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What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
48 reviews
wild_er_ness's review
4.75
‘I didn’t just understand the weight of my abuse logically. I felt it, like a blade through flesh, like a bone popping out of place. I felt it like a lover saying it’s not going to work: sharp, immediate, and terrifying. I actually felt, with searing clarity, the horror of what happened to me—maybe for the first time ever. I felt how tremendously sad it was that I was forced to make my parents feel loved at such a young age. I felt how courageous I must have been to endure that torture, day after day for so many years, by the people I trusted most in this world. I felt a sense of love and adoration for my childhood self that I’d never been able to summon before.’
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Grief
Minor: Racism and War
martieliz's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Racism, and Abandonment
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and War
lucajgrainger's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and War
jiao_li's review against another edition
4.25
This is my first time reading about Complex PTSD; I didn't even know it existed until I read this book. Since it's about Complex PTSD, the first part of the book was understandably quite traumatizing, but it concluded beautifully. I'm glad that she didn't dwell too much on the story of what caused her trauma but instead focused on the healing process.
Stephanie Foo quit her job to embark on a journey of healing, and she literally tried everything! In this book, you'll find various types of therapy. Personally, I was intrigued by EMDR, and the concept of self-parenting was new to me as well. I appreciate that she emphasizes in her book that healing doesn't have to be expensive.
Overall, it was a really good read, and I would highly recommend it if you enjoy memoirs that focus on mental illness. If you're going through a similar experience, you might want to skip the first part and, of course, read the last part!
Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness
Minor: War
vicjp's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Hate crime
clarabooksit's review against another edition
4.75
Foo narrates her journey toward self-discovery and well-being with incredible candor and immersive storytelling. Her writing feels effortless and inclusive: it’s not just her story but an invitation to the reader to join her on her journey.
I loved it. Highly, highly recommend. A favorite of the year, for sure.
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Death and War
4leisurely_reading4's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
madeleinebay's review
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Deportation
Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Rape, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Deportation
aishallnot's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Racism, Suicide, and War
Minor: Self harm
axelstudies's review
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: War
Minor: Xenophobia