summit and to continue listening to the podcasts as they are so so helpful. Thank you Maya for being you !!

I lost my brother six months ago and foul play is suspected. While I’ve only listened to part of season one, I can’t believe the similarities. While it breaks my heart that we both lost our brothers, Maya gives me hope that I’ll one day find out what happened to my brother and he’ll have justice, so my family can have closure. 💔🙏🏼

I am so glad I found this podcast and this community. Losing a sibling is something that no one understands who hasn’t experienced it. This podcast has helped me process everything and has made me realize that I am not alone.

Maya allows any and all grieving siblings to have a safe place to listen, share, grieve, and have solidarity in our process of navigating this world after losing someone we should have been able to grow old with. This podcast and venue is inspiring and invaluable.

I just wanted to say thank you for creating a safe place for people, like myself, who lost my brother (only sibling) on January 15th 2022. It was a traumatic death, and it’s something I struggle with daily. I went to grief groups, counseling etc.. not much helped. I remember coming across your page one night on TikTok. I was so thankful to find something I felt connected too! Thank you for being so raw, completely transparent about your loss. It’s truly heartbreaking. But, tragic losses can be used as a purpose in healing and helping. And that’s what it did for me! God bless, keep doing amazing works !

Found a connection .. not feeling so alone.

While some may assume that this podcast is depressing or overly sad, as a fellow surviving sibling, I find the podcast to be comforting. It’s comforting to know I’m not alone and others in a similar situation have some of the same feelings as me. Also provides some education on us forgotten mourners. Thank you for sharing your story.

When I lost my sister, I remember the first thought that came into my head, as most people who have lost someone so close to them it just cannot be real, and this cannot be happening to me? After about a week I started looking up podcast Facebook groups etc. I did come across this Facebook group 1st before I listened to the podcast. I I found myself yearning to be heard to know that I wasn’t alone, and for someone to confirm that we are the lost grievers…. This podcast has truly helped me and I look forward to listening to it. I hope to be a guest on the show!!! Thanks Jessica Jarrell

I am not o e to leave reviews but if you’ve lost a sibling, this podcast is amazing. Everyone’s walk in grief is different but this makes you feel less alone. Being able to relate is comforting and helpful. Highly recommend to anyone in this club

I am beyond thrilled about finding his podcast 28 years after my brother was killed. I was just doodling around on TikTok, and somehow Meyer came up live and I am all in. I’m only a few episodes in I think, four, and her storytelling is so captivating, and are so many things that are similar. The sibling grieving is something that most people cannot, and thankfully will not ever have to understand. Thank you. Highly recommended for anyone that has lost a sibling in anyway.

I found the surving siblings podcast after my brother had died from a fentanyl poisoning this podcast has helped me to keep moving forward

Maya has always been so open to hearing everyone’s point of view and connecting you with others who may have the same situations to find support. Although none of us want to have to be in this position, it’s been wonderful to know you’re not alone in your grief journey 💛

listening to the surviving siblings podcast, has helped me so much with my grief journey of losing my older brother to a fentanyl poisoning/murder as he never would touch fentanyl knowingly that is what he was doing, thank you so much for this podcast

I came across this podcast about a month and a half after my brother passed away. I did not want to go to a group so I decided to read and listen to podcasts. Maya’s podcast helped me tremendously through the really dark times I had been going through. I am looking forward to the next season!!

Maya touches so much on sibling loss of the pain, shift in family dynamics, and finding ways to survive and thrive in memory of her precious brother. She has many guests with a variety of stories but somehow, bereaved siblings can relate to all. Maya’s podcast gives us hope and validation in that we are not alone. This platform is so very vital and healing.

After the death of my 3rd sibling I came across this podcast. It has helped tremendously. Maya is amazing at telling her story and also letting others tell theirs. I hope other surviving siblings listen, we are not alone , we are now their voices. 💜

I really connected with some of the storys they all seem to feel the same way I do it's so nice to see I'm not alone

The host, Maya Roffler, leads the way by sharing her story in season one, with a depth rarely heard or told, as if listening to a close friend. In season two, she invites guests to share their stories of loss and grief, including what has helped them in their journey. As a surviving sibling and avid listener, I find hope woven into each story shared.

After the death of my brother Aaron 20 years ago, one of the most helpful things for me has been to talk to and hear stories from other surviving siblings. The Surviving Siblings podcast helps me feel less alone in my grief journey. The episodes are thoughtful and there is always something that resonates with me. I highly recommend this podcast to surviving siblings and those who want to support them, whether new in grief or many years into their grief journey.

Love this topic and the conversation it brings. Seeing friends who have lost siblings I know how difficult that trauma can be and love that there is an open narrative for people to help each other who have been through it themselves

Maya offers a safe and vulnerable space for bereaved siblings. She openly shares her tragic story of loss while connecting with so many of her listeners. Whether you lost your sibling last week or 30 years ago, this podcast validates that you are not alone. We need more platforms like what Maya has provided since most of the time, we are the forgotten mourners. Thank you, Maya for doing all that you can to change that.

Maya’s podcast is a game changer for people, like myself, who have lost a sibling. There are so many resources (books, articles, conversations, podcasts, information of any kind really) about so many types of loss: child loss, spousal loss, parent loss, pet loss…but sibling loss? It’s sparse at best. There’s a good reason surviving siblings are called the forgotten mourners. When someone loses their life, the focus immediately shifts to the parents or the spouse or the child(ren) who have just lost that person. But that person often has siblings who also left behind when they pass. Sibling loss is brutal. Siblings are the only people we know from basically day 1 who we expect to know, and have in our lives, all the way to the end, and when we lose one- we lose a piece of our identity. Who are we without our older/younger/twin brother or sister? We don’t just lose our sibling; in that moment, we lose our family as each surviving family member is fractured, grieving, and processing differently- nobody is ever the same. There just isn’t enough out there in the world to support and validate the surviving siblings, our loss, and our experience. A giant thank you to Maya for bringing light to this loss, for sharing so much of herself so openly and vulnerably, and for reminding all of us that we aren’t in this journey alone. Cannot wait for the rest of season 2 to hear from more of my fellow sibling losers/surviving siblings! Oh and Happy Birthday to Maya and to her little brother, Andreas ❤️