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When One Twin is Shy

By Brenda A. Henderson, Ph.D. Nicole peeks around her mother’s side to watch Rachel chatter with the cashier in the grocery store. While at a family gathering, Jordan quickly agrees with whatever activity Jeffrey suggests. Colleen entertains a circle of…

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The Importance of Forming Your Own Identity As A Twin

TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS: NOT YOUR TWIN Many twins unsuspectingly have limited access to their inner life because of the expectable emotional disruption triggered by growing up alongside a same-age sibling. Until there is a developmental change or environmental shift, many…

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Feeling Negative Emotions Towards Your Twin? It’s Normal

WHO’S CALLING WHOM SELFISH? When a twin gets in touch with me and tells me that he has seen a therapist in the past, invariably each attests to a shameful commonality – the therapist has proclaimed that the twin who…