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Grief is the New Normal Podcast: S3E12 Life Interrupted: The Impact of Sibling Grief with Dr. Parul Dua Makkar

Grief is the New Normal Podcast: S3E12 Life Interrupted: The Impact of Sibling Grief with Dr. Parul Dua Makkar

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 On Grief is the New Normal, host Dr. Heather Taylor interviews Long Island dentist and grief coach Dr. Parul Dua Makkar about sibling grief after her younger brother, Dr. Manu Dua, died from canver of the tongue in 2021 during COVID restrictions, leaving her to say goodbye by video call. They discuss how sibling loss can feel invisible and uniquely alters identity, future plans, and family dynamics, especially as Parul later lost her father suddenly. Parul shares Manu’s posthumously published book, Life Interrupted, and her tribute platform “Dua Good Job,” focused on doing good, oral cancer education, and grief support. They explore how grief shifts empathy in healthcare, the importance of boundaries and support, and why grieving people value others saying the sibling’s name and sharing memories. 00:00 Say Their Name 00:25 Podcast Welcome 00:48 Meet Dr Parul 01:18 Losing Manu in COVID 03:16 His Cancer Lessons 05:09 Life Interrupted 07:32 Why Sibling Grief Hurts 11:55 Talk About Our Siblings 13:17 Keeping Memories for Kids 14:27 Second Loss Losing Dad 18:22 Finding Peace After Loss 18:49 Grief Held in the Body 20:03 Micro Griefs in Dentistry 22:01 Empathy Gaps in Care 25:08 Choosing Meaning After Trauma 26:56 Do a Good Job Legacy 29:39 Identity and Boundaries 33:48 Advice for Sibling Grievers 35:35 Where to Connect 36:13 Closing and Resources ------------------------------------ Dr. Parul Dua Makkar is a general dentist, speaker, author, and grief coach for healthcare providers. After losing her only sibling, Dr. Manu Dua, to oral cancer, she turned her personal loss into a powerful mission. Through her initiative Dua Good Job, she educates healthcare professionals on early oral cancer detection, treatment navigation, and the emotional toll of caregiving and loss. Dr. Makkar is also dedicated to supporting clinicians facing burnout, grief, and moral injury, offering compassionate tools and coaching to help them heal while continuing to serve. Based in Long Island, NY, she blends clinical expertise with heartfelt advocacy to create space for wellness, awareness, and purpose in healthcare. Guide to Oral Cancer Free eBook: https://www.duagoodjob.com/freeoralcancerguide Books https://www.duagoodjob.com/offers/3oeb648R Book a support call. https://www.duagoodjob.com/schedulecall ---------------------- Grief is not a problem to solve. It is a human experience to move through, and most of us were never taught how. Grief is the New Normal is hosted by Dr. Heather Taylor, licensed psychologist and grief specialist with over a decade of experience in grief, trauma, and reproductive psychology. This show exists to change the conversation around loss by expanding what grief looks like, who it belongs to, and what it actually means to integrate it into your life. Whether you're grieving a death, a diagnosis, a relationship, an identity shift, or the world as you knew it, your grief is real, it deserves space, and you are not behind. And if you're a clinician, coach, or helper carrying your own grief while holding space for others, this show was built for you too. Dr. Taylor brings research-informed frameworks, honest clinical perspective, and the STAY framework, a grief-informed approach to living with loss that goes far beyond the five stages. Expect nuance, depth, and conversations that take grief seriously. No toxic positivity. No fixing. Just honest conversation, real validation, and a community built around grief literacy, disenfranchised grief, anticipatory grief, collective grief, and the full spectrum of human loss. grief support podcast · disenfranchised grief · anticipatory grief · grief after loss · grief for clinicians · grief-informed care · grief literacy · coping with grief · grief and identity · mental health and grief · reproductive grief · pet loss grief · collective trauma and grief · moral injury · grief integration · STAY framework New episodes dropping regularly Subscribe to the Bridging the Grief Gap newsletter on LinkedIn for deeper dives, resources, and grief-literate tools LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/heather-taylor-psyd-licensed-psychologist Grab the Authentically Unapologetic Grief Journal → https://a.co/d/4hbLtbX www.griefisthenewnormal.com · hello@griefisthenewnormal.com Follow @grief_is_the_new_normal on Instagram for grief education, mental health content, and yes, a little sass and dark humor too. ------------------------------------- Opening and closing music by The Dadicorns Copyright 2026 Grief is the New Normal: A Podcast with Dr. Heather Taylor. All Rights Reserved. This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy.
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