mind over mother is a collection of poems, essays, and open letters to the author's estranged mother. it is divided into three chapters: the breakdown, the breakaway, and the breakthrough. each chapter depicts a different part of the author's life as she grew up without her mentally ill, religiously delusional mother. jacquelyn lee turns her pain into something beautiful through her gripping and moving words. through poetry and prose, she expresses her experiences with growing up motherless, raising her younger siblings during her teens, and everything in between. mind over mother speaks for every child who grew up motherless.