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John Fleming is a Recovery Support Clinician at Mountainside Treatment Center, a longtime varsity basketball coach, speaker, husband, father, grandfather, and author of The Last Shot: From Addiction and Athletics to a Life of Abundance. His memoir chronicles a journey through addiction, athletics, family dynamics, recovery, and personal transformation.

With more than 27 years of sobriety and decades of experience coaching, mentoring, and supporting individuals in recovery, John brings a unique perspective to conversations about identity, belonging, resilience, purpose, and second chances. Through his writing and speaking, he helps audiences explore the deeper questions that often lie beneath addiction, achievement, family relationships, and personal growth.

John speaks to treatment centers, recovery organizations, schools, athletic programs, community groups, and professional audiences seeking practical insights into recovery, leadership, resilience, and living a life of abundance.

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John Fleming is a Recovery Support Clinician, longtime varsity basketball coach, speaker, and author of The Last Shot: From Addiction and Athletics to a Life of Abundance. Drawing on more than 27 years of sobriety and decades of coaching and mentoring others, he speaks about recovery, identity, belonging, resilience, and the power of building a meaningful life after adversity.