"I wanted to be at the apex of my story…For a long time, it felt as though things were happening to me. I felt as though I had no agency."

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Educators from CanadaNon-fiction authors from CanadaMemoirists from CanadaFirst Nations peopleWomen journalists from Canada
Original Language: English

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On what led her to write Heart Berries in “Why 'Heart Berries' Author Terese Marie Mailhot Doesn't Use The Word ‘Resilient’" in Bustle Magazine (2018 Feb 7)