Chapter Thirteen

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This is the big, scary truth about trauma: there is no such thing as 'getting over it.' The five stages of grief model marks universal stages in learning to accept loss, but the reality is in fact much bigger: a major life disruption leaves a new normal in its wake. There is no 'back to the old me.' You are different now, full stop.

This is not a wholly negative thing. Healing from trauma can also mean finding new strength and joy. The goal of healing is not a papering-over of changes in an effort to preserve or present things as normal. It is to acknowledge and wear your new life, wisdom, and all with courage.

It had been almost a year since JJ's abduction and things were finally back to a new normal, for the most part. JJ still had an appointment with her psychiatrist every now and then and she was taking courses to become a profiler. The events of last year had forever changed JJ and being the liaison did not no longer suit her.

Will and JJ worked things out and they are even expecting their second child, something JJ wouldn't have believed if you had told her this a few months ago.

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