The First Breath
An Honest Introduction to Recreational Scuba
Release Information
Status: Pre-launch
Formats: Paperback and eBook
Release Date: Coming soon
The First Breath is a clear, experience-based guide for people standing at the edge of scuba diving and trying to decide what comes next. It explains what learning to dive actually feels like, how confidence really develops, and why so many new divers quietly disappear after certification. Instead of marketing promises or idealized training narratives, it walks through the realities of gear choices, instructors, dive shops, early mistakes, mental load, fear, and the slow work of becoming comfortable underwater.
Written by a diver who remembers starting late, struggling early, and building skill the long way, this book focuses on what lasts. It shows how real capability is formed through repetition, honest self-assessment, and deliberate choices, whether your first dives happen in warm tropical water or cold, low-visibility lakes. If you are considering scuba, newly certified, or wondering why the sport feels harder than expected after class, The First Breath offers a practical path forward grounded in reality rather than reassurance.