Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

145 reviews

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

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

ineffable97's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

gkweav615's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful prose and so informative on such a misunderstood topic. I felt seen, and Foo put words to feelings I could describe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Suicide attempt

aka_mascha's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Violence

cassireads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book is incredible and a must read for future or current mental health workers. Or honestly anyone navigating trauma and the grief that comes along with it. Stephanie contributes so much to a largely overlooked topic and I am taking lots away from this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Racism and Abandonment

cgreenstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

This was incredibly powerful and hopeful and honest. I listened to it as an audiobook, which meant I got to hear excerpts from the actual therapy session recordings in the final third of the book, and I thought that was something that really enhanced the book-- you could hear her old self and contrast that with the current self who is now writing about the old self. At any rate, this book is evidence that the author is incredibly strong and incredibly compassionate, and I can see why the buzz around this book was so fervent. It's deserved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

murnduh's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

jazzybelle17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Grief

furiosa_2193's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Violence