Considering Moderation? Why One Will Hurt!
Sober Awkward
Victoria Vanstone
4.8 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 12 January 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
So, Dry January’s going great…Your plodding along like a right trooper, enjoying not being hungover and feeling a little bit proud of yourself... then someone says,
“C'mon! One won’t hurt,”
Spoiler alert: It will!
In this awkward (and surprisingly funny) episode, we explore why that one drink can derail your whole month and ruin your chance at a lovely, shiny sober life.
So, today we are going backwards, for old times sake, This episode will help you rethink that question that is tapping at your soul about now - does it really matter if I have one?
From dodging pub invites to surviving bottomless brunch culture, we’re diving headfirst into the bizarre social minefield of moderation. Because let’s face it — saying no is hard, but saying “maybe” is harder! Expect laughs, cringe-worthy moments, and a healthy dose of honesty as we ask: is moderation really the holy grail, or is just one the slippery slope?
Warning: Side effects of this episode may include a smug sense of self-control and a weird craving for herbal tea. Cheers (with a mocktail, of course)!
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| 0:00.0 | The cattle's boiled, Vic. |
| 0:03.0 | Great, perfect timing. Just a dash of milk for me, please, mate. |
| 0:08.0 | Here you go. Should we get started then? |
| 0:12.0 | Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and said, I'm never drinking again, |
| 0:21.6 | and then found yourself waving 50 bucks at a barman by happy hour? |
| 0:25.3 | Are you wondering why everyone else can stop at one, |
| 0:28.0 | while you head to a dodgy after party with a weird bloke called Disco Dave? |
| 0:31.8 | If so, it might be time to take a deeper look at your relationship with your reliable social crutch, alcohol. |
| 0:38.5 | On each episode, we'll investigate our own dysfunctional dealings with booze and find out if it's |
| 0:43.5 | possible to stop this deeply ingrained habit before things get too messy. |
| 0:47.7 | Yep, we're going to open up a shame shed of humiliating drinking stories to help you understand |
| 0:52.7 | why waking up from a booze coma each weekend |
| 0:54.8 | with a kebab sticking out of your top pocket might actually be negatively impacting your health. |
| 1:00.1 | Hamish and I are here to delve into what it's like being sober. An unwanted warts and all look |
| 1:05.5 | into why giving up those cheeky pints or putting down those mummy wines will make you feel happier, help your anxiety |
| 1:12.2 | and mental health, and turn you into the most sparkly, authentic version of you. |
| 1:16.6 | Won't that mean I become boring, though, Vic? |
| 1:18.5 | Well, Hamish, we'll just have to wait and see. |
| 1:21.1 | I'm Victoria Vanstone. |
| 1:22.7 | I'm Hamish Adams-Kairns. |
| 1:24.3 | And this is sober awkward. |
| 1:32.3 | Thank you. James Cairns. And this is Sober Awkward. Yeah, so how was it, Hamish? You were staying at my house. Do you were you rifling through my |
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