TW: Mention of suicide

Growing up Lisa Cooper Ellison was told she was the antidote to her family's sorrow. But she realized the only antidote she can be is to her own suffering, and the only one who can revise that story is her.

2 Lives is produced and hosted by me, story edited by Camila Kerwin of the Rough Cut Collective, music from Blue Dot Sessions. Annie Gerway creates original illustrations for each episode. You can see them at 2 lives dot org or on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @2LivesPodcast.

Lisa Cooper Ellison is a writer, editor, and coach.

This episode includes a promo of The Bittersweet Life, a podcast about the expat life.