What Now? with Lindsay Johnstone
Held in Mind: A Memoir by Lindsay Johnstone
Episode Six: The end of 'The Assessment Phase'
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Episode Six: The end of 'The Assessment Phase'

Lindsay is back in the therapy room, recounting what happened after the visit to Auchengate. It's nearly Christmas and the assessment phase is drawing to a close. Will she be returning?

The therapist stops me.

“I notice that you’ve attended each of these sessions… with… a flask?”

I don’t go far without a flask of herbal tea. Something hot to hold. Something benign to consume that doesn’t ask to be devoured or invite remorse when it’s finished.

“…And it’s interesting, isn’t it. I wonder about this….” She shrugs, the corners of her mouth si…

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