Told with unflinching honesty and wry humour, The Nostalgia of Trauma explores the long reach of family dysfunction, the stories we tell ourselves to endure, and the possibility of breaking free from the voices that try to define us.
For anyone who has doubted their worth or struggled to rewrite the expectations they were born into, this memoir is proof that something beautiful can grow from moments meant to break us.
Troy Thompson is a clinical social worker in Ottawa, Canada. The Nostalgia of Trauma is his debut book.