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What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
69 reviews
avoticat's review
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
This is about parental abuse, the culture around it that perpetuates it, the long-term effects of cPTSD, and struggling towards healingburnedoutbookdragon's review against another edition
5.0
Diversity: Asian-American, immigrant life
Method: audiobook
This book talks about generational trauma and complex PTSD. Please check your trigger warnings before proceeding.
WHAT I LIKED & DISLIKED ABOUT IT:
WHHEEEW! This book is heartbreaking, poignant, and UTTERLY GUTTED ME! In the first few chapters, Foo shares her experience with childhood trauma (Although they are not graphic, there is mention of verbal and physical abuse, please check yourself if these are not what you're ready for.) and I was triggered. Although my personal experiences were not as extreme as Foo's, the gaslighting, the name-calling, and her mother's general frustration with life being taken out on her is something I unfortunately can relate to.
We follow Foo, a successful adult who cannot manage her emotions or keep close relationships. She goes through the journey of investigating her childhood, challenging what she remembers, learning about C-PTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Disorder), and sharing some of her lessons from therapy.
This book is heavy and I had to take it in sections and sit with it. I'm glad I read it. It helped me understand my childhood trauma, why therapy has only helped me so much, and help me not feel alone. I loved how the author shares how immigrant parents from war-torn or unstable governments harbor their trauma and if left unhealed can trickle down, not just through the relationship but through the DNA also. She humanizes her parents without the need (or excuse) to forgive them or excuse their actions. She's decided to take the steps to heal herself and give herself what she needs.
RECOMMENDATION:
There's a lot to learn from this book and the author's experiences. If love personal stories of resilience and the healing journey, and want to understand C-PSTD more, then this book is for you.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship
andalucia's review
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
cgreenstein's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic
eliya's review against another edition
4.5
fascinating approaches to CPTSD
- some approaches i’m familiar with, some i’ve only day-dreamed about haha.
- would love to approach conversation in a Nathan Fielder’s “the rehearsal” way lol. gave me some sold things to bring to my therapist when i have one. made me reconsider the way i interact in conversations.
very informative, kept coming back to the body and physiological responses to trauma, as the title suggests.
- lots of information regarding generational trauma and how it effects people of color.
- i was particularly intrigued by the
rat study about generational trauma
truly moving and hopeful.
Graphic: Abandonment and Child abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Minor: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, War, Body shaming, Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fatphobia, and Medical trauma
nat_e_13's review
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Racism, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Car accident, Child abuse, and Gaslighting
buttercat42's review
4.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse
marta_gaspar's review
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gaslighting and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and War
flugels's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence
layley's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Infertility, and Gaslighting