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Sober Awkward

Will I Ever be able to Dance Like I Used to Without Alcohol?

Sober Awkward

Victoria Vanstone

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

4.8533 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

🎙️ Throwback Thursdays on Sober Awkward!


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/00fQ9EH7uueOvvqkbT0qpt?si=WbnycYx5Qke0n-Ielf4D-w


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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,

0:34.1

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.

0:50.6

A retrospective episode reheated and served right to your ears.

1:09.6

Well, where to begin, Hamish? I mean, I think we could probably start with our own experiences of dancing the night away during our drinking years. Oh, God.

1:18.4

Yeah. So for those that have not heard you described your podium-shaped signature dance move before, the floor is yours, pun intended.

1:25.5

Yeah, so I think we better start with that. So in my drinking days, I've talked about this before on the yeah. So I think we better start with that.

1:27.6

So in my drinking days, I've talked about this before on the podcast, but I think we can just go over it again. I used to do something called the human podium. Yes. Yeah, so we used to go to this dodgy nightclub. I can't have to have, I think it was in Brighton. And I used to, at some point in the night, after one too many bevies,

1:45.3

get on all fours and

1:46.9

invite everybody in the whole nightclub to take turns dancing on my back.

1:52.6

So in the morning, not only would I wake up with a severe back issue, but I'd also wake up

1:56.7

with footprints on my tank top.

1:58.3

Oh, I was literally done.

1:59.6

I imagined that you were the base of a human pyramid. No, no, no. Oh, you were literally just, you were just at a stage. I was like a table. It was just me on all fours and then people would take turn on standing on my back. Wow. And then dancing and then getting off and the next person would go on. There was a cue. There was a cue, yeah. Wow. Okay. Why? I just thought it was hilarious. I just thought it was funny.

2:20.4

That was dancing for me was just about it being funny and having a laugh with my mates. And my mates all thought that was hilarious. And then all of a sudden they'd go, right, Vic, human podium. And I was just totally up for it. I agree with you that dancing is about laughing a lot, but I would say that facing each

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