Buffering

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLERWith a New Afterword by the Author"By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Hannah Harts new book is a roaring, beautiful, and profoundly human account of an extraordinary life."John Green"Hannah shares her truth with an honesty that is inspiringone that makes me believe her when she says that its going to get better or that laughter is just around the corner or that you arent alone."Jenny Lawson, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofLet's Pretend This Never HappenedandFuriously HappyThe wildly popular YouTube personality, star of Food Network's I Hart Food,and author of the New York Times bestseller My Drunk Kitchen is back! This time, shes stirring up memories and tales from her past.By combing through the journals that Hannah has kept for much of her life, this collection of narrative essays deliver a fuller picture of her life, her experiences, and the things shes figured out about family, faith, love, sexuality, self-worth, friendship and fame.Revealing what makes Hannah tick, this sometimes cringe-worthy, poignant collection of stories is sure to deliver plenty of Hannahs wit and wisdom, and hopefully encourage you to try your hand at her patented brand of reckless optimism. Personal note: Hello, my darlings! I am incredibly pleased to present BUFFERING: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded!As a big fan of memoirs, I wanted to try my hand at writing about the events of my life that deserve a little more consideration than can be accomplished in 140-characters or a 6-minute vlog. Now on the cusp of turning 30, I'm ready to expose some parts of my life that I haven't shared before. Before, it was all about privacy, process and time. And now the time has come! Im ready to put myself out there, for you.I'm a little nervous about all these vulnerable words going into the world, these tales about my love life, the wrestling Ive done with faith, how I feel about sex and my family and myself. Ive had a lot of trials, a lot of errors, but also a lot of passion. Heres the thing--I've always found comfort in the stories shared by others, so I hope my stories, now that I feel ready to tell them, will bring you some comfort too.And when you read this book please remember: Buffering is just the time it takes to process.Enjoy! Love,HannahBuffering is an unflinchingly honest look at a life fully loadedthe messy, the beautiful, and the true.Family, Faith, and Forgiveness: Navigating a childhood shaped by a mother's schizophrenia and a father's devout Jehovah's Witness faith.Mental Health Honesty: Candid essays on grappling with depression, self-harm, and a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis, all told with Hart's signature wit.On Sexuality and Self-Worth: The heartfelt and sometimes hilarious journey of coming out online and learning to love herself, for herself.Reckless Optimism: Discover the origin of her patented brand of hope, and how finding comfort in the stories of others can help you find strength in your own.