A review by vk124
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

challenging emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

2.75

I struggled to complete this, largely due to the subject matter. I found Foo's experiences to be deeply difficult.  Like Foo, I had heard research on what happens to those who inherit trauma or experience long-term trauma, with regard to higher chances for disease and shortened life. It all felt bleak and dismal. The most hope comes in the later chapters. Here, paths to healing are listed. Additionally, Foo describes her reactions to the Covid pandémica, for which her CPTSD left her highly equipped. I felt some relief to know it wasn't all doom and gloom.

If you do not care for strong language, this may not be the book for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Mental illness, Kidnapping, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic