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 plunge into an alcohol-free life. It's an episode jam packed with the good news, that’s not all skin deep! It’s a fact, sobriety makes your skin clear, your eyes so bright and you generally look much healthier but just because you look good - does that mean you’re really happy? Today the guys dig deepe...
Oct 09, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 11
"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 pressure to drink for the first time or to break your sobriety in the name of 'having a good time'! Vic and Hamish are both guilty of using peer pressure and giving in to it over the course of their lives. In this weeks episode, you'll learn about what peer pressure really is, why it affects us so mu...
Oct 02, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 10
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 Mardi Gras without downing a few shots of Tequila before heading to the club? Going to big events ‘totally-tea-total’ can certainly change the vibe. It’s overwhelming watching everyone around you get wide-eyed and wasted while you tap your foot and plaster a fake sober smile across your face. If you are...
Sep 25, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 9
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 comes to opening up emotionally. It is no secret that vulnerabilities are still considered a weakness rather than a strength by many and this might be the reason behind so many men turning to alcohol as a means of opening up or numbing out their feelings. The effects of this on men's mental health a...
Sep 18, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 8
If like Hamish and Vic you've ever got three sheets to the wind, blackout wasted and wondered why one minute you’re in a London bar ordering tequila shots, and the next your waking up in a bunk bed in run down motel in Madrid with twigs in your hair, wearing one shoe, then we hope this episode will make you think twice about over drinking. So what is really happening in your brain after accepting one too many Sambuka shots? One minute you're having the best night of your life and the next you're...
Sep 11, 2022•38 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Time. In sobriety it can be your greatest ally or your most fearsome enemy. Either way, you now have a lot more of it! How you spend that spare time, is down to you. In this weeks episode Vic and Hamish explore the hobbies that have worked for them and warn of others that almost drove them back to the bottle. You'll hear about some pastimes that got left by the wayside when drinking entered the fray. Vic used to collect rubbers...not those ones...don't ask! Whilst Hamish walks you through his 'G...
Sep 04, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Question - Are one night stands fun?... or are they actually a bit weird? Today Vic and Hamish discuss the reality of sleeping with someone you don't know. They uncover how these brief pissed-up liaisons made them feel deflated and how this sticky scenario can differ for men and women. Today we find out why Vic always hoped that each chance meeting would lead to love... and how Hamish was just happy to involved in any sexy downstairs disco! So, if you've ever felt a little yucky after a hook-up ...
Aug 28, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Many of us believe drinking alcohol makes us more confident. You may think that booze can help introverts come a little out of their shells and help extroverts turn things up to 100! But is this actually the case? In this weeks episode Vic and Hamish take a deeper look at whether the authentic version of themselves without alcohol is still an extrovert or whether this personality has been manufactured by Jaeger bombs! As always, they will take a look at the Science behind how alcohol might affec...
Aug 21, 2022•47 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Have you ever wondered if your drinking habit is inherited or were you just born to be a party animal? Join Vic and Haim as they create a delicious pie chart of fuckupery! Today they uncover all the elements that cause people to over drink, discuss the booze family tree, and how ingrained family traits affected them growing up. Was it nature or nurture or just the environments they placed themselves in that made them into binge drinkers? In this episode they dig deep, take responsibility for pas...
Aug 14, 2022•42 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Have you ever taken a moment to truly consider the cost of your drinking? We're not just talking about the cost to your health, but the equally concerning cost to your finances. In this weeks episode Vic and Hamish explore the hidden costs of a night out. From rounds of drinks to taxi rides – from police fines to late night kebabs. They dig into the empty wallet that comes with being party animals and cringe over the money they've both pissed away through a lifetime of boozing! If you're fed up ...
Aug 07, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 2
We’re back! Today Vic welcomes her lovely new co-host Hamish to the Sober Awkward podcast. In this funny and insightful episode they discuss what it means to identify as sober curious and how giving up your reliable social crutch will make you happier, help your anxiety and turn you into a more authentic version of you. So, go and put the kettle on or grab your headphones and giggle along as Vic and Hamish reveal some humiliating drinking stories and cringy under-the-influence escapades. All of ...
Jul 30, 2022•42 min•Season 4Ep. 1
It's the final episode of series 3 and a chat that Vic and Lucy have been dreading (for reasons revealed on the pod.) Today the girls talk about the brilliant bond they have formed over the last year and how Sober Awkward has helped them understand sobriety and themselves. Change can feel overwhelming for sober people and learning to step out of our sober comfort zones is a scary but a necessary part of treading this path. Today the girls have to confront change. In this heart-wrenching discussi...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Cravings are a huge part of treading this sober path. This week the girls want to delve deeper into these pesky reminders of their past lives. Let's face it, cravings are out to get you! They sneak up and tap you on the shoulder when you least expect it. They make you uncomfortable around alcohol and can cause you to slip up. Today Vic and Lucy want to find out if it's possible to predict cravings, prepare for them and accept them as just a part of going alcohol-free. In this funny and insightfu...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Lucy is away in England, so Vic welcomes her sister Louise onto the Sober Awkward podcast today. Louise has been sober for over 23 years and is an expert when it comes to alcohol and work environments. Together they delve into why there is so much pressure to drink with work mates, how alcohol and hangovers affected their careers and if there are any ways employers can make job and work functions a bit more AF friendly. Oh; and there are a few awful work related misdemeanours from Vic, Lou and t...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 8
For many reasons, no matter how hard you try, even if you hate it, when you give up alcohol it has an annoying habit of creeping back into your mind. Strong emotions, triggery places and drinking culture, mean thoughts of it seep in, little nudges and voices begin shoving you towards having 'just one' and before you know it, you're at the bottle shop paying for a bottle of Sav. For some, relapse is a part of the sobriety path and others manage to circumvent it. But how? Today Vic and Lucy delve ...
May 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Today Vic and Lucy are trying to understand why drinking can sometimes retreat behind closed doors. Is it because of parenting woes, because of shame or because people feel safer in the confines of their own four walls? What really causes people to hide away and what are the warning signs that your drinking has spiralled out of control? Today they discuss the somewhat-warped mindset that comes with drinking at home and, most importantly, what to do if you’re sinking a bottle of Sav from the perc...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Today Vic and Lucy are using scare tactics to get you thinking about your alcohol consumption. They're delving into the stats and figures, then pinpointing areas where this 'Class A Carcinogen' is doing the most damage. They discuss weird ailments, from gallstones to thinning hair, and how their bodies feel since ditching the grog. Have they healed? Today you're getting a sober awkward health check from two prestigious party girls. Was Vic's back pain caused by booze filled aching kidneys? Or wa...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 5
It's here! The episode all the single sober souls have been waiting for. Sober Dating! Seeing as Vic and Lucy know nothing about sober dating they have invited on an expert. Faye is the founder of Untoxicated, is a grey area drinking coach and an all-round professional party pooper. She has been on and off the sober dating scene since she gave up booze 4 years ago. Today they discuss everything from their drunken dating pasts, vulnerable sober sex and all the squishy stuff in-between. In this ch...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Grab your passport, flip flops and sunscreen, the boarders are open so a trip abroad might be just around the corner. But what does a holiday look like now the mini bar is off limits? As a newly sober soul, holidays or weekends away are daunting. You're used to cocktails by the pool, sundowners at the beach bar and shots at the local nightclub... So now what? Hide in the hotel room in a cosy bathrobe and order room service? NO!! Sober people deserve a holiday too, you just need to be prepared an...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Today Lucy and Vic are dipping their toes back into the depths of their drinking days. In this episode they force themselves to regress into the many gloomy Sundays spent in bed, hungover, ravaged by fear and anxiety. Hangxiety played a huge role in both their lives. It's the reason they kept drinking and the reason they got sober. So, today you'll get the full hangxiety story. Why we get it. The science behind it. Why some are more prone to it than others. How you deal with it and a miracle for...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Series 3 is here! Today Vic and Lucy discuss being highly functional drinkers. What is it and why does it take so long to identify? Both the girls functioned well enough in life to cleverly and silently slip under the radar, they held down jobs, got married and even pulled off motherhood! They looked functional from the outside but beneath the function they were both heavily drinking, using their success's as an excuse to pour another glass. Today Vic and Lucy have some revelations about their s...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Today the ladies welcome Sarah Drage to the Sober Awkward podcast. Sarah lost her dad to alcohol misuse disorder in 2017 and is bravely sharing her story to raise awareness and de-stigmatise alcoholism in society. Her first-hand experience of losing someone to alcoholism highlights the damage alcohol does and how the shame of addiction stops people reaching out for support. Vic and Lucy are out of the studio today due to Lucy being stuck down with Covid, but with the help of Alan, and the wonder...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Are you thinking about changing your relationship with booze? Scared about what the first 100 days will bring? Well, you're in the right place! If you are waking up on New Years Day with an awful hangover, questioning why your plan to have 'one or two' ended with you singing Wonder Wall outside a 7-Eleven at 3am....then this is the perfect podcast for you. Today it's all about new beginnings, fresh starts and skipping into the sunset with nothing but you're pride and a bottle of fizzy water. Vic...
Jan 01, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 9
The tree’s up, the presents are wrapped, and everyone is getting ready for the big day. But for sober people Christmas can ‘throw up’ a few unexpected cravings and some very uncomfortable conversations. Being the one person that’s breaking tradition, and not downing Bucks Fizz for breakfast, can be a challenge. But, Lucy and Vic were astonished to find they both enjoy a sober Christmas much more than a hammered one. They get to absorb the good, ignore the bad and leave when they’ve had enough. S...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Today it's all about the people. The ones you surrounded yourself with when drunk, and when newly sober. Vic and Lucy hid amongst heavy drinkers for most of their boozy lives. It's how they avoided confronting their own issues. But now, they are both loud and proud sober women.... but it hasn't all been plain sailing. They both still find it challenging being around people that drink and it's hard navigating old friendships in which alcohol was the only common denominator. So, how do you stay fr...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Today Lucy and Vic are talking about the how the pandemic has affected alcohol intake. Unfortunately, home lockdowns, boredom and fear meant alcohol consumption increased by 25% in 2021. People are leaning on booze more than ever before. For some, the pandemic meant they were dragged further into an already toxic relationship with alcohol and others were actually forced to confront their demons and used Covid19 as an opportunity to change. So, did covid break you or make you? Today Vic and Lucy ...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Alcoholic, me? Not on your Nelly! On this Episode of Sober Awkward Vic and Lucy discuss the impact of words related to sobriety. During the chat they discover how some words support recovery, and how others can actually derail it. For some people (including Vic) being called an 'Alcoholic' felt extreme and didn't represent the sort of drinker she was, but for Lucy, that word gave her strength, identity and eventually enabled her to address her drinking habit. So, todays episode is an opportunity...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Today Vic and Lucy welcome Sober Dave onto the podcast. Since Dave ditched the booze nearly 3 years ago he has become one of the most prominent sober voices out there. Speaking out about his battle at events, schools, and on line. Dave has gone from rock bottom to becoming a sober coach and major influencer and his story is now helping destigmatise alcoholism in society. On this episode of Sober Awkward you'll get the male perspective, what it's really like as a man speaking up about alcohol and...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 4
There is a lonely place where heavy drinkers get stuck. This grey area or 'Pinot Gris Purgatory' as Vic likes to call it, is sadly where many boozers suffer in silence and don't get the help they deserve. This is a topic very close to Vic and Lucy's hearts, having both fallen through this crack themselves. They got stuck in a drinkers no-mans land, where they didn't feel that their drinking was bad enough to be worthy of support. Today they discuss why they felt so trapped and the denial that ke...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Get your cup of Chamomile and Rescue Remedy at the ready because this episode might be a little anxiety inducing for some. Today Vic and Lucy are talking about drinking trauma and triggers. You know, those pesky daily reminders that pop up out of nowhere and momentarily plop you back into who you once were. A heavy drinker. They look at why these flashbacks happen, what their own personal experiences are, how they change the longer you're sober and how you can deal with them in a peaceful sober ...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 2
