Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

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

549 reviews

eng2's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Racism, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

beejoy's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I read this book in two days. I underlined and flagged so many sections. I could not put it down. Stephanie Foo’s writing voice is stunning. I feel like I learned more about complex and trauma and healing from this book than I have from any Psych book or therapy. I already know I will come back to her words many, many times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

puffinread's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book. I learned so much about Foo’s experience with CPTSD and CPTSD in general. I loved the audio she included of her sessions with Dr. Ham, who is someone I would be honored to meet and, in the meantime, whose works I will be diving into. I am starting out my career as a therapist after graduating with my master’s in June of this year. Dr. Ham’s skill, Foo’s insights, and the self reflection reading this book elicited in me will, I hope, help me show up for my clients and for myself. I would recommend that anyone who experienced childhood abuse or neglect, as well as all health clinicians, read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

nellethebelle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sdin94's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

feistygriesty's review against another edition

Both too far and too close to home. Personal bandwidth decision. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

bambooboy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, War, and Classism

Minor: Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bella613's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Perfect example of why good memoirs are one of my favorite genres. 
This is incredible and I'd highly, highly recommend this book. Stephanie Foo is an incredible writer and storyteller, as well as a very self-aware person with amazing insight. She has done a lot of work in therapy and it shows. I loved listening to her read the audiobook herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

mj_86's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

energizerducky's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts