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)

Friendship - Part 1

Let's talk about mates.When you get sober sometimes friendships change. Some people surprise you by being supportive and sticking by you, while others find your changes hard to handle and disappear fr...

6 Nov 202243min

Making New Traditions

How do I do it? How do I celebrate a party or numb out the horrors of a miserable piece of news without alcohol?It is a question many of us will face over and over again in our sobriety. Not to mentio...

30 Okt 202242min

The Shame Shed

It's time to let it go people!Today Vic and Hamish are here to tell you about all those awful antics they got up to when under the influence and discover that none of it was their fault - it was booze...

23 Okt 202242min

The Alcohol Free Industry

For some of us sober folk, alcohol free drinks have been the saviour. The magical invisibility cloak that allows us to blend into social gatherings.Whilst for others - they are very much part of the p...

16 Okt 202242min

Sobriety Suits You!

Are you thinking about giving up drinking, but something is stopping you going 100% sober? If so, this episode is for you. It will bombard you with laughs and loads of rational reasons to take the pl...

9 Okt 202239min

Peer Pressure

"Just have one!""Come on! The 'old' you would have done it!""You can sleep when your dead!"Sounds familiar right?Peer pressure and drinking have gone hand-in-hand since day one.Whether it's the pressu...

2 Okt 202239min

The Big Event

Does the thought of a sober Near Year’s Eve fill you with dread? Can you imagine attending a festival with nothing to lean on except a can of fizzy water? And how on earth do sober people survive Mard...

25 Sep 202240min

Bottling Things Up

Men and women communicate differently. Shock! Horror! You heard it here first.In this episode Hamish and Vic have an honest and open conversation behind what might be causing men to struggle when it c...

18 Sep 202238min