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One Last Drop: The Ripple Effects of Alcohol, Athletics, and Love
One Last Drop—A powerful memoir that helps anyone struggling with imbalances in their lives around alcohol, athletics, or love.
Since the debut of One Last Drop at the top of the Sports Psychology charts in 2021 it has since been turned into an award winning feature length documentary, and includes a moving foreword from best-selling author Annie Grace.
Stress, pressure, anxiety, a lack of self-love — all difficult emotions experienced by high-performers in any industry, especially in athletics. Difficult emotions that athletes, other high performers (and you the reader) feel, but most struggle to discuss and understand.
In dealing with these difficult emotions’ athletes seek balance in life, yet achieving that balance is difficult. Mix in difficult relationships and too much drinking and there’s only one option -- bottoming out.
In One Last Drop , Ryan Stock takes readers on his 30-day journey towards a more balanced life, and in turn, a sober life. In daily heart-felt letters to his four-year old son, Stock finds the comfort, acceptance, and emotional growth missing from his life. With a blend of mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and self-love he finally finds peace. The raw, vulnerable, and sometimes painful stories that took him down that road will connect with any athlete, coach, or parent looking to develop mental toughness while still being mindful and connected to their emotional self. Through the author’s journey the reader will Ryan Stock is a former successful NCAA athlete and coach turned yogi, meditator and mental fitness coach. Stock now improves the performance of professional and Olympic level athletes all around the world through his impactful athlete meditation, yoga, and mental fitness programs.
Since the debut of One Last Drop at the top of the Sports Psychology charts in 2021 it has since been turned into an award winning feature length documentary, and includes a moving foreword from best-selling author Annie Grace.
Stress, pressure, anxiety, a lack of self-love — all difficult emotions experienced by high-performers in any industry, especially in athletics. Difficult emotions that athletes, other high performers (and you the reader) feel, but most struggle to discuss and understand.
In dealing with these difficult emotions’ athletes seek balance in life, yet achieving that balance is difficult. Mix in difficult relationships and too much drinking and there’s only one option -- bottoming out.
In One Last Drop , Ryan Stock takes readers on his 30-day journey towards a more balanced life, and in turn, a sober life. In daily heart-felt letters to his four-year old son, Stock finds the comfort, acceptance, and emotional growth missing from his life. With a blend of mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and self-love he finally finds peace. The raw, vulnerable, and sometimes painful stories that took him down that road will connect with any athlete, coach, or parent looking to develop mental toughness while still being mindful and connected to their emotional self. Through the author’s journey the reader will Ryan Stock is a former successful NCAA athlete and coach turned yogi, meditator and mental fitness coach. Stock now improves the performance of professional and Olympic level athletes all around the world through his impactful athlete meditation, yoga, and mental fitness programs.
205 pages, Paperback
Published April 9, 2021
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April 9, 2021
My favorite memoir I’ve read in a long time! Must read!
I am an avid memoir fan and I just loved this book!!! The author from the very beginning pulls the reader into his life with an open and honest voice. It’s like hearing from a good friend really opening up to you. Also his story is specific to his own trajectory with his struggles but I could immediately relate my own life story to his although they are totally different details. What really got me and was so helpful to me was his own realization he was trying to avoid pain through various means. I think this is something everyone. An relate to. I also loved how his letters to his son was a genius mechanism to help tell his story to the reader. Honestly one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I recommend it to anyone that wants to hear about one man’s story of how through a path of mindfulness that we all could benefit from. Truly all we have is right now. We get to hear his voice first hand how he found love for himself, became an engaged and loving father, friend, teacher and it shows is all a way out of the numbness many of us seek out through a multitude of avenues in life. What struck me most was it’s almost a guidebook for how we can all flourish and engage with life- both the painful experiences as well as the joy! I just honestly recommend this book to anyone from any walk of life. Well done- and as a debut work!!! Looking forward to more from Stock!!!
I am an avid memoir fan and I just loved this book!!! The author from the very beginning pulls the reader into his life with an open and honest voice. It’s like hearing from a good friend really opening up to you. Also his story is specific to his own trajectory with his struggles but I could immediately relate my own life story to his although they are totally different details. What really got me and was so helpful to me was his own realization he was trying to avoid pain through various means. I think this is something everyone. An relate to. I also loved how his letters to his son was a genius mechanism to help tell his story to the reader. Honestly one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I recommend it to anyone that wants to hear about one man’s story of how through a path of mindfulness that we all could benefit from. Truly all we have is right now. We get to hear his voice first hand how he found love for himself, became an engaged and loving father, friend, teacher and it shows is all a way out of the numbness many of us seek out through a multitude of avenues in life. What struck me most was it’s almost a guidebook for how we can all flourish and engage with life- both the painful experiences as well as the joy! I just honestly recommend this book to anyone from any walk of life. Well done- and as a debut work!!! Looking forward to more from Stock!!!
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