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

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