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Author Stephanie Foo joins Forrest to share her journey with Complex PTSD. They talk about what it was like to receive a diagnosis, the various techniques and modalities she used (and what really helped), the importance of social support, self-acceptance and self-compassion, difficulties with access and cultural competence in the mental healthcare system, intergenerational trauma, and motherhood.\xa0\nAbout Our Guest: Stephanie is a writer and radio producer whose work has been featured on This American Life, 99% Invisible, and Radiolab among other shows, and she\u2019s the author of the truly wonderful book What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma.\nWatch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You\xa0can watch this episode on YouTube.\n\xa0\nKey Topics:\xa0\n0:00: Introduction and disclaimer\n2:10: Stephanie\u2019s experience in sharing her story\n6:00: Features of CPTSD\n7:50: What led Stephanie to seek help, and work as a coping mechanism\n10:15: \u201cThe Dread\u201d and healing through relationship\n17:40: The effects of receiving diagnosis, and aspects of CPTSD that are helpful\n25:45: Practices that helped Stephanie and incorporating them practically\n33:45: Balancing showing up for other people and receiving care\n35:15: Self-love, gratitude, psychedelics, and relationships\n38:20: Two way repair and comfort receiving feedback\n42:55: The need for reform to our mental healthcare system and who it serves\n49:55: Societal trauma among first generation immigrants\n53:30: More natural and communal frameworks for healing\n54:30: Parenthood\n57:00: Resources available on Stephanie\u2019s website\n58:15: Recap\n\xa0\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nSponsors:\nThis podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, and you can join over a million people using the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\nWant to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nConnect with the show:\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Forrest on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nVisit Forrest's website