Complex PTSD | CPTSD Lived Experience

Stephanie Foo was diagnosed with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as CPTSD, after she began struggling with panic attacks at work every morning. Experiencing both physical and verbal abuse during childhood and later abandoned as a teenager. In this conversation, Stephanie shares how her life has been impacted by this CPTSD and how she eventually found healing through education, different forms of therapy and meeting others who also suffered from CPTSD. She went on to write a New York Times bestseller titled “What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma”.

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0:00 Intro
01:14 This week’s guest
02:03 The difference between PTSD and Complex PTSD
03:36 Coping during the midst of abuse & how traumatic responses impacted her life
07:56 Prioritizing her mental health & healing from CPTSD
11:38 Writing a NYT-bestselling memoir of her CPTSD
15:55 Finding the right therapist & treatment for CPTSD
21:38 Building a support system
25:15 The impact of generational and immigrant trauma on Stephanie’s upbringing
34:06 Making progress in her healing journey
35:57 Stephanie’s advice for anyone battling CPTSD
38:51 Outro

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