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Quit Lit & Motherhood Memoir Extract: Sausages

Readers of my quit lit book ‘Going Under’ have loved this section of the memoir. As a mother of four kids, I have spent far too long in the kitchen! Are you a mum too? Do you relate? February Orange …

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Shellharbour Swimming Pool: The Fabulous Beverley Whitfield Ocean Pool + an extract from my memoir

The Beverley Whitfield Ocean Pool, best known as Shellharbour swimming pool, is a wonderful outdoor ocean pool, situated right by the beach at lovely Shellharbour. It’s a wonderful place to swim. Here are some photos of this delightful pool. And …

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How Creative Writing + Memoir Can Work As Therapy For Your Sobriety

Hello, I firmly believe that writing, especially a daily writing practice which delves into all the reasons why you drank and all the reasons why you need to stop or have stopped, can be a very powerful tool in sobriety. …

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In Australia: Going Under is available in bookshops and online stores in Australia and on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com.au/memoir-family-secrets-addiction-escape/dp/1920727434/

In the USA: https://www.amazon.com/Going-Under-secrets-addiction-escape/dp/1920727434

In the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Under-secrets-addiction-escape/dp/1920727434/

Going Under Audiobook: Going Under on Audible, narrated by Seana Smith, click here.

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📚Going Under memoir in shops + on Audible
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Morning glory at Jervis Bay. The start of our se Morning glory at Jervis Bay. 

The start of our second year here and feeling much more settled in here. It takes time. 

Morning beach walks are a glorious treat. 

#writerwalks #dolphins #jervisbay #jervisbaynsw
Thank you @shoalhavenlibraries @karinamaywrite @ca Thank you @shoalhavenlibraries @karinamaywrite @catherinemckinnonauthor @hayley.scrivenor @camillebookerauthor @catherinemckinnonauthor and Aunty Barb Nicholson. 

Uplifting In Her Words session for International Womens Day. Very wise writerly words. Marvellous! 

#library #book #writing
Kiama’s ocean pools are a must-swim. The smaller Kiama’s ocean pools are a must-swim. 

The smaller rocky one by the blowhole has all the views and glamour. 

The other across the bay has the size - great for laps, and lounging on the grass. 

Top spot for cooling dips on the drive between Sydney and Jervis Bay.

#oceanpools #rockpools #kiama #newsouthwales #swim
Grey nurse sharks congregating at Jervis Bay. We Grey nurse sharks congregating  at Jervis Bay. We saw dozens and dozens of them. 

It’s a very special situation to be in. They don’t harm humans, but they do look pretty scary. 

From last weekend’s snorkel trip with @woebegone_dive 

#Sharks #greynurseshark #jervisbay #amwriting #swimming
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  • About
  • Books
    • ‘Going Under’: A Memoir Of Family Secrets, Addiction and Escape
    • The Australian Autism Handbook, Edition 4
    • Wildly Weird But Totally True Australia: Trivia Book
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  • Sober
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