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Foolish Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation

Sarah Cooper

In this hilariously revealing debut memoir, comedian Sarah Cooper charts her rise from lip-synching in church to lip-synching the president, and all the dad issues she collected along the way.

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The book was about being willing to look and feel foolish, and a passage was read illustrating the idea that one should move past past mistakes and look forward to the next attempt.

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if you're out there thinking about every mistake you've ever made don't you did it exactly the way you were supposed to get excited about what you'll try next time because there will be a next time.

— Episode: How to Take Risks (an Experimental Episo...

Episode: How to Take Risks (an Experimental Episode) | Mari...

The book was about being willing to look and feel foolish, and a passage was read illustrating the idea that one should move past past mistakes and look forward to the next attempt.

"

if you're out there thinking about every mistake you've ever made don't you did it exactly the way you were supposed to get excited about what you'll try next time because there will be a next time.

I was punishing myself over and over and over again for mistakes that I thought I had made in the past and I wasn't able to comfort that woman in that moment because I still didn't really have the tools but I was so happy to be able to write that in the book because I'm saying it to myself as much as I'm saying it to everyone reading it.

Episode: Comedian Sarah Cooper On: Humiliation, Perfectioni...

The guest discussed her new memoir, which explored themes like imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and fear of failure rooted in her upbringing and career experiences. She read several quotes from the book that summarized her insights on self-acceptance and overcoming the fear of embarrassment.

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Sarah Cooper has just written a whole memoir called Foolish Tales of Assimilation, Determination and Humiliation.

I can't stand white guys with podcasts so is this going to be tough for both of us?

My dad was absolutely terrified of any of us failing because he was walking the tight rope. He and all immigrants walk feeling one wrong move and it would be over. That's not an environment conducive to taking chances and that terror lives inside of me too but my opportunity to take risks is actually my parents legacy.

There's a chapter called pick me pick me which is about being a pick me girl which if you don't know what a pick me girl is it's basically a girl who will literally do anything for you to pick them like just pick me.

if you're out there thinking about every mistake you've ever made don't you did it exactly the way you were supposed to get excited about what you'll try next time because there will be a next time.

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