An insightful, motivating, “candid and warm” (Booklist) memoir from Karamo Dark brown—beloved culture professional from Netflix’s Queer Vision—as he shares his story for the first time, exploring how the challenges in his personal life have allowed him to forever transform the lives of these in need.

When Karamo Brown first auditioned for the casting directors of Queer Eye, he knew he wouldn’t win the part of culture expert by discussing art and theater. Instead he decided to redefine what “culture” could—and about Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Curing, and Hope should—mean for the display. He got a risk and announced, “I am lifestyle.”

After all, Karamo believes culture is how people feel about themselves and others, how they relate to the world around them, and how their shared labels, burdens, and experiences affect their daily lives with techniques both subtle and profound. Seen through this lens, Karamo is culture: his family is certainly Jamaican and Cuban; he was raised in the South in mostly white neighborhoods and attended an HBCU (Historically Black College/University or college); he was educated as a cultural employee and psychotherapist; he overcame personal issues of colorism, physical and psychological abuse, alcoholic beverages and drug obsession, and general public infamy; he’s a happy and devoted gay single father of two young boys, one natural and one used.

In “this soul-soothing memoir” (O, The Oprah Newspaper), Karamo reflects on his lifelong education. It comprises every adversity he provides overcome, aswell as the lessons he offers learned along the way. It is only by exploring our difficulties and having the hard conversations—with ourselves and one another—that we are able to alter our mind-sets, heal emotionally, and progress to live our greatest lives.

“During every episode of Queer Eyes, there’s at least one coming in contact with moment where Karamo Dark brown drops some serious wisdom about self-love and makes everybody weep. His shifting memoir about conquering adversity catches that sense in book form” (HelloGiggles).