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Winner - 'Best Well-Being' podcast at The Australian Podcast Awards 2023!Have you ever woken up from a big night out and said ‘I’m never drinking again!’ Then found yourself waving $50 at a barman by Happy Hour. Well, so have Vic and Hamish. Join them on this hilarious and relatable podcast about being sober in a world soaked in alcohol. Each week they discuss different boozy topics and open up a shame shed of humiliating stories. Vic and Hamish bring humour and honesty to sobriety. These two ex-binge drinking, party animals tell it like it is. Vomit, one-night stands and life on the other side of their own destructive drunken behaviour.So, if you’ve hit a wall, you're fed up with anxiety, headaches and blackouts or you just need some sober inspiration... then go put the kettle on and learn how to feel the awkward and do it anyway!
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Winner - 'Best Well-Being' podcast at The Australian Podcast Awards 2023!Have you ever woken up from a big night out and said ‘I’m never drinking again!’ Then found yourself waving $50 at a barman by Happy Hour. Well, so have Vic and Hamish. Join them on this hilarious and relatable podcast about being sober in a world soaked in alcohol. Each week they discuss different boozy topics and open up a shame shed of humiliating stories. Vic and Hamish bring humour and honesty to sobriety. These two ex-binge drinking, party animals tell it like it is. Vomit, one-night stands and life on the other side of their own destructive drunken behaviour.So, if you’ve hit a wall, you're fed up with anxiety, headaches and blackouts or you just need some sober inspiration... then go put the kettle on and learn how to feel the awkward and do it anyway!
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    What Causes Pub Fights and One Punch Attacks?

    What Causes Pub Fights and One Punch Attacks?

    '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 and Hamish dig into drunk fighting, why did it start? Why do people do it? Whats happening in the brain? Why do we have a tendency to be more aggressive when under the influence?
    As you may have guessed, these guys are lovers not fighters but even so, haven't managed to completely avoid the odd fisty pavement scuffle. Hamish even once politely stopped a fight whilst wearing a polo shirt.
    They also find out about king hits, one punch attacks that lead to the deaths of many young people in Australia.
    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 -
    vicandhamish@soberawkward.com
    Check out our website at: https://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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    • 35 min
    Does it matter what I label myself?

    Does it matter what I label myself?

    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://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 -
    vicandhamish@soberawkward.com
    Check out our website at: https://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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    • 10 min
    Just Look How Far You've Come!

    Just Look How Far You've Come!

    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 truly seeing how well he is doing in life. So today these too yapping terriers go over some ways you can learn to see what incredible changes you've made, soak up the fact that just by choosing a sober life you are someone that can overcome adversity and know that you struggles are what lead you here today.
    So, say good bye to that speed induced panic attack after a house party in Brixton in 1998 on and say hello to life of never going back to who you once were.
    Oh and for some reason there is a lot of human barking in this episode - no reason - just is.
    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 -
    vicandhamish@soberawkward.com
    Check out our website at: https://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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    • 38 min
    Am I Sober Curious?

    Am I Sober Curious?

    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 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 -
    vicandhamish@soberawkward.com
    Check out our website at: https://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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    • 15 min
    Joe Williams: Finding My Purpose Through Sobriety

    Joe Williams: Finding My Purpose Through Sobriety

    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 would dramatically change his life.
    Boxing gave him the discipline and structure that his rugby career lacked and he would go on to forge a successful career as a boxer.
    From the outside everything seemed to be going smoothly, but as we have seen over and over again, going sober doesn't fix all of the underlying issues. Only doing the work can fix those!
    In 2012, Joe found himself in a psychiatric ward after an attempted suicide - a day that he described as the most important day of his life.
    Soon after surviving that day, Joe found his purpose which was to help people who struggle with mental illness.
    Today he is an author, a motivational speaker and workshop leader who uses his lived experience and the lessons that he has learnt from the oldest living civilisation on the planet to change the lives of people all over the world.
    I have no doubt his story will motivate and inspire you as much as it did me during this conversation!
    Thank you Joe!
    Show Notes
    Joe's website:
    https://www.joewilliams.com.au/
    Joe's Instagram: @joewilliams_tew
    Founder of @theenemywithin_ and @ourway_academy
    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 -
    vicandhamish@soberawkward.com
    Check out our website at: https://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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    • 59 min
    I'm Not Crying, You're Crying

    I'm Not Crying, You're Crying

    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

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    • 11 min

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