Alcohol Ain’t My Mate!
Sober Awkward
Victoria Vanstone
4.8 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
It's very personal and awkward moment when long-time heavy drinkers self-reflect and admit that their good old buddy booze is no longer serving them. Like so many people, both Lucy and Vic ignored numerous wake up calls and continued their destructive drinking patterns for years. But, as you’ll hear, imagining a life beyond the bottle seemed so unfathomable that they both suffered in silence until alcohol caused extreme anxiety and led to some very questionable behaviour.
So, what are the signs that drinking has gone too far? When is it ok to ask for help? And what does it mean to be sober curious? This episode is all about reaching out, getting some answers and changing the cycle of destructive behaviour.
SHOW NOTES:
Lucy Good - https://beanstalkmums.com.au
@beanstalksinglemums
Victoria Vanstone – www.drunkmummysobermummy.com
@drunkmummysobermummy
Facebook Group for Sober Curious Women - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesobersocial
Resources mentioned:
Episode 1 - Books – Sober Curious - Ruby Warrington
Alcoholics Anonymous - https://aa.org.au
Mental Health - https://www.mindaustralia.org.au
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| 0:00.0 | all the kettles boiled great perfect timing should you get started then i'm victoria vanstone |
| 0:09.6 | i'm lucy good and this is sober outward right lucy over to you. |
| 0:21.7 | Thanks, Vic. |
| 0:22.5 | So whatever stage you're at on your sober journey and Vic and I are at completely different stages, |
| 0:28.7 | you'll know that life without booze can at times feel, what do you reckon? |
| 0:33.7 | Awkward. |
| 0:34.9 | Lucy and I invite you to listen to our podcast where we discuss the realities of |
| 0:39.0 | sobriety, the good, the bad, the ugly and the cringingly embarrassing. Our honest and open |
| 0:45.4 | chats will help you discover what it really means to be sober. Yes, we're here like a dodgy |
| 0:51.0 | bottle of port from your nan's drink cabinet to take the edge of sobriety. |
| 0:56.2 | And together we can learn how to feel the awkward and do it anyway. |
| 1:06.6 | Oh Lucy, I've got a bit of a frog in my throat. |
| 1:08.8 | That's a great start for our first podcast. |
| 1:12.0 | I know, sorry, I have to have a little cup of water before we start, I think. |
| 1:15.5 | Can have a little drink? |
| 1:16.3 | You have a drink. |
| 1:17.8 | Oh, great start. |
| 1:20.8 | And anyway, here we are. |
| 1:21.9 | I'm really excited about this, actually. |
| 1:24.3 | We've been talking about doing podcasts for a while and this is podcast episode |
| 1:28.8 | number one yeah we're in the studio a little studio in the sunshine coast in australia i know it |
| 1:34.7 | might sound like you're in england lucy and i both from england obviously but you're actually |
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