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

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5.0

As someone with CPTSD and dealt with my own awful mix of emotional/psychological/mental abuse with some physical sprinked in and a lack of empathetic, emotionally intelligent nurturing (phew!), this book felt particularly important for me to read. I appreciate Foo's viewpoint and journey as she navigates her diagnosis. I completely relate to feeling unlovable, unworthy of love and the really awful cycle of negative self-talk, guilt and shame. Her story isn't necessarily an easy one to listen to and I definitely had moments of sadness or anxiety as I could relate or grieved what could've been too, but it brings me comfort knowing there are people who understand how it feels moving through the world as an adult with C-PTSD. 
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