71: Shaye Gundry on Life After… Sibling Loss: Nine years of silent grief, holding everyone together, and rebuilding yourself

<p>What happens when you lose your brother suddenly and, instead of falling apart, you become the one holding everyone else together?</p><p><br></p><p>Shaye Gundry is a hairdresser, beauty therapist and mother of three who owns Blossom Hair and Beauty in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney.</p><p><br></p><p>Ten years ago, at 29, right as she was planning her son&#39;s first birthday and her own 30th, Shaye lost her younger brother suddenly; he was only 25. She spent the next nine years holding her family together while quietly falling apart, before finding her way back to herself.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we chat about:</p><ul><li>The moment Shaye found out her younger brother had died suddenly at 25</li><li>Becoming the &quot;organiser&quot; for her whole family while burying her own grief</li><li>Why there is almost no support or community for siblings grieving a sibling</li><li>The nine years she spent leaning on alcohol to cope with what she did not want to feel</li><li>The &quot;flick of a switch&quot; turning point that came 13 months ago</li><li>Remembering her brother: the uncle who showed up for her kids without being asked</li><li>Raising two daughters as hairdressing and beauty apprentices inside her own salon</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Shaye&#39;s story is a reminder that grief does not follow a straight line, and it does not come with a manual, especially when it&#39;s a sibling you have lost. She spent nine years being strong for everyone else before she let herself fall apart, and it took a flick-of-the-switch moment to find her way back.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have lost a sibling and felt like there was nowhere to take that grief, this episode is proof you are not as alone as it feels.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Shaye:</p><ul><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shaye.gundry" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/shaye.gundry</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blossomhairandbeautyco/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/blossomhairandbeautyco/</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://www.blossomhairandbeauty.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.blossomhairandbeauty.com.au/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Cat:</p><ul><li>Join my mailing list: ⁠<a href="https://catlouisedunn.myflodesk.com/mailing-list" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://catlouisedunn.myflodesk.com/mailing-list⁠</a></