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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Coping with Grief - without Drinking.

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4 Maj 202537min

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30 Apr 202512min

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April 29th is National Fentanyl Awareness Day and the importance of this cannot be underestimated. We don't mean to frighten you but here are the facts...Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Ame...

27 Apr 202526min

A Lesson in Drinking

🎙️ Throwback Thursdays on Sober Awkward!Every Thursday, we’re serving up a little slice of Sober Awkward history – a powerful clip from one of our most-loved past episodes.Why? Because sometimes, th...

23 Apr 20258min

Is Alcoholism In The Blood? - With Arabella Byrne

Did we inherit our drinking habit and have our years of over doing it been passed onto our own kids?In short, is Alcoholism genetic? It's a question that we get asked by worried ex-drinkers and many s...

20 Apr 202548min