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I am a recovering douchebag. As an ad executive, I was living an amazing life. I traveled the world on someone else's dime, enjoyed a college-degree-level career without a degree, and became one of many peacocking urban males populating major coastal cities, fancy office buildings, convention centers, hotel lobbies, bars, and restaurants. I was deploying fashion, discourse, athletics, and other personas to manage a public appearance of physicality, status, expertise, and productivity. After all, when a man looks good and speaks well, little else matters, right? I was living the life everyone coveted, and I knew it. I was even jealous of myself at times. However, within every insecure and arrogant male resides a scared little boy demanding attention. And if I was ever going to experience the true fullness of life, a shift was needed. My pretentious parade would have to end. You see, I managed to marry a woman who saw beyond my facade and was the catalyst to my recovery. When we started a family, she had no intention of raising our two boys alongside another little boy. I had no choice but to retool. It was time to grow up, sit on a therapist's couch for eight years, and evolve for my family. I finally dared to deal with my chronic anxiety, episodic depression, and other neuroses I was too ashamed to admit. And then...I wrote about it.

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"""Dumont's book is a quick read, but not in the bad way. It is witty and captivating. What shines through most is his humanity; whether on top of the world or gazing up through the muck of disappointment and failure, Dumont never loses sight of the fact that he-and we-are always on the precipice."" -- David M. Krakow, Freelance Journalist, Princeton University ""This is the most amazing, moving, and inspiring memoir I've ever read. It takes us from tough times to triumph and tragedy, and then ultimately, true wisdom. It isn't just the fascinating story of one man, but rather captures the spirit of what it's like to be nearly any man, or even human being, in our time. You'll read it with astonishment and gratitude. Highly recommended!"" -- Tom Morris, National bestselling author of many books, including True Success, The Oasis Within, and Plato's Lemonade Stand"

Dumont's book is a quick read, but not in the bad way. It is witty and captivating. What shines through most is his humanity; whether on top of the world or gazing up through the muck of disappointment and failure, Dumont never loses sight of the fact that he-and we-are always on the precipice. -- David M. Krakow, Freelance Journalist, Princeton University This is the most amazing, moving, and inspiring memoir I've ever read. It takes us from tough times to triumph and tragedy, and then ultimately, true wisdom. It isn't just the fascinating story of one man, but rather captures the spirit of what it's like to be nearly any man, or even human being, in our time. You'll read it with astonishment and gratitude. Highly recommended! -- Tom Morris, National bestselling author of many books, including True Success, The Oasis Within, and Plato's Lemonade Stand

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In 2017, Joey Dumont took a break from his career to write a book called Joey Somebody: The Life and Times of a Recovering Douchebag. His book explores the very heavy topics of parental neglect, arrogance, insecurity, anxiety, mental illness and episodic depression through the lens of dark humor and self deprecation. He also launched a podcast called, Laugh Your Cry Out, where he invites his weekly guests to share their own stories of a less than optimal childhood-where nothing is off limits-and laughing at oneself is recommended. Joey believes that laughter is the beginning of healing. And is now on a mission to prove just that. Paul is Joey's big brother, an uncle to two perfect nephews, a retired gymnastics coach, a proud bookworm with three college degrees, a member of the California Bar since 1999, and a grumpy and reclusive survivor of Major Depressive Disorder. Paul runs a busy family law practice out of his apartment and educates struggling writers in his spare time. He is not a douchebag.

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