Helping our siblings in their daily routine comes so naturally to us that we just end up doing it for everyone and forget that we don't have to. Sometimes it's nice to be by yourself, with your own thoughts, or even if not with your own thoughts, with a good movie or TV show. It's a lot of balancing, but it's also who we are as siblings who evolve right along with our sibs with disabilities. Listen to Shireen's story in episode 20.
In this episode we talk about:

About Shireen’s family and brother with autism
Shireen’s transition moving out and into a new one away from her brother 
Feeling needed versus feeling “useless”
Having more time, space and reevaluating our own thoughts
The changing relationships with our siblings after moving out
Being alone (and watching movies)
Relaxing and family incidents
Underestimating our sibling’s abilities and also believing in them simultaneously
Boundaries and fight, flight, freeze, and fawn
Shireen helping her brother navigate a more “typical” social life”
Shireen’s encouragement to fellow siblings

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Music by:

AlexGrohl from Pixabay
QubeSounds from Pixabay

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