Yet The Heart Remains

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Yet The Heart Remains</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is the debut anthology by Sylvie Messing chronicling the loss of her mother to suicide. Through poems vignettes and essays Sylvie paints a raw and unflinching portrait of losing a parent to the devastating grip of mental illness. She reflects on years shaped by her mother's struggles with alcoholism substance abuse and the treatments that sought to save her. Ultimately Tina Helsell lost her battle on December 31 2014.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In the decade since her passing Sylvie has turned to writing as a way to process her trauma and the mental health challenges that followed. This collection recounts stories of grief loss survival self-compassion and the long road to recovery. Above all it is a poignant reminder that despite our deepest suffering we learn to survive and the heart remains.</span></p>