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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30 Okt 202414min

Quit? Me? Why? Part 2 - Helping People That Don't Get Hangovers.

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27 Okt 202442min

It's all about the money!

In today's retrospective episode Vic and Hamish find out if money is a good enough reason to quit.You can listen to the full episode here:https://open.spotify.com/episode/0dUeTDbT3rkHBWBtXsINXi?si=588...

23 Okt 202417min

Quit? Me? Why? Part 1 - I Don't Even Get Hangovers!

There are some weird people in this world that don't get hangovers. They drink a case full of beers and wake up the next day feeling fine and dandy. So, why would someone like this ever quit alcohol a...

20 Okt 202446min

Why remembering is much more satisfying than forgetting!

In todays retrospective episode Vic and Hamish discover that nights out are overrated - is it really that fun if you can't remember it?You can listen to the full episode here:https://open.spotify.com/...

16 Okt 202415min

Wakes, Funerals, Grief and Booze

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13 Okt 202448min

What's happening in a Blackout?

In todays retrospective episode Vic and Hamish learn what is really happening in the brain when you blackout.You can listen to the full episode here:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GhVuQElPdgfeDfeYX...

9 Okt 202411min

Cigarettes and Alcohol

It's time to take a trip down memory lane and think about the first drags on mates soggy cigarette, reminisce about couging up your guts on the school bus and recollect you first ever spliff build! Wh...

6 Okt 202442min