Stephanie Foo on Living with Complex PTSD

Stephanie Foo thought she had it all. She was in a happy relationship, and was working as a radio producer for This American Life. However, for years she would have uncontrollable panic attacks in the office and cry at her desk, trauma that was rooted in the moment when Foo's parents abandoned her while she was a teenager. After trying to figure out what was wrong, Foo eventually became one of the first ever to be diagnosed with C-PTSD, or complex PTSD, in 2018. After her diagnosis, Foo spent years researching her condition, and the result is a new memoir called, What My Bones Know, featuring a first-person account of her struggles with C-PTSD and interviews with experts in trauma recovery. She joins us to discuss the book.