A Day in the Life of a Drinker - with William Porter
Sober Awkward
Victoria Vanstone
4.8 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2021
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
On this episode Vic and Lucy welcome their first guest onto The Sober Awkward Podcast - William Porter. William is the Author of one of the most popular 'Quit Lit' books out there - 'Alcohol Explained.' He's an expert in the chemical, physiological and psychological factors at play when alcohol is consumed. In this chat Lucy and Vic break down 'A day in the life of a drinker' with William and get his brilliant insight on everything from that first drink until the anxiety ridden hangover. They find out what's really going on when in our brains when take that euphoric sip, why we seem to always fail at moderation and how sleep deprivation plays a huge part in over drinking.
This is a fascinating look inside our habits, our bodies and our minds. This episode is a must for those considering an alcohol-free life.
Show notes
Blog Post - A Sober Hangover
https://www.drunkmummysobermummy.com/post/a-sober-hangover
Lucy Good - https://beanstalkmums.com.au
@beanstalksinglemums
Victoria Vanstone – www.drunkmummysobermummy.com
vic@drunkmummysobermummy.com
@drunkmummysobermummy
Facebook Group - Drunk Mummy Sober Mummy - The Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/913823235768685
Resources mentioned:
Series 2 Episode 1 – Alcohol Explained – William Porter
https://www.alcoholexplained.com/buy/
https://www.facebook.com/alcoholexplained
@alcoholexplained
@soberawkward
Alcoholics Anonymous - https://aa.org.au
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by drunkmummy, sobermummy.com, and made in association with |
| 0:06.4 | hello sunday morning.org, changing the world's relationship with alcohol, one Sunday at a time. |
| 0:13.9 | All the kettles boiled. |
| 0:16.1 | Great. Perfect timing. |
| 0:18.0 | Should you get started then? |
| 0:19.5 | I'm Victoria Vanstone. |
| 0:21.6 | I'm Lucy Good. |
| 0:23.4 | And this is sober, awkward. |
| 0:30.7 | Right, Lucy, over to you. |
| 0:33.3 | Thanks, Vic. |
| 0:34.1 | So whatever stage you're at on your sober journey and Vic and I are at completely different stages, you'll know that life without booze can at times feel, what do you reckon? |
| 0:45.2 | Awkward. Lucy and I invite you to listen to our podcast where we discuss the realities of sobriety. The good, the bad, the ugly and the cringingly embarrassing. |
| 0:56.2 | Our honest and open chats will help you discover what it really means to be sober. |
| 1:00.7 | Yes, we're here like a dodgy bottle of port from your nan's drink cabinet to take the edge |
| 1:06.4 | of sobriety and together we can learn how to feel the awkward and do it anyway. |
| 1:18.6 | Oh, well, we're really, really excited. I mean, we're always excited with this podcast, |
| 1:23.4 | but we're particularly excited because somehow we've managed to set up our technology. |
| 1:29.1 | Yeah, it's a miracle. |
| 1:30.6 | In such a way to have our first guest on the Sober Awkward podcast. |
| 1:35.6 | And that is somebody that I think a lot of you will have heard of before. |
| 1:40.1 | And that's Mr. William Porter, the author of Alcohol Explained. |
| 1:44.8 | Welcome, William. |
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