The Awkward Art of Human Connection
Sober Awkward
Victoria Vanstone
4.8 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this very (ahem) serious and unexpectedly heartfelt episode, Hamish and Vic tackle the awkward-but-essential topic of human connection in sobriety—and why keeping your booze-free life a secret is about as effective as trying to whisper in a nightclub.
Hamish reveals how fatherhood gave him the ultimate reason to stay sober (because let’s be honest, nothing tests your patience like a newborn who thinks sleep is optional). Meanwhile, Vic spills on how moving to a new state meant she could finally shake off her boozy reputation—no more “Weren’t you the one who rode the inflatable flamingo into the buffet table?” moments. But with their drinking days behind them, both found themselves facing the same question: How do you actually make friends when shots and sloppy shags aren’t part of the equation?
Somewhere along the way, they also manage to give Brené Brown a new nickname… but can’t quite decide if it’s offensive, brilliant, or just plain ridiculous. (Brené, if you’re listening, please don’t sue us.)
Join us for a laugh-out-loud episode about why we need people in our sober lives, why telling others about your sobriety is an absolute game-changer, and why human connection—not isolation—is the real secret to making it stick.
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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? |
| 0:16.0 | Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and said, I'm never drinking again, and then found |
| 0:22.1 | yourself waving 50 bucks at a barman by happy hour? |
| 0:25.2 | Are you wondering why everyone else can stop at one while you head to a dodgy after-party with a weird |
| 0:30.0 | bloke called Disco Dave? If so, it might be time to take a deeper look at your relationship |
| 0:35.0 | with your reliable social crutch, alcohol. |
| 0:38.2 | On each episode, we'll investigate our own dysfunctional dealings with booze |
| 0:42.3 | and find out if it's possible to stop this deeply ingrained habit before things get too messy. |
| 0:47.6 | Yep, we're going to open up a shame shed of humiliating drinking stories |
| 0:51.2 | to help you understand why waking up from a booze coma each weekend with a |
| 0:55.0 | kebab sticking out of your top pocket might actually be negatively impacting your health. |
| 1:00.0 | Hamish and I are here to delve into what it's like being sober, an unwanted warts and all |
| 1:05.2 | look into why giving up those cheeky pints or putting down those mummy wines will make you feel |
| 1:10.3 | happier, help your anxiety |
| 1:12.1 | in 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? |
| 1:18.4 | Well, Hamish, we'll just have to wait and see. |
| 1:21.0 | I'm Victoria Vanstone. |
| 1:22.7 | I'm Hamish Adams Cairns. |
| 1:24.2 | And this is sober awkward. |
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