Hi, I'm Kate. And I'm Lori. We've always thought that the most compelling story

strikes the perfect balance between an honest look at the mess of life and the humor that can be found in the mess.

To be perfectly honest, we don't really know how to live life without both the humor and the authenticity.

Our podcast might be a little bit of whiplash at times.

We can spin from hard and deep to humor and laughing on a dime.

The hard will be really hard and the truths we share are the ugliest of humanity.

We don't intend to make it seem like it's all fine or to pretty up the pain.

But we also know that the joy we found is all fine or to pretty up the pain. But we also know that the joy we found

is all the more profound because of the pain. So we hope you can stick with us through the ugly

because there will also be joy and hope and humor. Welcome to the ugly truth about the girl next door.

Hi, welcome back to our podcast, The Ugly Truth about the Girl Next Door.

I'm Kate.

And I'm Lori.

You'd think that like 30-something episodes in that we would have like a better, a better way to start.

But we don't.

So today we are talking about why we're naming names.

Yesterday we posted a video on our social media pages that named an offender.

A man by the name of Ed Asback, who lives, you know, as a Grand Island resident, attends both Cornerstone Church and the chapel, actually, in Western New York, and was someone who abused me.

I say that.

So, strangely, I know.

It's, like, not at all casual.

But, um, so today we just want to give like a little bit more information about why we,

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