TW: A brief description of a violent attack.

We've changed the names of the people in this story. By the end of it you'll likely know who we're talking about because much has been written about this person but we wanted the focus of this story to be on Kate.

2 Lives is produced and hosted by Laurel Morales, story editing by Camila Kerwin if the Rough Cut Collective, music from Blue Dot Sessions. Annie Gerway creates original illustrations for each episode. You can see them at 2lives.org or our social sites @2livespodcast.

Kate wrote "Everything Is Perfect."

This episode also features a promo for The Bittersweet Life, a podcast about the expat life.