Her whole life Pardis Mahdavi tried to belong -- in the US, then in Iran. And finally she decided to be a bridge between two cultures but it took an arrest by the morality police and a crisis of identity to get there. <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 Vespoli 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>. Episode transcripts are posted on our <a href= "https://www.2lives.org/"> website</a>. Find out more about Pardis Mahdavi on our website <a href="https://www.2lives.org/">2lives.org</a>.

After Daughter's Suicide Ex-Vangelical Chooses To Listen To Her Inner Guide

"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.