Ep. 205 Finding Ways to Heal with Stephanie Foo

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Stephanie Foo is a writer and radio producer, most recently on This American Life, and she is the author of What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma. Today we talk about Stephanie's journey toward healing from Complex PTSD , fighting model minority stereotype, and the lasting impact of generational trauma.

You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2022/03/09/ep-205-stephanie-foo

The Stacks Book Club selection for February is A Mercy by Toni Morrison, we will discuss the book on March 30th with Imani Perry.

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0:00.0	All right, the live in the stack store is on its last leg literally. We only have one show left
0:08.5	Join me in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 18th with three of my favorite ever podcast guests and friends of this show
0:16.2	We are gonna be joined by Rachel Lindsey. Yes, that Rachel Lindsey the first black bachelor at also
0:22.2	She is an author a podcaster a TV host and a wonderful human being
0:26.4	We're gonna be joined by Sam Sanders podcast host journalist and I think arguably the cultural critic of our time and
0:33.7	The wonderful hilarious and super duper smart Chelsea Devantes who is an any nominated TV writer, comedian director and of course the host of
0:42.6	Glamrs trash formerly known as the celebrity book club podcast
0:46.6	We are going to have a blast bringing this tour to a close and not to mention that our friends from reparations book club
0:52.6	One of my favorite bookstores here in L.A. is curating a pop-up bookshop of our dreams
0:57.7	It's not too late to get your tickets head to the stacks podcast dot com slash tour before they sell out
1:14.7	Welcome to the stacks of podcasts about books and the people who read them
1:17.7	I'm your host Tracy Thomas and our guest today is Stephanie Foo the author of what my bones know a memoir of healing from complex trauma
1:25.3	Stephanie is a writer and radio producer most recently on this American life
1:29.4	We talk today about how Stephanie approached writing about her diagnosis of complex PTSD as she was working on healing from it
1:37.8	generational trauma and communal healing the stacks book club pick for March is
1:42.5	Amercy by Tony Morrison and we will be discussing the book on the podcast on March 30th with Imani Perry
1:48.7	If you like the stacks and want more of it
1:50.9	Please head to patreon.com slash the stacks to join the stacks pack you get exclusive perks like bonus episodes virtual book club
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2:03.6	Thank you to our newest members of the stacks pack Julia Riley Emma buyers Kelsey Riley Horner Christina Ramming
2:11.0	Madison McGuire Mindy Tucson Rebecca Moody
2:14.8	Cassidy Wesenberg and Jessica Igarashi. Thank you all so much for joining the stacks pack and putting your money behind the work of this show
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