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She had a PhD from RAND. A master's from Harvard Kennedy School. And didn't open her own bank folders until her divorce.

Dr. Katia Vlachos spent 17 years following her husband across three continents, slowly handing over her finances, her career, and herself — one accommodation at a time.

Not because she was forced to. Because she chose to.

And that took a decade to admit.

"Being a victim kept me comfortable. But deeply unhappy. And completely stuck."

The real cost nobody counted: → A thriving career in international security — quietly abandone ...