A searing memoir of reckoning and healing, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD By the age of thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper, with a dream job and a loving boyfriend. But behind her office door, she was having panic attacks, which eventually led to a diagnosis of complex PTSD - a condition that occurs when trauma happens continuously, over a period of years. She thought she'd moved on from her abusive childhood, but her new diagnosis lluminated the way her past continued to threaten her health, relationships and career. She found limited resources to help her, so Foo set out to heal herself.

In this deeply personal and thoroughly researched account, Foo interviews scientists and psychologists and tries a variety of innovative therapies, as she learns how trauma can be inherited through generations. Ultimately, she discovers that you don't move on from complex PTSD – but you can learn to move with it.