Episode 9: Micaela's Episode

We're back after a long hiatus!

Learn about Micaela’s experience as sister to her younger brother, who has autism and is non-verbal. Micaela shares her insights into how to maintain an individual identity as a sibling, manifestations of sibling trauma, the difficult family conversations at transition points, and more.

Here is a link to many resources for siblings of someone with special needs: https://www.siblingresources.org/resources. Sib20 and SibNet are fantastic Facebook communities with thousands of siblings!

Please contact munkasantra@gmail.com with any questions, concerns, or comments, or to inquire about being on an episode.

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About the Podcast

The Secret Life of Sibs

A podcast made by sibling of someone with a disability, for other siblings!

The Secret Life of Sibs is made for siblings of people with special needs, by a twin of someone with special needs. Join us for honest conversations with adult siblings from diverse backgrounds. Let's help redefine the expected sibling narrative. Life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows - it’s sunshine streaming through dark clouds and storms and it’s sometimes struggling to see the rainbow. Speaking that communal experience into the light can reach those of us otherwise alone in our circumstance.

About your host

Romila Santra

Romila is a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins University, where she studied Neuroscience and Medical Humanities. Right now, she's involved in clinical research concerning neurodevelopment disorders like autism, as well as pursing her MA in Science Writing also from JHU. She hopes to eventually be a physician-writer that specializes in treating families affected by these disorders while bringing awareness to the issues surrounding disability in America.