program at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Terese struggles to deal with his friendships with other women and continues to see a therapist outside of the institution while also applying and getting accepted to an M.F.A. Terese and Casey rekindle their sexual relationship but he insists that they cannot be in an emotional or romantic relationship of any kind. Before being released from treatment, Terese is diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, an eating disorder, and bipolar II. Terese says that her mother’s story was lost in the process and that her character was represented on stage stereotypically.
She tells a story from her childhood in which her mother collaborated with Paul Simon on the development of a new musical. In group therapy, she meditates on the idea of self-esteem and remembers her mother, the poverty of her childhood, and the gravity of being an Indian woman. She reflects on other aspects of their life together and his inability to understand and accept her for who she is. Their relationship has ended but she still wants him. In the next chapter, Terese writes to Casey from a behavioral health service building where she has committed herself for treatment. At the same time, she knows that she is not well. However, she does not want to be without him. Elements of their relationship are unhappy and Terese feels she lacks autonomy and agency. Terese then writes about the early days of her relationship with a man named Casey who left his girlfriend for her. With their infant second son, who her ex-husband showed no interest in, Terese packed up and moved away. Her mother died, she got divorced, and her husband got full custody of their eldest son. She writes about her mother, grandmother, and some of her early childhood experiences before writing that she got married as a teenager in the hope of finding a safe home. Terese writes that her story has been maltreated and that, over time, she has learned to speak it for herself. He praises her work and contextualizes the forthcoming memoir as a piece of poetry and a work of meditation. Heart Berries opens with an introduction by lauded Native writer Sherman Alexie, who was Terese’s professor. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Mailhot, Terese Marie.
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