Little Addictions with Catherine Gray
Sober Awkward
Victoria Vanstone
4.8 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Vic had to properly brace herself for this one… sitting down with Catherine Gray, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober.
This is the book that completely changed the course of Vic’s sobriety. The one that, for the first time, made an alcohol-free life feel exciting rather than something to endure. So yes… she tried not to gush. No promises.
As expected, Vic and Catherine had plenty to share. Catherine’s latest book Little Addictions dives into all the little things we lean on, the scrolling, the snacking, the busy distractions, the habits that don’t look like a problem… but might quietly be running the show.
From favourite reality TV to chewing gum habits and even watching traffic on the M25, nothing is off limits.
Together they unpack what “little addictions” really are, and why, as sober people, we might find it easier to quit the big things… but struggle to moderate the small ones.
Confused? Don’t worry, it all makes sense.
And if you fancy listening to two grown, sober women who have both been arrested in the past… you’re in luck. (Brixton 1, Brighton 1)
No shame here, but lots of laughs and honesty!
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, the kettles boiled. Excellent timing. I'll just make myself a quick cupper, take a deep breath and pretend I know exactly what I'm doing. |
| 0:09.3 | Right, let's get started. |
| 0:14.0 | Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning with massive anxiety and said to yourself, |
| 0:19.3 | I'm never drinking again, only to find yourself |
| 0:22.3 | waving 50 bucks at a barman by happy hour. Do you ever wonder why everyone else can stop at one, |
| 0:27.7 | while you end up at a dodgy after party holding hands with a weird bloke called Disco Dave? |
| 0:32.6 | If so, it might be time to take a closer look at your reliable social crutch alcohol. |
| 0:38.6 | On this podcast, I investigate my own deeply dysfunctional dealings with booze |
| 0:42.8 | and find out what it's really like navigating this alcohol-drenched world, |
| 0:47.3 | one fizzy water at a time. |
| 0:49.2 | I'm going to open up a shame shed of humiliating drinking stories |
| 0:52.3 | to help you understand why waking up with one eyebrow |
| 0:55.2 | missing and a kebab sticking out of your top pocket might actually be negatively impacting |
| 0:59.8 | your health. So what happens when you put down those cheeky pints and finally let go of those |
| 1:05.5 | rewarding mummy wines? I guess we're just going to have to wait and see. I'm Victoria Vanstone and this is sober awkward. |
| 1:18.0 | Guys, can you just keep it down for an hour? |
| 1:20.3 | I'm just trying to record. |
| 1:22.0 | Thank you. |
| 1:24.7 | Oh, okay. |
| 1:26.8 | The door is closed. The children are no longer in sight, which is actually a bit of a relief. |
| 1:32.1 | It's like the monkey enclosure at London Zoo here today. Yes, it's school holidays, which basically |
| 1:39.0 | means there's various small people in my house, getting out toys, cooking weird concoctions, |
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