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307. Healing From Complex PTSD with Stephanie Foo
Abby, Amanda and Glennon are joined by author and radio producer, Stephanie Foo. They discuss Stephanie’s memoir, What My Bones Know, and her journey healing from Complex PTSD.
Discover:
-The difference between Trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD;
-What “THE DREAD” is and how to know if you have it;
-Why if the trauma is relational, the healing has to be relational, too, and what that means, in-action; and
-Whether you can ever truly give what you never got as a parent.
CW: Discussion of physical and verbal abuse and neglect.
About Stephanie:
Stephanie Foo is a writer and the author of the New York Times bestseller, WHAT MY BONES KNOW: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma. She is also a radio producer, most recently for This American Life. Her work has aired on Snap Judgment, Reply All, 99% Invisible, and Radiolab. 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.
IG: @foofoofoo
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