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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...
Why child protagonists make death more heartbreaking in video games

Why child protagonists make death more heartbreaking in video games

by Jasmine Pegg | Jun 2, 2026 | Memento Mainstream

Most games treat death as failure, punishment, or a way to learn. Players often die hundreds of times in games like Dark Souls, memorising patterns to improve with every attempt. But some games approach death very differently. Through child protagonists and youthful...
Ending on a good note: how Music-Thanatologists ease the transition of  death 

Ending on a good note: how Music-Thanatologists ease the transition of death 

by Thomas Booth | May 29, 2026 | Living Proof

The passage from life to death is the most defining and terrifying journey of our lives. A journey which can be extremely hard to understand, and even harder to surrender to. Music-thanatologists offer us a form of music made to ease the mind, body and soul before we...
New podcast episode! Interview with Lucy Easthope

New podcast episode! Interview with Lucy Easthope

by Daisy Sanderson | May 29, 2026 | Living Proof

This Friday, tune into our newest podcast episode! An interview with Lucy Easthope, emergency planning and disaster recovery advisor. She talks about her career, grief, quiet survival, and the hidden systems that hold society together in the face of disaster! Thank...
Materials: the trinkets we treasure that keep our loved ones alive

Materials: the trinkets we treasure that keep our loved ones alive

by Poppy Rae Wilson | May 28, 2026 | Living Proof

Sometimes, the smallest things become the strongest proof of who someone was. An unassuming book, for an unassuming woman. At least that’s what Laura Williams had thought about her nan, who passed when she was young. Her recipe book, kept in a broken ziplock bag, with...
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