10 Best Australian Swimming Holidays for 2025 - 2026 Looking to explore the very best options for Australian swimming holidays? There are plenty to chose from, and more coming online all the time!

Q. Who’s in need of a swimming holiday in Australia???

A. Everybody!!

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Painful memories of drinking.

Relief and gratitude for this sober life!!

You too??

#soberliving #soberaf #sobercurious #alcoholfreelife #soberfun #sobernation #soberjourney  
#sobersisters #sobrietyforwomen #emotionalsobriety #sobrietyrules #aflife  

Beautiful Fremantle and Perth. Just had a delightful few days there. Hooray for Western Australia!

Moderation is torture!! Those of us who cannot moderate are SO Much better of just stopping drinking forever.

Most of my friends are able to just have a glass or two... but I needed to accept deeply that I could not. Relief!!

#sober #soberwriter #amwriting #amwritingmemoir #memoir #quitlit

Do you have all sorts of ways to try to keep your drinking under control??

Trust me, it's easier just to STOP!!!


#sobercurious #sobriety #alcoholic #soberlife #sobriety #quitlit #memoirofchildhood

Why I drank. These are extracts from my quit lit memoir. These are the reasons I THOUGHT Idrank.

In fact, I was simply addicted to alcohol. It's very addictive!!

The joy of letting all that go!

#sobersisters #sobrietyforwomen #emotionalsobriety #sobrietyrules #aflife   #adultchild.

Being an adult child of an alcoholic had a huge effect on me.

Glad I can remember the good childhood memories, after liberating myself from the bad ones.


#adultchild. #adultchildrenofalcoholics #adultchildren #sober #quitlit

Struggling with alcohol is like wrestling a thousand snakes.

I read the words from my memoir and want to weep for the trapped soul that I was.

Stopping has been transformational!

#sobriety #alcoholfree #sobermom #sobrietyrocks #sobercommunity #sobertribe #soberwarrior 

Thank you Kayley for this kind review!!

Why mothers drink! It's for that shot of instant relax.

But it always comes back to punish you, bite you, harm you.

Fighting against the illusion of 'mummy wine culture' is crucial!!

#soberliving #soberaf #sobercurious #alcoholfreelife #soberfun #sobernation #soberjourney  
#sobersisters 

Creative joy of the non-writing kind. Loved making a silver ring in a three hour workshop in beautiful Berry, New South Wales.

Pix and article on my website at: seanasmith.com/silver-ring-...

An interview on the wonderful ABC radip show Conversations with Sarah Kanowsi was a privilege, and one that lasts through time too.

Whilst I love to chat, interviews about 'Going Under' are always emotionally exhausting.

#writer #writing #amwriting #quitlit

The horrors of hangovers and of all that self-abuse.

I do not miss it!

When I re-read my own words, I shudder.

#sobermemoir #quitlit #soberwriter #amwriting #amwritingmemoir #memoir #memoirwriting. #memoirs
#memoirs_of_childhood

I spent two days working in my pyjamas all day - shocking rain storms here.

Good reviews mean everything to a writer and I am so grateful to know that my memoir was read and understood by so many wise readers.

Always grateful xxxxx


#writing #writer #memoir #quit lit

Drinking is always emotionally complex for those of us who grey up in an alcoholic home. The guilt! The awareness of what it can do! The pain of our own addiction. The shame of it.

The only way out is to stop.

#sobriety #alcoholfree #sobermom #quitlit #sobercommunity #sobertribe #soberwarrior 

This review did make me cry. A writer could not ask for any more.

#memoir #quitlit #amwriting #writer

This is how it felt. The daily start to the physical cravings for alcohol.

There's only one way out of that nightmare. Sobriety! And it works, so, so well.

#sobernation #sobermom #drugaddiction #sobercommunity #recoveryjourney #addictiontreatment #alcoholic #drugfree #alcoholfreelife #healing 

Hello Sunday Morning! Ready for the winter sea swimming races at Huskisson Beach.

#swim #swimmer #sober

It’s quit lit not quick lit! Silly captions. I first saw the cover of my memoir one year ago. Still love it!!

#sober #quitlit #adultchild

Winter in Sydney is all right.

This is Fairy Bower pool at Manly. Glorious!!

We did have a massive storm bom earlier in the week. Two days of pelting rain and howling wind. But the sun has returned now.

Where To Swim In London: Best Indoor + Outdoor Pools + Lakes Wondering where to swim in London? Find all the best swimming places in this article. Whether you're visiting London or moving there, click here!

Planning a visit to London? Love to swim? Here’s the list of London swimming spots you need!!

#london #swim

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Winter in Australia. We mustn’t grumble, must we??!!

Lovely swims at Huskisson Beach on Sunday.

And here’s a really yummy sparkling red. Delicious! Go the Australian alcohol free wines!

Sending a couple of alcohol free wine recommendations your way. This is an Australian fizzy - very celebratory!

Australian winter is like Scottish summer - but with less rain!!

Walking The Last 200 km of the Camino Frances Read about how to walk the last 200 km of the Camino Frances, from Ponferrada to Santiago de Compostela. You'll find advice and lots of photos.

Interested in walking the last 200 km of the Camino de Santiago??

My article is just published here. Hope you find it useful!!

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Sunrise eucalypt near Blenheim Beach.

#newsouthwales #australia #writerwalks

If you are interested in fun facts and trivia about Australia, I wrote a book for you!!

Doing some experimenting selling books more directly, rather than via Amazon. How does this look???

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Do you think people will be put off because they have to pay postage??