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What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
51 reviews
alex1's review
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Racism, Bullying, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
danajoy's review against another edition
5.0
"It's ok to have some things you never get over"
This is confronting, especially in the first third when Stefanie outlines the abuse she sustained as a child that led to her development of C-PTSD.
What I really appreciate about this memoir was how open she is about her journey, especially with therapy.
I would recommend this to people who have read or attempted I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy. Both are centred around sustained child abuse but What My Bones Know looks at science and ways to heal and grow.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt
Minor: Incest and Pedophilia
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Bullying, Ableism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
gabhopesreads's review
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pandemic/Epidemic, Hate crime, Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Racism, Grief, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Car accident, and Bullying
melodyseestrees's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Self harm, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Car accident, and Addiction
vincci's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Racism
4leisurely_reading4's review
5.0
Graphic: War, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Bullying, Child abuse, and Violence
provo's review against another edition
5.0
By doing so, she doesn’t try to paint a picture of a miracle healing, but shows, how hard it is to find individual solutions in a dysfunctional medical system where not enough professionals are familiar with this young diagnosis. She elaborates how racism and sexism play a part in c-ptsd and does not shy away from talking about genetics and intergenerational trauma.
At some points in the early chapters the abuse is written quite graphic, so be aware of that, otherwise I’d say it is the perfect book for someone recently diagnosed with c-ptsd or people who are close to someone with this diagnosis. It also has a lot of quotes for follow-up-literature.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Self harm, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, and Racism
birtelesemann's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, and Grief
aishallnot's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide, Racism, and War
Minor: Self harm