By thirty, Stephanie Foo’s life looked perfect: a dream job at This American Life and a loving relationship. But behind the scenes, she was unraveling—panic attacks, tears, and the crushing weight of something she couldn’t explain. A diagnosis of complex PTSD revealed the scars left by years of abandonment and abuse from her parents.
With little guidance available, Foo took matters into her own hands. She explored cutting-edge therapies, interviewed leading experts, and uncovered the inherited impact of trauma through journeys to her hometown in California and her birthplace in Malaysia.
Raw, deeply personal, and backed by meticulous research, Foo’s story reveals how trauma doesn’t disappear—but how we can learn to live with it, reshape it, and find healing.
