Natalee Holloway: A Case That Captivated The Nation

Confronting the Trauma

Mallie uses Natalee’s disappearance to help others heal every single day. If she can’t bring Natalee back, at least she can use the terrible thing that happened to her to benefit others who need help.

Gently confront your detachment,” is one Mallie’s biggest pieces of advice. “If you’ve lost a friend, think of her every single day. Take her picture out…like I have finally done with Natalee’s. That won’t heal the pain—and it’s not the anniversaries that hurt; it’s the random things, like hearing Lynyrd Skynyrd, that hit me—but it makes the pain manageable.”