The Best is Yet to Come
A Memoir about Football and Finding a Way Through the Dark
$41.54
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2016
Summary
Three years ago, when Cavan footballer Alan O’Mara was twenty-two, he spoke out about his battle with depression which led him to contemplate suicide. Only the thought of his parents and the pain that they would experience in his death prevented him from taking his own life. Now, in The Best is Yet to Come, he tells his story.
From the role the GAA played in his life, to the decision he made to share his journey, this is an account of an ordinary young man, a GAA star, who found a way t…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473648296 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473648297 |
| Author: | Alan O'Mara |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Imprint: | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 155mm x 24mm |
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Wonderful … [O’Mara] writes with terrific lucidity about his own struggles with depression and how they pushed him towards suicidal instinct
Wonderful … [O’Mara] writes with terrific lucidity about his own struggles with depression and how they pushed him towards suicidal instinct - Irish Independent
About The Author
Alan O'Mara
Alan O’Mara is a Gaelic footballer with Cavan and an Ulster u21 champion. In 2013, when he was just twenty-two years of age, he went public about his experience with depression.
Since then, Alan has become a leading mental health advocate in Ireland and is an ambassador to the HSE’s ‘Little Things’ campaign and the Gaelic Player’s Association.In 2016, Alan founded ‘Real Talks’ to facilitate discussions on the importance of mental health, effective communication, personal leadership and resilience in schools, the workplace, sports teams and other communities.Returns
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