Swellbeing

Everyone deserves to feel awesome

Blake Johnston

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Hachette Australia
30 September 2025

Memoirs; Coping with illness; Self-help & personal development; Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing; Biography - Australian

Blake 'Blakey' Johnston is a surfer. So was his dad. And his brothers. For Blake, growing up around the beaches of Cronulla, life was good and surfing was everything. At sixteen, he turned pro and took off around the world, chasing his dream to become the world's best. The thing about dreams, though, is that they change - sometimes by choice and sometimes by circumstance. For some people, that change can be too much. Too often, people stay silent about their struggles; too often, they can't see a way back.

Nine Australians commit suicide every day. Blake's dad was one of them. Ever since, Blake has made it his mission to help people find the tools they need to stay alive. In his own struggles with mental health, they are the tools he's used to find the joys in nature, family, human connection and himself. These tools even enabled him to unite a community, spend forty gruelling hours in the water, catch 707 waves and claim the world record for longest surf. And then the world's biggest paddle-out.

Now, in Swellbeing, his powerful and inspiring memoir, Blake outlines what he drew on to overcome his challenges with mental illness and shares the lessons he's learned to help others make it through the tough times to live their best lives. He's hoping his experience can ripple out and help others. Because . . . everyone deserves to feel awesome.

By: Blake Johnston
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780733653452
ISBN 10: 0733653456
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Blake Johnston has been a professional surfer since he was 16, dedicating his life to the ocean, high performance, and the sport he loves. With 20 years of elite coaching experience, Blake has coached many of Australia's best surfing talents including current World Tour number 11 Connor O'Leary and Junior World Champ Jarvis Earle. Blake has shown the world that with grit, determination and a lot of hard work, anything is possible. He is now sharing his wealth of experience and unique insights through presentations for schools, sports groups and corporations. He captivates and inspires the audience as he speaks of mental health, and the art of thriving through adversity. Swellbeing is his first book.