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From award-winning actor and comedian\xa0Paul\xa0Scheer, a candid and hilarious memoir-in-essays on coming to terms with childhood trauma and finding the joy in embracing your authentic self.\xa0Paul\xa0Scheer\xa0has entertained countless fans and podcast listeners with stories about the odd, wild, and absurd details of his life. Yet these tales have pointed to deeper, more difficult truths that the actor and comedian has kept to himself. Now, he is finally ready to share those truths for the first time-but, of course, with a healthy dose of humor.Blending the confident, affable voice that has won him a dedicated following with a refreshing level of candor,\xa0Joyful Recollections of Trauma\xa0chronicles\xa0Paul's often shocking, admittedly tumultuous childhood and how the experiences of his youth have reverberated throughout his life. In his comedy,\xa0Paul\xa0has always been unafraid to "go there," to play na\xefve, cringeworthy characters, imbuing them with disarming charm and humanity. That daring openness is on display in the pages of this memoir, but in true\xa0Paul\xa0fashion, it is also surprising, eye-opening, and side-splitting.\xa0In this madcap journey through the inner working of his mind and creative process,\xa0Paul\xa0Scheer\xa0demonstrates once again that the truth is often stranger-and funnier-than fiction.\xa0Joyful Recollections of Trauma\xa0offers a unique perspective on universal themes: growing up, working through a challenging childhood, staying true to yourself, and finding success, fulfillment, and happiness in often strange and difficult circumstances. Throughout,\xa0Paul\xa0shares both the hard-fought lessons and the laughter that can be found in the darkest parts of life,\xa0 and reminds us that what matters is not what you've been through but who you are becoming. If you loved recent memoirs by Molly Shannon, Maria Bamford, RuPaul, and Jennette McCurdy-or any book that moves you to both laughter and tears-Joyful Recollections of Trauma\xa0is the perfect read for you.\xa0

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