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I'm Talia Bacassas, and this is First Day Back,

a podcast about trying to get your life back, after an event that changes you.

This is episode six, our last one of this season.

It's been a year and a half since Lucy Paquette was released from prison for accidentally

killing Jerry, her common-law husband. Over the course of that time, Lucy has accomplished a lot.

She stayed sober, continued counseling, found a job, reconnected with family. These are required

by her parole program.

Despite all the progress Lucy has made,

I wouldn't really describe her as back on her feet.

As part of her rehab program, she goes to therapy once a week.

The therapist has an office in the transition house. They try to make it as

easy as possible for the women to keep their appointments. Hi, Lucy. What I would like to go back

to is something that you mentioned in a previous session. In this session, Lucy and her therapist

talked about Lucy's childhood and her parents, and at the very end, something else came

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