{"product_id":"what-my-bones-know-a-memoir-of-healing-from-complex-trauma","title":"What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStephanie Foo\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and radio producer, most recently for \n\u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has aired on \n\u003ci\u003eSnap Judgment, Reply All, 99% Invisible, \u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eRadiolab\u003c\/i\u003e. A noted speaker and instructor, she has taught at Columbia University and has spoken at venues from Sundance Film Festival to the Missouri Department of Mental Health. She lives in New York City with her husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at This American Life and a loving boyfriend. But behind her office door, she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk every morning. After years of questioning what was wrong with herself, she was diagnosed with complex PTSD--a condition that occurs when trauma happens continuously, over the course of years. Both of Foo's parents abandoned her when she was a teenager, after years of physical and verbal abuse and neglect. She thought she'd moved on, but her new diagnosis illuminated the way her past continued to threaten her health, relationships, and career. She found limited resources to help her, so Foo set out to heal herself, and to map her experiences onto the scarce literature about C-PTSD. In this deeply personal and thoroughly researched account, Foo interviews scientists and psychologists and tries a variety of innovative therapies. She returns to her hometown of San Jose, California, to investigate the effects of immigrant trauma on the community, and she uncovers family secrets in the country of her birth, Malaysia, to learn how trauma can be inherited through generations. Ultimately, she discovers that you don't move on from trauma--but you can learn to move with it.\"--Provided by publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Absorbing . . . a reckoning, and Foo approaches it with candor and rigor . . . profoundly affecting.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Foo's happy ending is nothing short of deliverance--rich and joyful and full of care the child was denied. . . . Possibility still glows around the edges of her sight.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An unflinching reminder of the hidden struggles many face, told with the keen eye of a researcher and the brutality of a documentarian.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Many trauma survivors struggle to describe the seemingly indescribable sense of carrying something intangibly sharp--something there but not there--inside. But in \n\u003ci\u003eWhat My Bones Know, \u003c\/i\u003e Stephanie Foo details that and more. Her achingly exquisite memoir takes us on a journey through complex trauma, illuminating her path of self-discovery and providing real hope for those who long to heal.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Lori Gottlieb, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMaybe You Should Talk to Someone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At turns funny and devastating, terrifying and transcendent, Foo's quest for understanding should be relevant not just to someone with C-PTSD but to anyone seeking to grow and be present in this one life.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jenny Odell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e How to Do Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny and tragic, unflinchingly honest and relentlessly hopeful, \n\u003ci\u003eWhat My Bones Know\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvel of a book.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Ed Yong, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI Contain Multitudes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I cried while turning the pages; I knew that I was witnessing an astonishing literary endeavor. For others who live with C-PTSD, this is a crucial, life-changing book.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Esmé Weijun Wang, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Collected Schizophrenias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eWhat My Bones Know \u003c\/i\u003eis an absolute triumph. Foo's beautifully written memoir is a balm and a light for anyone afraid that their early traumas have permanently stunted their capacity for connection, love, and purpose. This book is a must-read for anyone hungry for hope.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Christie Tate, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGroup: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A striking memoir . . . Stephanie Foo's voice is singular--at times poetic, at times biting. This is a must-read for anyone healing from complex trauma.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jennette McCurdy, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI'm Glad My Mom Died\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is a major step forward in the study of trauma. It's also a huge artistic genre-busting achievement. Stephanie Foo's brilliant storytelling and strong, funny, relatable voice makes complex PTSD enjoyable to read about.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Kathleen Hanna, singer for Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, and The Julie Ruin\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a work of immense beauty.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Foo's writing is shrewdly insightful. In telling her story so compellingly, she joins authors such as Anna Qu and Ly Tran in adding nuance to the 'model minority' myth, if not actively subverting it.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to heal.\"--Lori Gottlieb, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMaybe You Should Talk to Someone\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eMashable, She Reads, Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at \n\u003ci\u003eThis American Life \u003c\/i\u003eand a loving boyfriend. But behind her office door, she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk every morning. After years of questioning what was wrong with herself, she was diagnosed with complex PTSD--a condition that occurs when trauma happens continuously, over the course of years. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth of Foo's parents abandoned her when she was a teenager, after years of physical and verbal abuse and neglect. She thought she'd moved on, but her new diagnosis illuminated the way her past continued to threaten her health, relationships, and career. She found limited resources to help her, so Foo set out to heal herself, and to map her experiences onto the scarce literature about C-PTSD. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this deeply personal and thoroughly researched account, Foo interviews scientists and psychologists and tries a variety of innovative therapies. She returns to her hometown of San Jose, California, to investigate the effects of immigrant trauma on the community, and she uncovers family secrets in the country of her birth, Malaysia, to learn how trauma can be inherited through generations. Ultimately, she discovers that you don't move on from trauma--but you can learn to move with it. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePowerful, enlightening, and hopeful, \n\u003ci\u003e What My Bones Know \u003c\/i\u003eis a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body--and examines one woman's ability to reclaim agency from her trauma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Foo, Stephanie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2023-02-21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Memoirs|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Asian \u0026amp; Asian American|Psychology \/ Psychopathology \/ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Foo, Stephanie|Mental health|Post-traumatic stress disorder|Patients|Mind and body|Autobiographies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593238127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780593238127\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403080626457,"sku":"SP-9780593238127","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780593238127_spiral.png?v=1779008344","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/what-my-bones-know-a-memoir-of-healing-from-complex-trauma","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}