Heart Berries

A Memoir

Terese Marie Mailhot reflects on her childhood on the Seabird Island Band reserve in the Pacific Northwest, her early motherhood, mental illness, and the effects of family trauma. Written after a hospitalization and diagnoses of PTSD and bipolar II disorder, the memoir uses short, fragmented essays to examine memory, shame, abuse, love, and identity. It also considers Mailhot's relationship with her parents and her effort to reclaim her own story through writing.

by Terese Marie Mailhot

Counterpoint · First published 2018 · 160 pages