Mary T. Shannon - memoir author, psychotherapist, artist

Mary Shannon is a published writer, award-winning visual artist, and psychotherapist. Her debut novel, The Sunday Wishbone, is based on her personal experience of childhood trauma and its long-term impact.

A sometimes funny, sometimes shocking tale of love, loss, and the promise of possibility, this character-driven narrative reveals the many faces of what it is to be human, and the power of hope in overcoming any adversity.

The Upside of Madness

“Memory doesn’t follow a straight line, and neither does the heart.”

From the outside, Mary Marchioni seems to have it all – a published writer married to a successful doctor, living in a posh condo on the west coast, but the scars on her wrists tell a different story.