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My life story used to be about shame and abuse. But I transformed it into one of pride and survival. The opposite of shame is your story on a goddamn billboard in NYC. Thanks Amazon. Happy #AAPIHeritageMonth !
Stephanie Foo, author of WHAT MY BONES KNOW
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Stephanie Foo, author of WHAT MY BONES KNOW
@stephaniefoooo
C-PTSD survivor, author of NYT Bestseller. Norcal girl. Hypermobile tree friend. Alum: TAL, Snap Judgment. Words: NYT, Vox. Insta: foofoofoo 🇺🇸 🇲🇾
- To the Asian women who flatten our backs against subway ads so we can’t be pushed onto the tracks. Who look over our shoulders and keep one headphone off our ear, one hand on the pepper spray in our pockets. You deserve better. You deserve to feel safe. RIP Christina Yuna Lee.
- FINALLY!!! I interned at Vice at 18. My editors constantly talked about their STDs but how they were safe to have sex with because they were under control. Editors hit on another intern I knew...she quit and left journalism. And it gets worse... 1/2Breaking News: Groping, unwanted kisses, propositions for sex: At Vice, a hard-partying, boundary-pushing culture created a degrading workplace for women. nyti.ms/2BYd3KM
- Andy Mills told me that the reason Radiolab didn’t hire women was because women are bad at Pro Tools. In comparison to him, who could cut “three drafts of a story in one day!” He said this at a party in front of big name producers and one big podcast CEO.
- Replying to @stephaniefooooThey published an issue w/my photo and graphically quoted me about my sex life...which they completely fabricated. They retracted it... after it went to print. I was humiliated. I WAS 18. 2/2
- Normal cost of a 15-minute long story at a major storytelling podcast: - 2 months - 6 pre-interviews, 3 interviews, 7 hours of tape - 10 drafts - 2-4 edits, each 1 to 4-hours long with 2-5 editors in the room each time. - 2 days of mixing/scoring Don't 👏 Lowball 👏 Us 👏
- I guess the proposal isn't going well
- GOOD MORNING!! Today, I get to update all of my bios to say “New York Times bestseller!!” 🎉🥳🍾🎊💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 A life dream I never expected to make happen. If you want me today, I’ll be dancing.
- My brother, ecstatic that @humansofny has already raised him $96k for his org to help underprivileged kids get into speech and debate, The Brooklyn Debate League! Thanks for the song inspo @Lin_Manuel!!! DONATE HERE: gofundme.com/f/lets-help-di…
00:00 - Friendly reminder that sunny days do not heal mental illness. Seeing friends does not heal mental illness. Trauma doesn't go away if you can eat inside a restaurant or go to a concert. Just because things are "back to normal" does not mean you need to feel back to normal.
- Replying to @stephaniefooooCut to two hours later, I get a call from Andy. Not to apologize, really. Just,”I get that sometimes I talk too much, but if you have a problem with me, come to me instead of my employer.” He was calling to call me a snitch!! (For the record, I was not the one who told on him)
- Hi I would like to bless the timeline of all the Asians by informing you that Babybel cheeses are lactose free. I learned this two days ago and my house is now full of red wax containers everyplace.
