Book details

  • Genre:self-help
  • Sub-genre:Personal Growth / General
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:Break on Through
  • Series Number:2
  • Pages:96
  • Paperback ISBN:9798317851989

Break on Through Workbook

A Reflective Companion Guide to the Memoir

By Bryan VanDoorninck

Overview


*Break on Through Workbook* is a guided companion to the memoir *Break on Through*, created for readers who want to go beyond the story and reflect on their own lives. Through chapter recaps, reflection questions, journaling prompts, guided exercises, and weekly actions, the workbook explores identity, grief, play, belonging, purpose, and reinvention. Designed for adults navigating change or searching for greater clarity, it offers a practical way to turn insight from the memoir into meaningful personal reflection and honest next steps.
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Description


*Break on Through Workbook* is a guided companion to Bryan VanDoorninck's memoir *Break on Through*, created for readers who want to do more than simply finish the story; they want to explore what it brings up in their own lives. Across 35 chapter-based modules, the workbook turns the memoir's biggest themes into opportunities for personal reflection and action. Readers are guided through questions about identity, grief, belonging, play, purpose, meaningful work, change, and reinvention. Each module includes a chapter recap, key takeaway, reflection questions, a guided exercise, a journaling prompt, a practical action to try during the week, and an optional deeper dive. The workbook follows the same larger journey as the memoir, moving from childhood curiosity and formative experiences through loss, pressure, changing identities, unexpected detours, renewed purpose, and the ongoing work of becoming more fully yourself. Along the way, readers are invited to explore questions such as: Who am I beyond the roles that have defined me? What experiences have shaped the way I see myself? What makes me feel most alive? Where do I truly belong? What am I ready to let go of? What kind of life do I want to move toward next? Rather than prescribing answers, *Break on Through Workbook* creates space to slow down, notice patterns, reconnect with curiosity, and take small, honest steps forward. Designed especially for readers of *Break on Through*, the workbook may resonate with adults navigating transitions, former athletes redefining themselves beyond sport, educators and coaches, entrepreneurs, and anyone reflecting on purpose or what comes next. Use it chapter by chapter, return to the sections that speak most strongly to your current season, or work through it over several weeks. It can be used individually or as a resource for book clubs, coaching conversations, classrooms, and workshops. You already read Bryan's story. Now it is time to explore your own.
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About The Author


Bryan VanDoorninck is an author, educator, soccer coach, entrepreneur, and experiential learning advocate whose work explores identity, play, purpose, belonging, and reinvention. A former NCAA Division I soccer player, Bryan has spent years living, teaching, coaching, and learning across the world. His experiences - from competitive athletics and burnout to travel, education, entrepreneurship, and youth development - shaped the ideas behind *Break on Through* and its companion workbook. Bryan is the founder of BVADO, a soccer-inspired company built around play, connection, and helping people rediscover what makes them feel alive. Through his writing and work, he encourages readers to question inherited definitions of success, reconnect with curiosity, and take honest steps toward a more aligned life.
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