“This is real progress,” she says. “I want to use our time the best we can today to put some things in place for you to work on.”
“Okay.”
“Let’s explore a couple of the more significant people or situations,” she says. “I think your mother and her admission of seeing another man may be one of these, right?”
“My mom just told me about him—about Richard—and I feel like that was a big thing for her, but now it’s out there, and she can talk freely about it, but I’m not sure how to respond. I also feel like this is a step for her to go back to her normal life.”
“That makes sense.” Patricia nods.
“And Jenna . . . I’m not sure what or how to respond to Jenna.”
“Your best friend who was also abducted with you?”
“Yes,” I continue. “She is amazing in her ability to turn a challenge into somet
