Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

236 reviews

lauradvb's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

bellalang's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

breanneporter's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

This is a beautiful memoir about the author’s healing journey after an abusive childhood and her diagnosis of C-PTSD. The first part is hard to read, as it details the extensive physical and emotional child abuse that Foo endured, but most of the book focuses on the years directly before and after receiving her diagnosis of C-PTSD, and how various experiences and therapies and relationships contributed to her recovery. The author reads the memoir herself and I was engrossed the whole time, finishing in just a couple of days, though I particularly enjoyed the last quarter of the book. the chapter on Joey’s family and marriage proposal made me cry on the shuttle bus and I really loved the recorded sessions with her final therapist. It’s a difficult read but a good one, with a lot of great advice and perspective not only for survivors of C-PTSD, but for all of us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

theressc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

mkegley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Violence, and Physical abuse

celine5's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol and Suicidal thoughts

avoticat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

Such a fantastic read. I feel like this is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand more about cPTSD. It is a personal experience mixed in with academic evidence. It can be a tough, emotional read but it's well worth it. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

This is about parental abuse, the culture around it that perpetuates it, the long-term effects of cPTSD, and struggling towards healing

tmchopra's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Child abuse

mariterenica's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book. Even if it was hard to read. I think I’ve learned a lot about cptsd. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

codemasterpi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Racism, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, War, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide attempt