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The Sunday Story: Stephanie Foo on Healing from Complex PTSD
"My story wasn't unique, and I wasn't a uniquely terrible person." 🫶
Who it's for
This short, warm conversation is an easy first step for someone who has just heard the words complex PTSD and feels alone with them.
Lonely→Hopeful
Feelings it meets
What it is
In this NPR Sunday Story, producer Justine Yan talks with journalist Stephanie Foo, who was diagnosed with complex PTSD at thirty after an abusive childhood.
Where to find it
Free on NPR.org and in the Up First feed (The Sunday Story) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other apps.
Before you start
Heads up: Discussion of an abusive childhood.
Age: Not rated (suggested 14+)
When I stand before thee at the day's end thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 290
