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Divided Self: Identity reconstruction after twin death

Divided Self: Identity reconstruction after twin death

by Elke Spiers | Jun 3, 2026 | Living Proof

We are told we are ‘born alone, and die alone’ – a phrase meant to universalise isolation in death, and has been a philosophical concept for decades. But for twins, this idea just isn’t true. We are born together, spend formative years together. So...

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