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Does this sentence sound natural? If not, could you correct it?
There are two members to my family besides myself.
 
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Besides me.
or ... in addition to me.

There is no need for the reflexive.
 
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I am not a teacher.

Some people think that 'myself' is a more formal/correct way of saying 'me'. It isn't.
 
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Is it not '[...] two members in my family [...]'?
 
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Yes.
 
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