Why 'Just Giving Up' Isn't Always Enough
Sober Awkward
Victoria Vanstone
4.8 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
A lot of us give up alcohol and expect it to fix all of the issues that drove us to over drinking in the first place. Sadly, this isn't always exactly how it works.
Not only can it leave you disappointed that your expectations do not meet up to reality but it can drive you back to the drink in the first place.
The good news is - this is where things really get interesting.
We always tell you on this podcast that giving up alcohol is the least interesting part of going sober.
Well, if you really want to stay strong in your sobriety and enjoy it as much as possible you need to hanker down and do THE WORK. Without sounding like gurus (can you imagine?!) - the time you spend working on yourself if where the true rewards lie.
Join Hame and Vic as they roll back the clock to look at the reasons they began drinking and share some of 'the work' that they have found most beneficial.
...Oh and Hame will introduce you the high brow game of cock or ball!
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is proudly sponsored by buds and beads, sparkling and loose-leaf teas. |
| 0:06.8 | The cattle's boiled, Vic. |
| 0:08.7 | Great, perfect timing. Just a dash of milk for me, please, mate. |
| 0:14.4 | Here you go. Should we get started then? |
| 0:27.0 | Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and said I'm never drinking again and then found yourself waving 50 bucks at a barman by happy hour? |
| 0:30.1 | Are you wondering why everyone else can stop at one while you head to a dodgy after party with a weird |
| 0:34.9 | bloke called disco Dave? If so, it might be time to take a deeper |
| 0:39.0 | look at your relationship with your reliable social crutch, alcohol. On each episode, we'll investigate |
| 0:45.1 | our own dysfunctional dealings with booze and find out if it's possible to stop this deeply ingrained |
| 0:50.0 | habit before things get too messy. Yep, we're going to open up a shame shed of humiliating |
| 0:55.3 | drinking stories to help you understand why waking up from a booze coma each weekend with a |
| 0:59.9 | kebab sticking out of your top pocket might actually be negatively impacting your health. |
| 1:04.9 | Hamish and I are here to delve into what it's like being sober, an unwanted warts and all |
| 1:10.1 | look into why giving up those cheeky pints |
| 1:12.1 | or putting down those mummy wines will make you feel happier, |
| 1:16.2 | help your anxiety and mental health, |
| 1:18.2 | and turn you into the most sparkly authentic version of you. |
| 1:21.5 | Won't that mean I become boring, though, Vic? |
| 1:23.4 | Well, Hamish, we'll just have to wait and see. |
| 1:25.9 | I'm Victoria Vanstone. |
| 1:27.6 | I'm Hamish Adams-Kans. |
| 1:29.1 | And this is sober awkward. |
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