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- 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/5GhVuQElPdgfeDfeYXW145?si=66dd192c06484ac0
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.com/user?u=81897291
www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups and loads more.
@soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy
@cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify
If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don’t feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you’d like us to cover then please email us -
Sign up to our 30 Day Sober Tour Guide at www.soberawkward.com
#soberawkward #soberawkwardpodcast #drunkmummysobermummy #cuppa.community #sober #sobermom #sobermummy #sobriety #soberaf #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #mummybloggers #writersofinsta #soberfamily #greyareadrinking #addiction #soberissexy #soberwomen #sobermomtribe #sobrietyrocks #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife #wedorecover #sobernation #mumblog #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity #soberdads #1000sundays
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12 min - 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! Why did we do it? Why did we think it was cool to smoke, was it simply to look cool in front of our peers or because a bottle of 'White Lightening cider' tends to flush smart decision making down the lavatory?
Today Vic and Hame are going to find out why people that drink are more likely to smoke and why combining the two is so bad for you. They'll reveal their own smoking histories, discover if the damage done is repairable and determine if we drank to smoke and smoked to drink?
They also talk about porn mags and an obsession with Zippo lighters! It's the usual mix of drivel and science.
Enjoy!
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.com/user?u=81897291
www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups and loads more.
@soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy
@cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify
If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don’t feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you’d like us to cover then please email us -
Sign up to our 30 Day Sober Tour Guide at www.soberawkward.com
#soberawkward #soberawkwardpodcast #drunkmummysobermummy #cuppa.community #sober #sobermom #sobermummy #sobriety #soberaf #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #mummybloggers #writersofinsta #soberfamily #greyareadrinking #addiction #soberissexy #soberwomen #sobermomtribe #sobrietyrocks #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife #wedorecover #sobernation #mumblog #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity #soberdads #1000sundays
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43 min - How letting it all out can free you from the problem
In todays retrospective episode Vic and Hamish discover that its hard to tale, especially if you're a bloke.
You can listen to the full episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1eHsMIjQb3OJg8HKovkEJf?si=6fb8f349ab444795
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.com/user?u=81897291
www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups and loads more.
@soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy
@cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify
If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don’t feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you’d like us to cover then please email us -
Sign up to our 30 Day Sober Tour Guide at www.soberawkward.com
#soberawkward #soberawkwardpodcast #drunkmummysobermummy #cuppa.community #sober #sobermom #sobermummy #sobriety #soberaf #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #mummybloggers #writersofinsta #soberfamily #greyareadrinking #addiction #soberissexy #soberwomen #sobermomtribe #sobrietyrocks #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife #wedorecover #sobernation #mumblog #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity #soberdads #1000sundays
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18 min - Getting Loaded with James Brown: Founder of Loaded Magazine
Nobody has moulded the UK magazine culture quite as much as James Brown.
His CV makes for some impressive reading - at 22 he was the Features Editor of the NME, he founded the iconic Loaded Magazine at just 27 and would go onto work at GQ where he started their now infamous 'Man of the Year Awards' and gave an unknown chef by the name of Jamie Oliver his first food column.
More impressively, he negotiated all of this whilst dealing with the unthinkable trauma of the suicide of his mother and an addiction to drugs and alcohol.
His book Animal House reads like the British version of Wolf of Wall Street. Give enough free drugs and booze to an excitable group of succesful 20 somethings in London in the 90s and just see what happens!
In amongst the wild stories is a inspiring story about overcoming both trauma and addiction.
The James that Hamish got to meet was retrospective, wise, kind and a formidable storyteller.
Like us, he is not here to tell anyone how to live their lives. His life story is one to be shared. What you choose to do with the lessons that he has learnt is totally up to you!
Sit back and enjoy the wonderful James Brown!
Notes
James Brown's Book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Animal-House-James-Brown/dp/1787477908
James' Instagram: @jamesjamesbrown
JOIN PATREON! and buy us a Cuppa so we can keep being awkward!
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81897291
www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups and loads more.
@soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy
@cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify
If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don’t feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you’d like us to cover then please email us -
Sign up to our 30 Day Sober Tour Guide at www.soberawkward.com
#soberawkward #soberawkwardpodcast #drunkmummysobermummy #cuppa.community #sober #sobermom #sobermummy #sobriety #soberaf #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #mummybloggers #writersofinsta #soberfamily #greyareadrinking #addiction #soberissexy #soberwomen #sobermomtribe #sobrietyrocks #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife #wedorecover #sobernation #mumblog #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity #soberdads #1000sundays
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55 min - Do Men Bottle things up?
In todays retrospective episode Vic and Hamish discover that men are less likely to seek support because they don't want to talk about their issues as much.
You can listen to the full episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1eHsMIjQb3OJg8HKovkEJf?si=6fb8f349ab444795
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.com/user?u=81897291
www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups and loads more.
@soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy
@cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify
If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don’t feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you’d like us to cover then please email us -
Sign up to our 30 Day Sober Tour Guide at www.soberawkward.com
#soberawkward #soberawkwardpodcast #drunkmummysobermummy #cuppa.community #sober #sobermom #sobermummy #sobriety #soberaf #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #mummybloggers #writersofinsta #soberfamily #greyareadrinking #addiction #soberissexy #soberwomen #sobermomtribe #sobrietyrocks #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife #wedorecover #sobernation #mumblog #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity #soberdads #1000sundays
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17 min - So, What Really Happens in Therapy? Part 2
Following on from last week's extended episode about therapy... here is Part Two!
Today Vic and Hamish want to focus on reaching out for help. They’ll share what happens in a therapy session and why it can help you move on from bad habits. Now, this isn’t going to be easy because of course all practitioners do things differently but what they will try to do, in their very own awkward way, is to uncover why finding the right person could be the key to a long sober life, how having patience is a must and find out why men in particular find it hard to reach out.
They hope by the end of this episode you'll decide to reach out and find someone to chat to. Sober Awkward wants to give you the confidence to pick up the phone, or fill in that online form and stop putting it off. Todays the day that you decide to stop failing to solve all your problems by yourself..... and start accepting some support because not only will you feel better – everyone around you will benefit too.
They also have a chat about relationships, wearing bonnets and sticking fruit and vegetables up bottoms. It's riveting stuff!
If you need some extra support head to If you need some extra support head to Unravelled Psychology
0493 070 604
Email Address
The Boarding Office, Suite 11, Level 1, 100-102
Brisbane Road, Mooloolaba QLD 4557
or
www.diannespencer.com.au/sundays
www.diannespencer.com.au/sundays
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.com/user?u=81897291
www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups and loads more.
@soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy
@cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify
If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don’t feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you’d like us to cover then please email us -
Sign up to our 30 Day Sober Tour Guide at www.soberawkward.com
#soberawkward #soberawkwardpodcast #drunkmummysobermummy #cuppa.community #sober #sobermom #sobermummy #sobriety #soberaf #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #mummybloggers #writersofinsta #soberfamily #greyareadrinking #addiction #soberissexy #soberwomen #sobermomtribe #sobrietyrocks #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife #wedorecover #sobernation #mumblog #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity #soberdads #1000sundays
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31 min - Learning to Extrovert without taking a sip
In todays retrospective episode Vic and Hamish find out is its possible to be extrovert without sipping on a bottle of scrumpy jack!
You can listen to the full episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TQFMlhtFg7xbNfPNnfYGV?si=XccmbxDXT8mQFHlI2pmuHg
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.com/user?u=81897291
www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups and loads more.
@soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy
@cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify
If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don’t feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you’d like us to cover then please email us -
Sign up to our 30 Day Sober Tour Guide at www.soberawkward.com
#soberawkward #soberawkwardpodcast #drunkmummysobermummy #cuppa.community #sober #sobermom #sobermummy #sobriety #soberaf #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #mummybloggers #writersofinsta #soberfamily #greyareadrinking #addiction #soberissexy #soberwomen #sobermomtribe #sobrietyrocks #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife #wedorecover #sobernation #mumblog #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity #soberdads #1000sundays
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20 min - So, What really Happens in Therapy? Part 1
With RUOK? Day coming round last week, Vic and Hame thought they would focus not 1 but 2 episodes on the importance of therapy and the need to reach out for help.
They’ll share what happens in a therapy session and why it can help you move on from bad habits. Now, this isn’t going to be easy because of course all practitioners do things differently but what they will try to do, in their very own awkward way, is to uncover why finding the right person could be the key to a long sober life, how having patience is a must and find out why men in particular find it hard to reach out.
They hope by the end of this episode you'll decide to reach out and find someone to chat to. Sober Awkward wants to give you the confidence to pick up the phone, or fill in that online form and stop putting it off. Todays the day that you decide to stop failing to solve all your problems by yourself..... and start accepting some support because not only will you feel better – everyone around you will benefit too.
They also have a chat about wearing bonnets and sticking fruit and vegetables up their bottoms. It's riveting stuff!
If you need some extra support head to Unravelled Psychology
0493 070 604
Email Address
The Boarding Office, Suite 11, Level 1, 100-102
Brisbane Road, Mooloolaba QLD 4557
or
www.diannespencer.com.au/sundays
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.com/user?u=81897291
www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups and loads more.
@soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy
@cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify
If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don’t feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you’d like us to cover then please email us -
Sign up to our 30 Day Sober Tour Guide at www.soberawkward.com
#soberawkward #soberawkwardpodcast #drunkmummysobermummy #cuppa.community #sober #sobermom #sobermummy #sobriety #soberaf #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #mummybloggers #writersofinsta #soberfamily #greyareadrinking #addiction #soberissexy #soberwomen #sobermomtribe #sobrietyrocks #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife #wedorecover #sobernation #mumblog #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity #soberdads #1000sundays
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48 min - Were you an Introvert before booze?
In todays retrospective episode Vic and Hamish discover that they were both pretty confident before the booze came along.
You can listen to the full episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TQFMlhtFg7xbNfPNnfYGV?si=XccmbxDXT8mQFHlI2pmuHg
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.com/user?u=81897291
www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups and loads more.
@soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy
@cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify
If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don’t feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you’d like us to cover then please email us -
Sign up to our 30 Day Sober Tour Guide at www.soberawkward.com
#soberawkward #soberawkwardpodcast #drunkmummysobermummy #cuppa.community #sober #sobermom #sobermummy #sobriety #soberaf #sobermovement #sobercurious #alcoholfree #mummybloggers #writersofinsta #soberfamily #greyareadrinking #addiction #soberissexy #soberwomen #sobermomtribe #sobrietyrocks #soberlifestyle #alcoholfreelife #wedorecover #sobernation #mumblog #mentalhealth #motherhood #wineoclock #sobermums #selfcare #womeninrecovery #sobercommunity #soberdads #1000sundays
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19 min - Can Drinking Alcohol in Early Pregnancy Harm the Baby?
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)
What are FASD's?
Is it safe to have any level of alcohol when pregnant?
How does it affect the unborn baby?
How and when is it diagnosed?
These are questions Vic and Hamish should have probably found the answers to a long time ago, but like many people, they both chose to ignore the facts about FASD and live in hope that it wouldn't happen to them. Silly really.
FASD a condition, or range of conditions, that we've all heard of, but for some reason don't take too seriously. We presume we shouldn't drink when trying for a baby but make excuses....'Surly, one won't hurt?' So, today is about facts, finding out what it is and how alcohol consumption can have impact on a baby during the first trimester.
As you may have guessed... neither of these two buffoons know much about anything, so, they have invited on an incredible guest, Sophie. Sophie has lived lived experience of FASD after exposing her unborn child to alcohol in early gestation and today discusses her own experience of living with the guilt and shame that comes alongside this diagnosis. She also chats about how it affects her sons daily life, the challenges, the wins and how gaining more knowledge about FASD has made their relationship closer.
This episode is for anyone that has ever wondered about this condition or is essential listening if you are trying for a baby.
Notes
https://www.nofasd.org.au
NOFASD Australia works to support families living with FASD and prevent harms caused by alcohol. All donations to NOFASD Australia over $2 are tax deductible, make your donation online
September 9th is International FASD Awareness DayThe 9th day of the 9th month recognises the importance of staying alcohol-free throughout the 9 months of pregnancy. Community events throughout the month of September provide opportunities to raise awareness about FASD and the risks of prenatal alcohol exposure, to support pregnant women and families, and to share this prevention message around the world. Readmore about the history of International FASD Awareness Day.
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.com/user?u=81897291
www.cuppa.community – The Free Social Network for the Sober and Sober Curious - Sober Events – Therapy – Sobriety Courses – Sober Groups and loads more.
@soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummy
@cuppa.community @hamishadamscairns @patreon @spotify
If you are struggling with your relationship with alcohol please reach out to your local doctor, a therapist, AA Group or just chat to a close friend. Don’t feel shame, just get the help you deserve. Contact us! If you have a topic you’d like us to cover then please email
Sign up to our 30 Day Sober Tour Guide at www.soberawkward.com
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48 min
About Sober Awkward
From the publisher's feed
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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