Mourning the Living: The Grief of Sibling Estrangement with Author Fern Schumer Chapman
Sibling estrangement often carries profound hurt, grief, and a deep stigma. The loss of a brother or sister through estrangement can raise elemental doubts that ripples through a life, altering every family relationship as well as an individual’s identity, self-esteem, and ability to trust.
In this webinar, we will discuss:
• The importance of the sibling relationship
• Toxic dynamics in the sibling relationship
• Exclusion and how it affects an individual
• Risk factors for estrangement
• Perilous moments in a life
• Estrangement and rumination over the loss of a living relative
• The possibility of reconciliation
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About the Presenter
Fern Schumer Chapman is a critically acclaimed Chicago-based writer and the author of several award-winning books. Viking/Penguin published her latest book, Brothers, Sisters, Strangers: Sibling Estrangement and the Road to Reconciliation, in 2021. She writes the psychologytoday.com blog “Brothers, Sisters, Strangers” and co-hosts a podcast of the same name. Her recent work, The Sibling Estrangement Journal: A Guided Exploration of Your Experience through Writing, compiles selected blog posts. She also speaks and gives presentations on estrangement.
Her memoir, Motherland, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, a National Jewish Book Award finalist, and a BookSense76 pick, and remains popular with book clubs. Two other books, Is It Night or Day? and Middle School Sleuths, are used in middle school classrooms.
In 2004, the Illinois Association of Teachers of English named Chapman Illinois Author of the Year. Her books have also been featured twice on Oprah Winfrey shows.
Her journalism and reporting have appeared in numerous publications, including the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Learn more about Fern’s books and speaking engagements at fernschumerchapman.com
Fern’s Links
BROTHERS, SISTERS, STRANGERS:
THE SIBLING ESTRANGEMENT JOURNAL:
IS IT NIGHT OR DAY audible:
MOTHERLAND:
MIDDLE SCHOOL SLEUTHS:
FACING THE PAST:
THREE STARS IN THE NIGHT SKY: