Getting Back

Tried to get back on track a hundred times and keep falling off? This isn't another motivational speech—it's a deep dive into WHY we stop and HOW we actually return.

Written by a rhythm roller skater and trainer with 40+ years of experience, Getting Back on Track reveals a profound truth: how you recover from physical balance disturbances is exactly how you recover from life's challenges. Through lyrical storytelling infused with Alan Watts' wisdom, this essay dismantles the shame of absence and offers a practical 7-step plan for returning to movement, fitness, creativity, or anything life has made you abandon. Struggling with depression, injury, or lost motivation? You don't need apologies; you need understanding.

This book offers both philosophical insight and actionable strategies for beginning again, no matter how long you've been away. Watching someone you love struggle to return to something that once brought them joy? This is the gift that says "I see you, I understand, and there's a way back." Share this compassionate framework that transforms shame into curiosity and failure into valuable information.

Are you a trainer, coach, mentor, educator, or therapist?

• This essential read will transform how you approach students who disappear and return.
• Learn to recognize the real reasons behind resistance, create environments where vulnerability is welcomed, and understand how physical practice reveals psychological patterns.
• Discover empathetic coaching strategies that actually help people reconnect with what matters.

From any skatefloor to real life, from wobbling to dancing—this is about learning to get back on track with intention.