A more subdued Dina Lohan appeared Monday on the "Today Show" with Matt Lauer, praising Lindsay's strength as she battles drug addiction and saying that California's Betty Ford Rehab facility is the best thing for her troubled daughter.

Lindsay is trying to make amends by emailing her friends from inside rehab to apologize for her past behavior.

While Dina says her daughter is "happy and relaxed" during her treatment, she explained why she seemed to be in denial about Lindsay's being an addict during an interview with Lauer a few months ago.

"As a mother it wasn't for me to come and tell the world about her problem ... I wasn't in denial. It was for her to come to her evolution," she said. "As a mother we protect. ..Now I'm happy and relieved myself."

She's been in the UCLA Medical Center's substance abuse rehabilitation center since being released from jail, and Lindsay Lohan is doing well.

Her mother Dina paid a visit to see her on Tuesday and reported that things are going "great" for her daughter.

LiLo will be in rehab for a total of 90 days, following her truncated jail sentence of just 13 of the 90 days she was sentenced to.

Mama Lohan told Radar, "I was finally able to hug my daughter [Monday night] after two long weeks of speaking to her from behind a glass wall. Lindsay is doing well, and is appreciative of the hundreds of well-wishes she has received."