{"id":10681,"date":"2022-03-23T13:45:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/?page_id=10681"},"modified":"2023-09-17T13:34:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T17:34:08","slug":"general-twin-loss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/resources\/general-twin-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"General Twin Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tGeneral Twin Loss\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<h2>Explore resources for:<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#general-twin-loss-for-twinless-twins\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwinless Twins\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#general-twin-loss-for-counselors\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCounselors\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#general-twin-loss-for-parents\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParents\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tFor Twinless Twins\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<h3>The Bereavement Process For Twinless Twins<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mary R. Morgan, L.M.S.W.<\/strong><br \/>Twinless Twin Mary Morgan lends her insight into the special character of twin bereavement and how to reconcile our individual identity when the framework of &#8220;we&#8221; has been broken.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Bereavement-Process-for-Twinless.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>When Someone You Love Dies,There Is No Such Thing as Moving On<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Stand-up comedian, actor and writer Kelley Lynn<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/kYWlCGbbDGI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"youtube-video-thumbnail\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h3>One to One: Mary R. Morgan, Author of &#8220;A Memoir of Twin Loss and Healing.&#8221;<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Mary R. Morgan, author of &#8220;Beginning with the End: A Memoir of Twin Loss and Healing&#8221; talks about her early life as daughter of Governor and then Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller and about her search for peace many years after the disappearance of her twin brother Michael.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CLhclL7v0DE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"youtube-video-thumbnail\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h3>Obstacles: Stories of Twin Loss Trailer (Long Version)<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>From the words of survivor twins, this trailer gives insight into twin loss and how life just doesn&#8217;t feel the same without one&#8217;s other half.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/AgGbdM30kqE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"youtube-video-thumbnail\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h3>Grief Relief TV: Coping with the Death of a Twin<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>This is an interview with twinless twins Carolyn Shane and Mary R. Morgan. They talk about their loss, TTSGI, and twin loss in general.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/9ydU5noKB7w\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"youtube-video-thumbnail\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h3>Deleted Scenes: Losing a Twin | Our America with Lisa Long<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>An example of how a survivor twin honors his twinship after the loss of his twin brother.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h3>Joys and Sorrows<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Raymond W. Brandt, ph.D., Ed.D., Founder TTSGI<\/strong><br \/>Dr. Raymond Brandt talks about the profound impact of utero bonding on twinless twins, and the need for survivor twins to live out their lives as multiples.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Joys-and-Sorrows.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>The Inconsolable Loss: Facing the Death of a Twin<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mary Rockefeller Morgan<\/strong><br \/>&#8220;Moving forward with new life from deep personal loss is a long, up and downhill path. For twins, the needs and habitual themes of primary twinship get replayed like old familiar tunes, each to be heard, addressed with kindness and released.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/the-inconsolable-loss-fac_b_3005706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read Full Huffington Post Article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Full Huffington Post Article\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Open to Hope: Audio Interview on Twin Loss<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Michelle Getchell<\/strong><br \/>Executive Director of TTSGI shares her story and why twin loss is such a unique loss.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opentohope.com\/michelle-getchell-twinless-twins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Listen to Audio Interview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tListen to Audio Interview\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Open to Hope: Audio Interview on Twin Loss<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mitch Carmody, Jacob Yurich<\/strong><br \/>TTSGI members Mitch Carmody and Jacob Yurich share about their twin loss.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opentohope.com\/60377-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Listen to Audio Interview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tListen to Audio Interview\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Welcome to the World of Doubles<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Raymond W. Brandt, ph.D., Ed.D., Founder TTSGI<\/strong><br \/>Dr. Brandt answers the question: &#8220;Is Being a Twin Always Fun?&#8221; by reflecting on his personal experience as a twinless twin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Welcom-to-the-world-of-doubles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Research on Twin Loss<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nancy Segal<\/strong><br \/>An advocate for continued research on twin loss, author Nancy Segal informs us about a study by the Minnesota Center for Twin and Adoption Research while providing a few case examples.\u00a0<a title=\"Dr. Segal's Twinless Twin Survey\" href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Segal-Twinless-Survey.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to download Dr. Segal&#8217;s Twinless Twin Survey<\/a>. Completing this survey is voluntary.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Research-on-Twin-Loss.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Living Without Your Twin<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Raymond W. Brandt, ph.D., Ed.D., Founder TTSGI<\/strong><br \/>In this article, Dr. Raymond Brandt tackles difficult questions regarding twinless twins and says there is power in Healing by Helping Others.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Living-Without-Your-Twin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Utero Bonding and How That Governs Behavior<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Raymond W. Brandt, ph.D., Ed.D., Founder TTSGI<\/strong><br \/>A quick overview of Utero Bonding and why this is a very important concept to understand and consider for all twinless twins.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Utero-Bonding.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tFor Counselors\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<h3>Twin Loss: Implications For Counselors Working With Surviving Twins (Practice &#038; Theory)<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Valerie L. Schwiebert<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Twin-Loss-Implications-Counselors.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tFor Parents\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<h3>Monitoring Survivors<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Elizabeth A. Pector, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>In this article, Dr. Elizabeth A. Pector gathers medical and psychological facts, parent anecdotes, and recommendations from experienced counselors to help parents of multiple birth survivors<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Monitoring-Survivors.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>Author Biographies<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Valerie-Schwiebert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Valerie L. Schwiebert<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Elizabeth-Pector.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elizabeth A. Pector, M.D.<\/a><br \/><a title=\"biography of mary morgan\" href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mary-Morgan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary R. Morgan, L.M.S.W.<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Raymond-Brandt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raymond W. Brandt, ph.D., Ed.D., Founder TTSGI<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Nancy-Segal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Nancy L. Segal<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Twin Loss Explore resources for: Twinless Twins Counselors Parents For Twinless Twins The Bereavement Process For Twinless Twins Mary R. Morgan, L.M.S.W.Twinless Twin Mary Morgan lends her insight into the special character of twin bereavement and how to reconcile our individual identity when the framework of &#8220;we&#8221; has been broken. 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