Vic's Ignored Red Flags!
Sober Awkward
Victoria Vanstone
4.8 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Every Thursday, we’re serving up a little slice of Sober Awkward history – a short, powerful clip from one of our most-loved past episodes.
Why? Because sometimes, the right words hit differently the second time around. Whether you’re new here or a long-time listener, these throwback moments are here to keep you company, remind you you’re not alone, and offer that little nudge of insight or encouragement just when you need it.
Think of it as a midweek check-in. Something bite-sized to walk with, laugh at, or quietly reflect on. And if the clip hits home? You can go back and listen to the full episode anytime – just follow the link in the show notes.
We know one episode a week isn’t always enough – so here’s your extra helping of honesty, humour, and a bit of awkwardness to get you through the week.
🎧 Listen to the full episode here → https://open.spotify.com/episode/41OlRG3E3MUYyk5iwYgyWu?si=1ea546dc93ce4682
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| 0:00.0 | Now, you're probably wondering what I'm doing here on a lovely Thursday morning. |
| 0:07.8 | Well, it's Vic here with your Thursday retrospective episode of Sober Awkward. |
| 0:13.7 | You might be thinking, hang on, haven't I heard this before? |
| 0:17.4 | And the answer is yes, yes, you have. |
| 0:19.3 | But like all good drinking stories and bad toilet humour, |
| 0:23.4 | they both get better with age, or at least less embarrassing the more times we tell them. |
| 0:29.1 | On Thursdays, we dust off our favourite episodes from the archives, |
| 0:34.2 | something you might have missed, loved or listened to at the start of your sober life. |
| 0:38.4 | Think of it as a journey back in time, or a jolly leftover, a bit like lasagna that tastes |
| 0:43.9 | even better on day two. So sit back, relax and enjoy this vintage slice of awkwardness. |
| 0:50.7 | A retrospective episode reheated and served right to your ears. |
| 1:03.4 | So yes, today's episode is obviously about red flags. Yeah, often I find myself wondering, |
| 1:09.2 | Hamish, why I overlooked them for so bloody long. |
| 1:13.3 | Was it because I was stupid, Hamish? |
| 1:15.1 | Possibly, yeah, it's highly likely. |
| 1:16.8 | It is highly likely because I was young or because I thought the side effects of problem drinking had to be more severe before you changed. |
| 1:23.7 | I don't know. |
| 1:24.9 | I am a classic case of a red flag ignorer, a binge drinker that |
| 1:29.5 | disregarded every red flag. No matter how much they flapped whipping me across the face, |
| 1:34.9 | I somehow managed to push past never having to address my over-drinking. I failed at school, |
| 1:40.9 | at college at uni, I blew a finger off. I got in dangerous situations with men. |
| 1:45.8 | I put myself at risk. I was bloated, had anxiety, people worried about me. I was always the |
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