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)

Boozy Weekender?

If you Google any hotel today - you will probably be met with a photo of a cocktail bar, a swim up bar, or a chilled wine being served in the restaurant...and don't get us started on minibars!It seems...

18 Jun 202339min

Red Flags!

Vic's a classic case of a red flag ignorer. A binge drinker that disregarded every sign that she was over doing it. No matter how much they flapped, whipping her across the face, she somehow managed ...

11 Jun 202359min

Alcohol & Food

In this week's episode, Hame and Vic will answer some of the world's toughest questions.Like, why do kebabs taste so good when you are drunk (or even when you are sober for that matter!)Why do we eat ...

4 Jun 202347min

Searching for Dopamine

If we truly want to learn about what makes a substance addictive - we first need to educate ourselves on Dopamine.In this week's episode Hame and Vic will delve a little further than 'it is the happy ...

28 Mai 202354min

Bonus Episode! - Lonely in Sobriety?

Being lonely and isolated is unfortunately a common feeling when going sober. People get scared of going out and facing the alcohol drenched world, so stay in watching TV, going to bed early and getti...

25 Mai 202346min

Drugs

The Drugs Episode - Trigger warning - This episode contains references to recreational drug use, overdose and the impact of drugs on sobriety.Attention whistle posseI It's time to get out your Fila tr...

14 Mai 20231h 1min

Getting Spiritual?

Today Vic and Hame delve into the more spiritual ways to heal from long term alcohol dependancy. Can new age methods help restore your mental and emotional health when in recovery? And do any of these...

7 Mai 202352min

Free Booze

Be it pens, badges, a glass of bubbly or a full blown house sit - Hame and Vic love a freebie!But what has that got to with sobriety, we hear you cry out?!Inspired by a recent complimentary trip they ...

30 Apr 202353min