Pre-Order Coach Dar's Book for We R.I.S.E at AOTA on 4/3

Register through Eventbrite to pre-order your copy of by and pick it up at the We R.I.S.E. event on April 3rd at 11:15am at the AOTA Inspire Conference!

A pre-order ticket costs $28.08 and includes one copy of . Your book will be provided to you when you present your Eventbrite ticket at the AOTA Conference.

You may also purchase the book the day of the conference through this Eventbrite link.

Darleen Santore, better known as "Coach Dar," will open the conference with an inspiring keynote presentation that will help us rise personally, and professionally, taking our profession to new heights. From working in the traditional setting to pioneering a new path for occupational therapists, Coach Dar will share her inspiring story and give tips on removing roadblocks, igniting the passion within, seizing opportunities, and elevating our mindsets. You won't want to miss this one!

Darleen Santore, better known as “Coach Dar,” is a world-renowned mental edge and leadership coach, guiding athletes in the NFL, MLB, NHL, PGA, & WNBA, Fortune 100 executives, and high performers. She helps to build resilience and master their mindset. Coach Dar is an author, licensed and board-certified occupational therapist, sought-after motivational speaker, and former Phoenix Suns Mental Skills Coach. Her new best-selling book, “The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life - Anytime You’re off your Game” (McGraw Hill), was released in February 2023. Blending expertise in neuroscience, occupational therapy, and epigenetics with her own extraordinary setbacks—including three strokes and profound personal loss—she helps people break through mental barriers and elevate their potential. But beyond her expertise, it’s her rare, magnetic energy that sets her apart—she doesn’t just inspire, she transforms. Coach Dar teaches not just how to bounce back, but how to bounce forward—stronger, wiser, and more resilient than ever. Coach Dar is the United States Ambassador for the Global Pay It Forward Day Initiative, and the founding member of WISH (Women in Service and Hope) in Phoenix, a division of St. Vincent de Paul. She is an ambassador for the international lifestyle brand Lululemon and honored by the WNBA with the Most Inspiring Women Award. Coach Dar was named a Trailblazer in Phoenix by Voyager Phoenix, and received the 2022 Diamond Award for Coaching Excellence in Professional Sports. She was most recently honored with the 100 Women to KNOW Across America Award, and the 2024 Community Lifeline Award by Teen Lifeline in Arizona. Coach Dar has been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX Sports, TODAY, Good Morning America

Find out how world-class athletes and leaders survive defeat and come back even stronger—and how you can, too—with the blueprint from the coach who helps set them up for success.

With apologies to Benjamin Franklin, there are actually three things in life that are certain: Death, taxes, and the fact that sometimes, life will throw you a gut punch. Coach Dar has seen a fair share of calamitous situations in her 25+-year career, from major league players suffering slumps and season-ending injuries to executives floundering professionally and experiencing financial devastation—plus her own setbacks like three strokes before the age of 45 and the loss of both of her parents.

As a mental skills coach whose clients have included professional athletes, top CEOs, and world leaders, Coach Dar specializes in helping the best of the best get up and get going again after suffering serious setbacks. In The Art of Bouncing Back, she shares these proven strategies and techniques for the first time ever so you can ensure the obstacles and setbacks you face quickly morph into setups for your next success.

You'll discover how to pour a strong emotional foundation, accept feedback (the right way), connect with your "Why-Power," and create your own bounce-back environment. Every chapter provides a blueprint that helps you learn more about yourself, so you can identify the exact pivot you need to push forward, start reframing your setbacks, and cultivate the strength you need to handle future adversity better.

Packed with tons of strategies that have proven successful time and time again and exercises to help you achieve the life-changing results her clients see, Coach Dar's The Art of Bouncing Back is exactly what you need to see that the adversity in your life can create opportunities from any setback.

Apply the lessons in The Art of Bouncing Back to increase your confidence, emotional intelligence, agility, and resiliency—and build the business, career, and life that’s within you. Or that you’ve envisioned.

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