{"title":"Stephanie Foo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Foo\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a profound exploration of the human psyche through her compelling memoirs and psychological insights. 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I want to have words for what my bones know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the age of thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: she had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at \u003cem\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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. 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