This should not be taken as medical advice but is a good way to become more familiar with options that exist and for healthcare providers to hear the self-advocate point of view.
The author also briefly describes her foray into a wide array of both evidence-based and more controversial interventions, from the alphabet soup of EMDR, IFS, and CBT, to yoga and psychedelics. These are vastly different experiences with effects on brain development, and treatments need to be targeted to the experience of the individual. What I like about the book it that is describes the differences in complex or developmental trauma and PTSD that results from a single event or that begins in adulthood. After becoming aware of her diagnosis, which is still somewhat controversial as a diagnosis among trauma experts, Stephanie embarks on her own research, as any good journalist and story-teller would. Stephanie relates her experience of extreme physical and psychological abuse at the hands of her parents, which resulted in the manifestation of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or C-PTSD. The outer veneer of stability, achievement, and accumulation of wealth hid the inner experience of families who had experienced untold traumas in their countries of origin and during the journey to a new life. Stephanie Foo, the daughter of 1st generation immigrants from Southeast Asia, grew up in a community of Asian immigrant families where the American dream was prized.
“What My Bones Know” is a brand new, very poignant memoir written by a journalist who has built her career on sharing the stories of others, both on NPR’s This American Life and in podcasts.
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