After hating her body for 35 years Adiba Nelson became a burlesque performer celebrating her curves and scars to show her daughter, who was born with a disability, how to embrace her own body. <a href="https://www.2lives.org/">2 Lives</a> “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” <a href="https://www.2lives.org/">2 Lives</a> is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Ruxandra Guidi. Lauren Vispoli is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Become a 2 Lives patron at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/2lives">https://www.patreon.com/2lives</a> Drop us a note on <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/2LivesPodcast/">Facebook</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/2livespodcast/">Instagram</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/2livespodcast">Twitter</a>. You can learn how to support the show <a href= "https://www.2lives.org/support">here</a>.  Find out more about Adiba Nelson and her books at <a href="https://www.2lives.org/">2lives.org</a>. Episode transcripts are posted on our <a href= "https://www.2lives.org/">website</a>. This season is supported by the <a href="https://womengiving.org/">Women's Foundation for the State of Arizona</a>.

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"We all have two lives. The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."

Stories of people who have faced darkness and how those moments transformed them.

2 Lives is hosted and written by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Pod art and website designed by Christian Arnder, music from Blue Dot Sessions.