Complex sentence: In an effort to show that life goes on despite the trying times, Adrienne relates to Amanda a specific part of Adrienne's life: she flashes her memory back to 1998 when she first met Paul Flanner.
Split into simpler sentences: In an effort to show that life goes on despite the trying times, Adrienne relates to Amanda a specific part of her life. She flashes her memory back to 1998 when she first met Paul Flanner.