Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

154 reviews

hellolauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Highly recommend reading this as an audiobook to benefit from the author’s narrative performance as a radio producer and to hear actual clips of the therapy sessions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

c_vanderwerken's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Amazingly written. This book has changed the way I view my inner thoughts and has encouraged me to really do more work for deeper understanding and acceptance of my mental health and all that comes with it. Thank you to the author for the vulnerability and educating readers on such important topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

raesansom's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

louck_hannah's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I enjoyed  the psychological information but also the rawness of Stephanie Foo’s storytelling. I feel like a lot of people with complex trauma (diagnosed or not) will relate to these feelings.  This is the first memoir in a while that left me feeling so inspired at the end. Also obsessed with her love story with Joey—it gives me hope that a love where someone sees you so wholely and just accepts you (bones and all, if you will) exists. I could talk about their community-focused wedding forever.

I loved that actual recordings of her session conversations toward the end were included in the audiobook. Will be purchasing a physical copy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

vaerlynn's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Blood, and Alcohol

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

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

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

geminisoul's review

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

5.0

I don't know that I have ever related to a book more than I did this one. There were times when the author seemed to be describing exactly how I feel or react to something. While this was a tough read for me and made me cry more then a few times it also gave me so much hope and insight. If I could rate it more then 5 stars I would. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment