Joan Friedman, PhD, is an identical twin and the mother of five, including fraternal twin sons. Her commitment to twin research and her treatment of twins of all ages demonstrate the breadth and depth of her skills and experience. Her first book, Emotionally Healthy Twins, has received critical acclaim as a unique resource for understanding how twins develop and what parents can do to manage and understand twin-specific challenges as twins mature. Dr. Friedman’s second book about the relationship intricacies of adult twins is titled The Same but Different: How Twins Can Live, Love and Learn to be Individuals. Her most recent book is Twins in Session, about psychotherapy with twins. Her website is https://www.joanafriedmanphd.com/

Here she reviews many of the issues that twins bring up in her psychotherapy practice.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:54 How twins get defined

00:11:34 Fear of separation

00:19:53 Conflicts between twins

00:25:44 Media depictions of twins

00:32:04 Death of a twin

00:40:26 Acknowledging twin differences

00:47:24 Separation of twins

00:56:02 Changes in the world of twins

01:00:33 Conclusion

Debra Lynn Katz, PhD, is author of You Are Psychic: The Art of Clairvoyant Reading and Healing, Extraordinary Psychic: Proven Techniques to Master Your Natural Psychic Abilies, and Freeing the Genie Within: Manifesting Abundance, Creativity, and Success in Your Life. She is coauthor, with Jon Knowles, of Associative Remote Viewing: The Art and Science of Predicting Outcomes for Sports, Politics, Finances, and the Lottery. Debra currently serves as President of the International Remote Viewing Association. Debra and her sister are identical twins.

(Recorded on January 25, 2024)

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