The Enduring Ties of Siblings

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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No one knows you like your sibling. They are the keepers of family secrets. They know how to push your buttons. They are probably the longest-lasting relationship you’ll have in your life. Why is it that the outside world considers you a functioning adult, but your siblings still treat you like the family crybaby? What happens when parents pass and siblings drift apart? We look at sibling relationships and hear from you: what do you love most or find hardest about your sibling relationship? Guests: Aretha Hampton, licensed clinical social worker, sole proprietor of Roots Consultation Services in Berkeley. Laurie Kramer, Professor, Applied Psychology, Northeastern University. Catherine Carr, Host of the podcast "Relatively" which focuses on siblings and their dynamics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.6	From KQED in San Francisco, this is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. We celebrate marriages and
1:20.6	friendships that stand the test of time, but rarely do we give the same attention to long, healthy sibling relationships. Even as more research shows
1:28.3	they are deeply formative and complex, some 80% of Americans have lived with a sibling,
1:33.6	whether biological, adopted, or stepbrothers or sisters. This hour, we explore what makes
1:38.3	sibling relationships unique and what the latest studies tell us about the impact they can
1:42.6	have on our happiness as adults.
1:44.8	And we want to hear from you, what do you love or find hardest about your relationships with siblings?
1:50.2	How has a sibling affected your life?
1:52.7	Morham is next after this news.
2:04.6	I'm Mina Kim. Welcome to Forum. When Catherine Carr looks back at her childhood with her two sisters, one of whom she lived apart from, she thinks of writer Lynn Barber saying, no one else understands the mess you came from.
2:15.6	Sibling relationships are often the longest of our lives.
2:18.9	A sibling can be our first friend or first rival, and their impact can be deeply felt.
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