Stephanie Foo joins me to share her journey with Complex PTSD. We talk about what it was like to receive a diagnosis, the various techniques and modalities she used (and what really helped), the importance of social support, selfacceptance and selfcompassion, difficulties with access and cultural competence in the mental healthcare system, intergenerational trauma, and motherhood.

About Our Guest: Stephanie is a writer and radio producer whose work has been featured on This American Life, 99% Invisible, and Radiolab among other shows, and she’s the author of the truly wonderful book What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma.

Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction and disclaimer
2:10 Stephanie’s experience in sharing her story
6:15 Features of CPTSD
8:15 What led Stephanie to seek help, and work as a coping mechanism
10:45 “The Dread” and healing through relationship
19:15 The effects of receiving diagnosis, and aspects of CPTSD that are helpful
27:25 Practices that helped Stephanie and incorporating them practically
34:50 Balancing showing up for other people and receiving care
37:45 Selflove, gratitude, psychedelics, and relationships
41:25 Two way repair and comfort receiving feedback
46:35 The need for reform to our mental healthcare system and who it serves
53:30 Societal trauma among first generation immigrants
57:05 More natural and communal frameworks for healing
59:55 Parenthood
1:03:00 Resources available on Stephanie’s website
1:04:20 Recap

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