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the Last Shot
A raw and honest memoir about addiction, athletics, family, belonging, and the search for a life that no longer needs to be proven.
WHO THIS IS FOR
The Last Shot is for people in recovery, families affected by addiction, athletes and former athletes, coaches, high achievers who have tied their worth to performance, and anyone searching for identity, belonging, and purpose after loss.
WHAT YOU’ll FEEL
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Relieved
Your honesty may give them permission to admit, “I’m not the only one who has felt this way.”
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Hopeful
Your story shows that a life can be rebuilt, not perfectly, but honestly and meaningfully.
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Grateful
Some readers may feel thankful because your vulnerability gives language to something they have carried privately.
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Unsettled
The rawness may stir up memories or truths they have avoided in their own lives.
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Seen
Recognize parts of themselves in your shame, hiding, pressure, family wounds, or need to perform, even if their circumstances are different.
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Compassionate
Because you don’t write from self-pity or excuse-making, you may be able to feel tenderness for the younger version of you, and maybe for younger versions of themselves.
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Challenged
The book may quietly ask you to look at where they are still hiding, performing, numbing, or confusing usefulness with worth.
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Connected
Even if you don’t share my exact story, they may feel joined to the emotional truth underneath it: wanting to be loved, seen, forgiven, and useful.
WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK UNIQUE
It is not only a story about addiction or getting sober.
It gives readers a rare look at long-term recovery, not as perfection, but as honesty, steadiness, service, and presence practiced over time.
Quote from the book
Choose a line that feels like a heartbeat of the story. A reminder that sometimes [what happens / what we lose / what we face] is what [allows / frees / awakens] [growth / truth / change / what’s meant to be].
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Shows that recovery is about much more than not drinking. It is about learning how to live differently, tell the truth, repair what can be repaired, and stop believing our worth must be earned. This book gives readers a look at the long road of recovery, not just the crisis, but the decades of becoming more honest, present, and whole and what that represents. It also shows how addiction and pain can move through a family, and how recovery can begin to change that story for the next generation. More than anything, I hope it reminds people that we are not defined by our worst moments, and that a life can still be rebuilt with connection, purpose, and abundance.
Why This Book, Now
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