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

34 reviews

tiffsbookjourney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This book was amazing! I love the normalization of the nuances of healing: what therapy and the process looks like. Stephanie discusses her trauma experience and her journey through multiple styles of therapy and self-care processes and mindfulness. This memoir is an amazing journey that truly explains that some forms of therapy may not work for everyone and that not just any therapists are the right fit, sometimes you have to go through a few to get the right one to help you where you're at.
But above all, there were so many insightful messages about what trauma is, what healing looks like, how it can affect a person and what it can do for a human. This memoir is also unique, due to its recent release, early this year, it also touches on her experiences during the pandemic!!
I definitely recommend this book to anyone who may be curious! I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

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

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Thanks to Random House for the free copy of this book.

 - WHAT MY BONES KNOW is a masterpiece of a memoir. Blending Foo's personal story with the research she did to learn more about her own condition, the book sheds light on the little known and understood diagnosis of C-PTSD.
- Given that C-PTSD happens when there is extended, repeated trauma, this book also gets into generational trauma and the history of Foo's family and their traumas, which I think a lot of people will relate to, even if you're not of the Asian diaspora.
- I feel like I don't even know what to say about this book. It's so good. Please read it, and also go listen to @thestackspod episode with the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Rape

lilcoppertop's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

internationalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is incredible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Abandonment