Sober Awkward

Winner, Best Wellbeing Podcast at The Australian Podcast Awards 2024

Have you ever woken up after a big night and announced, “I’m never drinking again,” only to find yourself six hours later waving $50 at a barman? Or perhaps you were more of a stay at home drinker, quietly opening the wine once the day was done and wondering when one glass started turning into, well, considerably more than one glass. Vic and Ulrika came from very different drinking worlds, but somehow ended up in exactly the same place.

Join author, podcaster and former binge drinking party animal Victoria Vanstone and broadcaster, writer and former stay at home drinker Ulrika Jonsson as they attempt to work out how the hell you do life without booze. Spoiler alert, neither of them has all the answers.

Each week on Sober Awkward, Vic and Ulrika rummage through the bits of sobriety people don’t talk about enough, anxiety, cravings, motherhood, ageing, relationships, sober sex, socialising, identity wobbles and that alarming moment when you realise you actually have to feel your feelings now. There are booze facts, ridiculous confessions, regular trips to the shame shed and absolutely no pretending that sobriety turns you into someone who enjoys green juice and sunrise yoga.

So whether you’ve hit a wall, you’re sick of hangovers and 3am anxiety, you’re quietly wondering if you drink too much, or you’re already sober and clutching a cup of tea wondering what the fuck happened to your personality, you’re in the right place.

Pop the kettle on. It’s time to feel the awkward and do it anyway.

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Episoder(445)

'A Thousand Wasted Sundays' is Out!!!

A Thousand Wasted is out!!The day is finally here!Vic's book is out! So we thought that we would celebrate by doing something a little different!We got rid of the scripts and Hamish interviewed Vic ab...

29 Jan 202449min

Unsupportive Mates?

In this weeks retrospective episode Vic and Lucy take a look at some red flags. Moments that they wish they had taken notice of when those they were surrounding themselves with were enabling their beh...

24 Jan 20248min

FOMO - Fear of Missing Out.

You know the feeling, your mates are all getting ready for a big night out and you're not going because you've made this weird decision to give up booze. Why can they do it and you can't? It's so unfa...

21 Jan 202445min

Under the Influence

In this weeks retrospective episode Vic looks back at the moment that ALMOST changed everything for her. It didn't. But it did give her quite a funny story...You can listen to the full episode here:ht...

17 Jan 20242min

Cravings

Cravings – what they really are and how to not have them 22nd jan In this week's episode, Hame and Vic simplify what a long-lasting healthy sobriety really boils down to.Can you replace a bad habit wi...

14 Jan 202445min

Lockdown Pissed Versus Lockdown Sober

In this weeks retrospective episode Vic and Lucy reflect on and their lockdown experiences. Vic was (of course) sober whereas Lucy has the unique view of someone who did completed one whilst drunk and...

10 Jan 20246min

But, Society says drinking is normal?

Everybody does it but does that make it ok? That's the question Vic and Hamish will ry to answer, in their own 'unique' way, in todays episode of Sober Awkward. You've heard the line before...'I migh...

7 Jan 202432min

The Pros and Cons of Labelling Yourself an 'Alcoholic'

In this weeks retrospective episode we unpack the term 'alcoholic'. Most of us never think of ourselves as alcoholics,, no matter how bad our drinking habits get. But for others, the harshness of the ...

3 Jan 20245min