The Worst Day of My Sobriety - Hamish (awkwardly) Reveals All

Sober Awkward

Victoria Vanstone

Love, Hacks, Humour, Paretning, Life Hacks, Relationships, Comedy, Hungover, Mummy, Beer, Sobriety, Funny, Party Animal, Anxiety, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.8 • 534 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This week on Sober Awkward, things get really uncomfortable. Hamish opens up about the recent - worst day of his sober life—a moment so tough, so shame-filled, he can hardly bare to talk about it. Today, he shares what happened, how it affected his mental health, and the raw reality of facing a crisis without the numbing escape of alcohol.

Vic also reflects on her own lowest point in sobriety, revealing how hitting emotional rock bottom (without booze) actually made her stronger in the long run.

This isn’t an easy episode. There’s guilt, there’s vulnerability, and let’s just say, it gets very awkward. But somewhere in all the mess, there’s a lesson—a reminder that even in sobriety, life can throw us curveballs, but we can get through them without drinking.

Tune in for an unfiltered and ultimately hopeful chat about facing the hardest days with honesty, self-compassion (and maybe just a little bit of chat about avocados and leather whips!)

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0:00.0	The cattle's boiled, Vic.
0:03.7	Great, perfect timing.
0:05.7	Just a dash of milk for me, please, mate.
0:09.5	Here you go.
0:10.9	Should we get started then?
0:17.3	Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and said,
0:19.9	I'm never drinking again,
0:21.4	and then found yourself waving 50 bucks at a barman by happy hour?
0:25.1	Are you wondering why everyone else can stop at one,
0:27.8	while you head to a dodgy after-party with a weird bloke called Disco Dave?
0:31.6	If so, it might be time to take a deeper look at your relationship with your reliable social crutch, alcohol.
0:38.1	On each episode, we'll investigate our own dysfunctional dealings with booze
0:42.2	and find out if it's possible to stop this deeply ingrained habit
0:45.4	before things get too messy.
0:47.5	Yep, we're going to open up a shame shed of humiliating drinking stories
0:51.1	to help you understand why waking up from a booze coma each weekend with a
0:54.9	kebab sticking out of your top pocket might actually be negatively impacting your health.
0:59.9	Hamish and I are here to delve into what it's like being sober, an unwanted warts and all look
1:05.3	into why giving up those cheeky pints or putting down those mummy wines will make you feel happier,
1:12.5	help your anxiety in mental health and turn you into the most sparkly authentic version of you. Won't that mean I become boring
1:17.5	though, Vic? Well, Hamish, we'll just have to wait and see. I'm Victoria Vanstone. I'm Hamish
1:23.3	Adams Cairns. And this is sober awkward. Well, Hamish, I'm back down in Sydney. It's lovely to see your gorgeous face with a tash. I know. Well, you told me I looked like Freddie Mercury. Yeah, anyone that looks like Freddie Mercury is good in my book. Well, that's inspired me on. I look myself on the mirror and go, you've looked better. But Vic thinks I look like Freddie Mercury, so I'm plowing on.
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