Got a wedding coming up? In today's retrospective episode Vic and Hamish take a look at big events. You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lMGT65RfeSkjnJ16OENxP?si=96e1d420c7534c7c Show Notes Vic's book is out! Go and get yourself a copy whilst you can... https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-thousand-wasted-sundays-victoria-vanstone/book/9780645757941.html and please give a review at www.goodreads.com JOIN PATREON! and buy us a Cuppa so we can keep being awkward! ht...
Jul 17, 2024•17 min
If you speak to anyone that has struggled with over drinking - you don't have to do much digging to uncover some trauma. Trauma, sadly is inevitable, but how you react to it is one of the most important steps you will take in your sobriety. Do you face up to the emotions or do you bury them in booze and drugs? In today's episode Vic and Hame will share the traumas they have lived through both big and small and take a look at WHY this is such an important subject inside the world of sobriety. Enj...
Jul 14, 2024•40 min•Season 8Ep. 20
In todays retrospective episode Vic and Hamish tell you about all theri weird and wonderful hobbies. You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ssQxPvSWgqqktGY0R1Ixs?si=lx0lIfzDQhCujz8WT8ckVQ Show Notes Vic's book is out! Go and get yourself a copy whilst you can... https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-thousand-wasted-sundays-victoria-vanstone/book/9780645757941.html and please give a review at www.goodreads.com JOIN PATREON! and buy us a Cuppa so we can keep being awkw...
Jul 10, 2024•18 min
Liar, liar, pants on fire! The words still sting decades later. None of us want to be considered a liar and yet anyone that has ever drunk has probably also lied about it. Why you are home after your curfew? Why you kissed your friends boyfriend? How you blew your finger off? Sound familiar?! Typically our lies surrounding alcohol start small. We lie to our parents about where we are going for the night or why their bottle of vodka is now weirdly full of water. But these lies can grow. You might...
Jul 07, 2024•40 min•Season 8Ep. 19
In todays retrospective Vic and Hamish find out why Scrabble and pottery meant they never reached for a bevvie. You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ssQxPvSWgqqktGY0R1Ixs?si=lx0lIfzDQhCujz8WT8ckVQ Show Notes Vic's book is out! Go and get yourself a copy whilst you can... https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-thousand-wasted-sundays-victoria-vanstone/book/9780645757941.html and please give a review at www.goodreads.com JOIN PATREON! and buy us a Cuppa so we can keep...
Jul 03, 2024•12 min
Its a simple thought (of course it is...its one of Hame's) but we don't often take the time to consider whether a sober life is better than a drunk one. When you are considering going sober you are often fixated on the negatives and the sacrifice. The social awkwardness, whether you will still be able to chat someone up or still dance like nobody's watching. We don't think about the ways in which sobriety could enrich our lives. In today's episode, Vic and Hame, will walk you through their exper...
Jun 30, 2024•36 min•Season 8Ep. 18
In this weeks retrospective epiosde Vic and Hamsih look at why saying no can actually feel amazing! You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/10MKVsOtPw9xiPlutpygny?si=PkKPGVHrR9Wf5_FmTaSQ_g Show Notes Vic's book is out! Go and get yourself a copy whilst you can... https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-thousand-wasted-sundays-victoria-vanstone/book/9780645757941.html and please give a review at www.goodreads.com JOIN PATREON! and buy us a Cuppa so we can keep being awkwa...
Jun 26, 2024•15 min
Lets talk about family. They come in many weird and wonderful shapes and sizes. They are diverse, annoying, challenging, loving, judgmental, funny and a complete and utter mess, for some unknown reason....their opinions of us matter. We want our grandparents to see us doing well, our parents to be proud, our siblings to like us and our children to think we are heroes! It’s a lot. Even in that one sentence you can feel the pressure. Expectation is coming from all angles like arrows stabbing at yo...
Jun 23, 2024•53 min•Season 8Ep. 17
In todays retrospective epiosde Vic and Hamish take a look at Peer Pressure. You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/10MKVsOtPw9xiPlutpygny?si=PkKPGVHrR9Wf5_FmTaSQ_g Show Notes Vic's book is out! Go and get yourself a copy whilst you can... https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-thousand-wasted-sundays-victoria-vanstone/book/9780645757941.html and please give a review at www.goodreads.com JOIN PATREON! and buy us a Cuppa so we can keep being awkward! https://www.patreon...
Jun 19, 2024•15 min
'Oi! Are you looking at my Mrs?' 'Did you spill my pint? 'Outside now!' We've all been there. A pub on a Friday night, booze flowing, beers getting spilled, people getting lairy. Then, everyone gets turned out onto the street at the same time. Bodies get shoved, you take a comment the wrong way and before you know it, you have an stumbly opponent rolling up their sleeves. It can be scary and dangerous... but for some reason we accept that pub fights are just a side affect of drinking. Today Vic ...
Jun 16, 2024•36 min•Season 8Ep. 16
Today we are still delving into that term sober curious in our retrospective episode. You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7akx89y90K75qWc8SJ1OBZ?si=mOuj16zdSPutMnuO-WFtuQ Show Notes Vic's book is out! Go and get yourself a copy whilst you can... https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-thousand-wasted-sundays-victoria-vanstone/book/9780645757941.html and please give a review at www.goodreads.com JOIN PATREON! and buy us a Cuppa so we can keep being awkward! https://ww...
Jun 12, 2024•10 min
Stop! and smell the roses for once! Vic recently had an epiphany at therapy in which she finally understood that there is no going back to who she once was! (A cheeky piss head with anxiety) It was a ground breaking moment in her sobriety. So, today she shares the importance of focusing on our achievements rather than being scared we might step back into old habits. Hamish has recently started therapy too, the same one as Vic as it turns out, he also finds that 'Negative Bias' gets in the way of...
Jun 09, 2024•38 min•Season 8Ep. 15
Today in our retrospective episode we take a look back on what is was like to ask Am I Sober Curious? You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7akx89y90K75qWc8SJ1OBZ?si=mOuj16zdSPutMnuO-WFtuQ Show Notes Vic's book is out! Go and get yourself a copy whilst you can... https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-thousand-wasted-sundays-victoria-vanstone/book/9780645757941.html and please give a review at www.goodreads.com JOIN PATREON! and buy us a Cuppa so we can keep being awk...
Jun 05, 2024•15 min
Joe Williams has lived numerous lives. Google him and you will find out that he is an multi-sport Australian athlete and a proud Wiradjuri/Wolgalu, First Nations Aboriginal man. But there is so much more to his story... After succeeding in his life long dream of playing professional NRL and after a long battle with drugs, alcohol, suicidal ideations and Bi Polar disorder, Joe got sober and retired after just four seasons. As one door closes, another opens and Joe walked into a boxing gym that wo...
Jun 02, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 14
In this weeks retrospective episode, we take the moment that we bid our wonderful Lucy goodbye. Without a doubt the most emotional moment of any episode. Were we crying because Lucy was leaving or Hame was arriving though!? You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gYSJEsoqBzxXz11uP82Ix?si=331c12b0efb04321 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 29, 2024•11 min
Whether you are aware of it or not, Time is one of the biggest subjects within sobriety. In the early days it seems to crawl past but its not long before the days on your time counting apps are accumulating faster than you can imagine. The question is what can you do to make time a motivator rather than a constant reminder of it slowly slipping through your fingers. Does our perception of time change when we go sober and is time simply a human constructed illusion?! That's right...things get Met...
May 26, 2024•43 min•Season 8Ep. 13
In this weeks retrospective episode, we take a look back at the moment that Lucy announced why she had decided to move on from presenting the podcast. We miss her everyday and are still the best of mates! You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gYSJEsoqBzxXz11uP82Ix?si=331c12b0efb04321 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22, 2024•21 min
As a society, we have had a tendency in the past to ignore a lot of frightening stats around alcohol. We just carry on getting wasted without thinking about the consequences. But is it time we started tuning into the facts? Today Vic and Hame take a look at Alcohol related dementia, Also called Wernicke-Korsakoff, is a form of dementia related to the excessive drinking of alcohol. This affects memory, learning and other mental functions. Korsakoff’s syndrome and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome are p...
May 19, 2024•33 min•Season 8Ep. 12
In this weeks retrospective episode, Vic and Lucy share the cravings that they still experience today before looking into the Science behind them. Understanding them is the key to overcoming them! You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Hd1Cy1841VjL925R7PfaF?si=6ef1b76cd8e74f36 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15, 2024•20 min
If we raise kids that have high self-esteem will this make them less likely to drink alcohol? This episode is for the parents out there that are feeling scared about their kids becoming teens, going off the rails, drinking cider in farmers fields and putting themselves at risk because of bad teenage choices. This is also for anyone who was this child (lets guess at about 98% of our audience!) was it your low self esteem that caused you to reach for the bottle and would life have been different i...
May 12, 2024•42 min•Season 8Ep. 11
In this weeks retrospective episode, Vic was joined by her sister Louise. (Not only has she been sober longer than Vic but she also just might be the funnier one!) Louise worked in Advertising for years and has some absolute horror/hilarious stories to share about that time in her life! You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/46U5NQbqXxa1zff6oELb1n?si=0fbfd0fc691743d2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 08, 2024•11 min
Vic knows a lot about beer bullies... due to the fact she was one. She used to force, anyone that wasn't joining in with 'the fun' into downing a pint. She's not proud of it, but her past indiscretions mean that in today's episode you get deep insight as to why non-drinkers get bullied into having 'just one' and what the bullies will say to convince you to have a tipple to two. Vic and Hamish will also go over some brilliant responses that will hopefully stop the 'Tequila Tormentors ' in their t...
May 05, 2024•44 min•Season 8Ep. 10
In this weeks retrospective episode, Vic and Lucy share some of the triggers they have had to be wary of to avoid the dreaded relapse! Basically just poeple, places and things...but other than that we are all good! Only kidding - just remember your why and take one day at a time. You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0S0kO4CMHccP5ouBaUschQ?si=74a3c40b2ad34233 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 01, 2024•15 min
Rejection. It’s something we all feel at some point in our lives, if not at school or a family member, it can be in a relationship or when you get sober. Whenever it might happen to you, there's one guarantee – it’s painful. Vic feels rejection deeply. She even feels it from people she doesn't know. Whereas Hame doesn't care too much about what others think. His strong values and self-confidence mean that if people so turn their back on him.... He can handle it without going to therapy. But, as ...
Apr 28, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 8Ep. 9
In this weeks retrospective episode, we take a look at the warning signs that your home drinking has turned into a problem. What starts off as an innocent, cost-effective and convenient solution soon spirals into something far more sinister. Don't let this happen to you! You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/677p8Bel8v1H3EhUshoCeh?si=0e1d511c0cb94b9f Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 24, 2024•14 min
If you are newly sober, we can guarantee your water intake is about to go through the roof. Tea, coffee and sparkling water are your new best friends - and that can sometimes feel a little dull! In today's episode, Vic and Hame will talk you through the benefits of increasing your water intake, tackle some of the myths surrounding the water content in alcohol and (try!) and make you feel less dull whilst ordering water in a bar. We went off on a couple of weird tangents about Binking Ginges and ...
Apr 21, 2024•1 hr•Season 8Ep. 8
In this weeks retrospective episode, Vic and Lucy have done the scientific research (We are not doctors...we are not doctors...we are not doctors!), to find out how much damage our drinking has done to our bodies. Oh and Vic tells a cruel story about her Dad... You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3N0Z9oEtWU4PivOK4vH4qQ?si=798ea3b35aad4bc6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 17, 2024•12 min
As a society we see fame as something to aspire to. But is it really all it's cracked up to be? Today's episode of Sober Awkward is all about celebrity. What's it really like when managers control your every move, you have expectations of others weighing upon you, a heavy workload, people that look up to you and way too many nights in hotel rooms… where does it all lead? Today Vic and Hamish discuss the recent passing of Matthew Perry and why we lose so many talented people to addiction. Vic rem...
Apr 14, 2024•1 hr•Season 8Ep. 7
In this weeks retrospective episode, we take you back to the moment that Vic and Lucy officially launched Cuppa back in April of 2022! The free sober social network has grown organically since then and is an invaluable resource to our sober listeners around the world! If you haven't joined yet - check it out at cuppa.community or through the Mighty Networks app. You can listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3N0Z9oEtWU4PivOK4vH4qQ?si=798ea3b35aad4bc6 Hosted on Acast. S...
Apr 10, 2024•8 min
The Blame Game...We call it a game but it isn't all that fun really. 'It's not my fault I drink this much - I do it because...' Enter one of a thousand possible answers: My parents My upbringing My job My partner My mother-in-law I live above a pub Society TV and Media and Mr Blobby Etc. etc. etc You name it, we have probably blamed one of these things for our over drinking at some point! But what purpose does passing the buck play in helping us get sober? Is it instead diverting the attention a...
Apr 07, 2024•41 min•Season 8Ep. 6
