Podcast appearances and mentions of victoria vanstone

Ever asked yourself, “Why do I really drink?” Kate sits down with award-winning podcaster and author Victoria Vanstone for a no-holds-barred conversation about her 25-year journey with alcohol, identity, anxiety, and ultimately, sobriety. From teenage mischief to mummy wine culture, Victoria unpacks the emotional roots of her drinking, the societal pressures that glamorize alcohol, and the transformation that came with finally letting it go. Full of humour, heart, and hard truths, this episode invites listeners to reconsider what “normal” drinking looks like—and whether it's truly serving them. Listen For04:45 – Teenage Beginnings: Party Culture and the Need to Belong13:56 – The Moment She Knew: “I Think I Need Help”18:27 – Sober Curious: The Gentle Reframe That Helps People Start26:31 – How Sobriety Made Her a Better MomLeave a rating/review for this podcast with one clickConnect with guest: Victoria VanstoneInstagram | Sober Awkward Instagram | Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Podcast | Book Contact Kate:Email | Website | Kate's Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | X 

Ever felt like you're just winging it through motherhood? Kate chats with Victoria Vanstone, the mom of three and author of Mumming: A Year of Trying and Failing to Be a Better Parent. They dive into the chaotic and imperfect journey of motherhood, the pressures of parenting in the age of Pinterest-perfect moms, and the relatable struggles of feeling like a failure.Victoria shares her experience with sobriety, how it reshaped her parenting, and why it's okay to embrace the messiness of life with kids. Listen For05:33 - What's the most surprising part of motherhood?14:36 - Parenting red flags: Snacks as bribery and paying kids to go to bed19:16 - Traveling with kids without devices: A parenting challenge23:22 - The chaos of parenting is real—finding balance in imperfectionLeave a rating/review for this podcast with one clickConnect with guest: Victoria VanstoneInstagram | Sober Awkward Instagram | Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Podcast | Book Contact Kate:Email | Website | Kate's Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | X 

In this special episode of the Unhooked Podcast, I reshape a candid conversation from the Sober Awkward Podcast, featuring hosts Victoria Vanstone and Hamish Adams-Cairns. We discuss various forms of addiction, with a focus on porn addiction. Topics include the root causes of addiction, the role of shame, emotional pain, and what true recovery looks like. I also share insights from my personal journey, including my time as a monk in Myanmar and how mindfulness has played a crucial role in my recovery. This episode provides valuable information for anyone struggling with compulsive behaviors, offering relatable content for those facing challenges with addiction, whether it's alcohol, porn, food, or social media.

Victoria Vanstone is best known for the Sober Awkward Podcast. A candid and humorous podcast co-hosted with Hamish Adams-Cairns. The duo dives into the ups and downs of living an alcohol-free life, sharing personal stories, practical advice, and the awkward moments that come with sobriety. It won Best Wellbeing Podcast award at the British Podcast Awards, cementing its place as a valuable resource and support for the sober-curious community.Victoria has been a mate of Club Soda for a long time. You can read and hear her  prevous contribution to our Online Mindful Drinking Festival held in lockdown in 2020. She recently visited the Club Soda tasting Room with her co-host Hamis, and we had a chance to catch up and disucss her book – A Thousand Wasted Sundays.In this chat, Victoria shares how she transformed her life by quitting drinking, reclaiming her Sundays, and finding joy in the simple things. Her story is both inspiring and relatable, as she talks about the ups and downs of ditching alcohol and how she's building a life she loves, one sober day at a time. Here's how she did it and why it mattered so much.Breaking the Binge-Drinking Cycle: “I Knew I Needed Help”Victoria's journey started with the familiar cycle of binge drinking on weekends and the inevitable anxiety-filled Sundays. Despite trying countless ways to cut back, she found herself stuck in the same pattern.“I tried every trick in the book—water between wines, everything—but nothing ever worked.” The turning point came after the birth of her second child. She woke up with what she called the “anxiety monster” at the foot of her bed. This moment of clarity made her realise she needed a different approach.“I remember walking out and seeing my husband, and I said, ‘I think I need help. I need someone else to intervene because what I'm doing isn't working.”That realisation led her to seek therapy, and it changed everything. She learned that the root of her drinking went much deeper than she thought.“It's About Finding Out Who You Were Before Alcohol”For Victoria, quitting drinking wasn't just about giving up booze; it was about rediscovering who she truly was. Therapy helped her connect the dots between her past and her drinking habits, including childhood experiences of rejection that shaped her into a “people pleaser” and the life of the party.“I was always the mad one, the entertainer, because I wanted to keep people close. It all stems back to childhood stuff,”Read the full blog on joinclubsoda.com/hub/Find Club Soda:The Club Soda Tasting Room is at 39 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5RRFind us on Instagram

This week I chat with Victoria Vanstone from Drunk Mummy, Sober Mummy and Sober Awkward about the importance of storytelling in our alcohol-free lives. We discuss how sharing our stories helps others feel less alone and more empowered to make changes. Episode highlights include: Storytelling is a huge part of this work. Sharing our experiences helps normalizse conversations around moderation and sobriety. Telling my story helped me process my journey and showed me how many others were desperate to hear stories outside of AA meetings or rock bottoms. Consistently sharing our stories through good and bad keeps us accountable to our sobriety and empowers us to keep choosing ourselves. Let me show you how easy it can be to go from feeling tired, bloated, overwhelmed and slugglish to jubilantly full of beans and ready to take on the world with my program of events leading up the the 30 day Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment this May.

If there was one thing you think society should talk more about, what would it be? “As a culture why do we feel the need to top-up our personalities with booze and not be our authentic selves socially?” Victoria Vanstone is the host of Sober Awkward, a popular comedy podcast that tracks two former party animals as they navigate life without booze. Victoria started writing on the day she gave up alcohol and became a renowned over-sharer on her blog drunkmummysobermummy.com. The reformed ‘party girl' is now on a mission to help others who are stuck in a pattern of normalised social binge drinking. Originally from Reading in the UK, Vic now lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland with her brood of uncontrollable children, a rather confused dog, and a very patient husband. Victoria's first book 'A Thousand Wasted Sundays' is out now and I was super excited to meet her - I hope you love this conversation as much as I did.**If you're in New Zealand, Sober Awkward are doing a live show on May 30, 2024. See website for details**For more information about Victoria, check out these places;-Websites: www.soberawkward.com drunkmummysobermummyInstagram:@drunkmummysobermummy @soberawkward Linkedin: Victoria Vanstone___________Head to michellejcox.com for more information about the ONE QUESTION podcast, your host or today's guestsConnect with Michelle on Linkedin here:- @MichelleJCoxConnect with Michelle on Instagram here:- @michellejcoxConnect with Michelle on Facebook here - @michellejcoxAND, if you have a burning topic you'd love people to talk more about, or know someone who'd be great to come on the One Question podcast, please get in touch;- hello@michellejcox.com

In this episode, a conversation with Victoria Vanstone, author of the new memoir, A Thousand Wasted Sundays. The book follows her journey from casual teen drinking to black-outs, boozed-up play dates to learning to live without her reliable social crutch. But it's not a tale of misery and trauma, it's the relatable story of a very normal woman with a very ordinary, socially acceptable drinking habit – and how therapy, and the support of her husband and friends eventually lead her to lasting sobriety and a new perspective on life.

Victoria Vanstone has lived the nightlife of a rockstar – blazing through bars across the world, waking up in random locations with hazy memories of the night before, with clubbing injuries and risky scenarios all part of her weekly experience. It was a blisteringly good time – until it wasn't. As a mum of three kids, and an author with a thriving podcast, Vic is now sober and living in Queensland, in stark contrast to her blackout days. She has had some wild adventures, that she recounts in quite hilarious fashion, in her book A Thousand Wasted Sundays. We got right to the heart of things, unpacking Vic's journey to sobriety, through her early years growing up in the UK, to her many misadventures across the world – including a traumatic firsthand account of the Boxing Day Tsunami, bearing witness to the unthinkable tragedy in the unfolding days. We got deep about the complexities of parenthood, grief, peer judgement and accountability – and so much more. Vic's story is entirely engaging, totally relatable and incredibly inspiring. Listen to this ep and then grab yourself a copy of her brilliant book A Thousand Wasted Sundays, but be warned – you won't be able to put it down! You can hear more of her story in her award-winning podcast Sober Awkward and on socials at @drunkmummysobermummy. Find me at @thecuriouslifepodcast and @thedaysthatfollow. You can also order your copy of my new book PLOT TWIST via Booktopia by clicking this link, or in real life at your favourite bookstore. Thank you to my wonderful team, Editor and Audio Engineer, Luke Hensel @lukehensel07, and voiceover artiste Julie Reynolds @audiolemonade www.audiolemonade.com    

Victoria Vanstone is the creator and host of the hugely popular Sober Awkward podcast. Her new memoir A Thousand Wasted Sundays is an unashamedly warts and all look at modern day drinking culture, its impact on mental health and one mothers journey into freeing herself from the grip of socially normalised binge drinking.   Victoria grew up in 1980s England in a happy home full of laughter, booze and a disturbing amount of fancy-dress parties. From her youthful days downing cheap wine at the local park to dodging disastrous relationships and a messy run-in with a firework, her reliable mate alcohol was never far from reach.   Throughout her 20s she travelled the world, sought refuge in booze, endured a slew of one-night-stands and several holiday romances. Among these dalliances she recalls details of a Thai boyfriend she thought had died in the Tsunami, a guitarist with a soft-rock mullet, a flat capped Canadian, a sweet Japanese boy, a geezer from London and a Romanian man with ‘teeth like abandoned beach huts.'   Eventually, Victoria found herself in Australia with a husband and a child on the way. After sobering up for her first pregnancy, becoming a boring, bottom-wiping, cleaning machine meant she soon returned to her binge-drinking ways, and had to grapple anew with the habits and beliefs that had gone unchecked since childhood.  Incredibly funny and highly relatable, A Thousand Wasted Sundays is for anyone that has ever had a close encounter of the drinking kind.  Victoria says, ‘The book is about love, for myself and my family. Owning my story and being proud of who I am, no matter my errors. It's also about dispelling shame and embracing what we perceive as ‘boring'.' About Victoria VanstoneVictoria Vanstone is the host of Sober Awkward – A popular comedy podcast about two ex-party animals navigating parenting and socialising without their old buddy booze. She's also a blogger www.drunkmummysobermummy.com and the CEO of www.cuppa.community, the free social network for the sober and sober curious.Victoria started writing on the day she gave up alcohol and became a renowned over-sharer on her blog drunkmummysobermummy.com. The reformed 'party girl' is now on a mission to help others stuck in a pattern of normalised social binge drinking via the podcast she co-hosts (Sober Awkward), which tracks two former party animals as they navigate life without booze. Originally from Reading in the UK, Victoria now lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland with her brood of uncontrollable children, a rather confused dog, and a very patient husband.#theparentingcouch #theparentingcouchpodcast #parenting #northshoremums

Cass chats with Victoria Vanstone, host of the Sober Awkward Podcast and creator of the Drunk Mummy Sober Mummy blog and website, about her decision to leave behind her partying days in order to be a happier, less anxious, more present parent by giving up alcohol. Vic admits she didn't like sober people and that she feared no-one would want to be around her anymore if she stopped being the life of every party. Vic has recently published her first book, "A Thousand Wasted Sundays" and shares how she felt she never had a choice but to drink alcohol, but after becoming a parent, she realised her social, binge drinking was taking more from her than it was giving. Vic's message is that you don't have to hit 'rock bottom' to question your relationship with alcohol. Better still, there are plenty of good times still to be had. She realises her habit was fueled by people pleasing and a lack of self-care, and she hopes her message will enable other women to see that they also have a choice when it comes to drinking. Connect with Victoria: Buy A Thousand Wasted Sundays Drunk Mummy, Sober Mummy Connect with Cass: www.cassdunn.com www.instagram.com/cassdunn_xo OR instagram.com/crappytohappypod www.tiktok.com/@cassdunn__See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Mamamia Victoria Vanstone started drinking at 11 but it took several decades and two children to realise her drinking was a problem. For her and for others. An embarrassing problem she could no longer ignore.In this episode of No Filter, guest host Kate Langbroek speaks to Victoria about the massive red flags she missed in her twenties and thirties.  So what exactly was it that turned ‘the life of the party' towards sobriety? And does she feel like she's lost her identity now that she is no longer a ‘party girl'? THE END BITS:Listen to more No Filter interviews here and follow us on Instagram here.Victoria Vanstone's new book A Thousand Wasted Sundays is available here. Victoria co-hosts Sober Awkward podcast here. Feedback: podcast@mamamia.com.auDiscover more Mamamia podcasts here.CREDITS:Host: Kate LangbroekKate Langbroek's book Ciao Bella is available here.Producer: Kimberley BraddishExecutive Producer: Mia FreedmanAudio Producer: Madeline JoannouMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leanne and Chelle have created their first Seasonal Episode. Join them as they share which books are in their autumn reading pile.   The Books mentioned: A Thousand Wasted Sundays by Victoria Vanstone. Chelle did a little more research and stands corrected, this book is a comedic memoir rather than a prescriptive memoir. Joy Moody is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne (look out for our upcoming episode with Kerryn as our Guest Author). The Seven by Chris Hammer. Scrublands by Chris Hammer (and the Australian series stars Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcote) Jane Harper vibes! Jane has written The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man, The Survivors and Exiles (stay tuned for an upcoming episode discussing Jane Harper's books). The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson. Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson. The Library of Heartbeats by Laura Imai Messina (who also wrote The Phone Box at the Edge of the World). The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Stone Yard Devotional By Charlotte Wood (who wrote The Natural Way of Things and also The Weekend). The Secrets of the Little Greek Taverna by Erin Palmisano. Bright Shining by Julia Baird. Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton. Phosperessence by Julia Baird. Beyond This World, For This World by Julia Coleman. Rise Sister Rise by Rebecca Campbell. And remember if you read any of these books and enjoyed it then let us know over on insta @betweenthelines_au and we might dedicate an episode to your favourite.     TV & Movies mentioned: Indian Summer (1993) starring Alan Arkin, Bill Paxton and Diane Lane. The Drum hosted by Julia Baird on the ABC. Another correction for Chelle, this show is NOT called The Soup! Oops.     Other mentions: Annie's Books on Peregian in Peregian Beach, Sunshine Coast. Shoutout to Shonagh one of our loyal listeners and to all our listeners, we are so incredibly grateful that you keep showing up and listening to our Pod. River Read bookstore in Noosaville, Sunshine Coast. Riverbend Books in Bulimba, Brisbane.   Thanks so much for tuning in and feel welcome to leave us a 5 star Review on your podcast provider of choice.   Remember to keep reading and we'll see you Between the Lines

Victoria Vanstone was just 13 years old when she had her first drink, and the booze quickly consumed her. It wasn't until she was in her 30s that Vic realised she needed to do something radical

Victoria Vanstone talks to Cheryl Akle about her journey to sobriety and how it saved her life. Her memoir, A Thousand Wasted Sundays, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you just finished Dry January? Thinking about Feb Fast? Can't face either just yet? Maybe you're a ‘grey area drinker'. This term was coined in 2018 by Jolene Park, who has trained many grey area drinking coaches. Since then, a whole world of alcohol-free, sober-pride people has populated social media, talking openly about their drinking, moderating and quitting, without the stigma attached to labels like ‘alcoholic'. For mums, in particular, it's almost become a new women's lib. Similarly, ‘quit lit' has really become a popular genre of memoir in recent years.In this episode of Spirit Levels, Frank and Jenny talk to coaches Lissie Turner and Faye Lawrence, who have very different styles, as well as two women who are exploring experimentation and sobriety respectively – authors Rochelle Siemienowicz and Seana Smith. We look at how coaching works – as opposed to other methods such as rehab, AA and counselling – and how it can be improved. Host Jenny also talks about why she nearly went down the route of becoming a coach but decided she definitely wasn't the best fit for the job. LINKS Host Jenny Valentish's 2017 memoir Woman of Substances: A Journey into Addiction and Treatment was added to university course reading lists and used as educational material by treatment centres. And hey, 156 Amazon ratings give it a solid 4.4! Lissie Turner's Dissolving Patterns course and podcast, and her music industry book, Off the Record. Faye Lawrence is an alcohol, ADHD and anxiety coach. Seana Smith's Sober Journeys website. Check out her favourite quit-lit books! Rochelle Siemienowicz's memoir Fallen, about pursuing hedonism after leaving the Seventh-day Adventists. The latest quit-lit book out there is A Thousand Wasted Sundays, by Victoria Vanstone. We love the Over the Influence podcast and community. Here's their episode on Sober Code. And here's the Sober Code website.Spirit Levels on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we welcome in the new year, many of you will be dabbling with sobriety through Dry January. It can feel like the perfect antidote to a heavy month of boozing and indulging over the festive period, but how many of us actually consider why we drink? Sober Awkward is a podcast run by sober pals Victoria Vanstone and Hamish Adams-Cairns, and they join Alex and Em to discuss what it really feels like to be sober and why they were both compelled to do it. They share the best things and worst things about being sober, and how to tell people to just f**k off when you need to...You can listen to Sober Awkward here or follow them on Instagram @soberawkwardFollow us on Instagram @shouldideletethatEmail us at shouldideletethatpod@gmail.comEdited by Daisy GrantMusic by Alex Andrew Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victoria Vanstone joins Maz again to talk about her live show in September, and her big tips on being the sober one in the room. Vic is honest, candid and so insightful. tickets for the Sober Awkward live show can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sober-awkward-live-in-sydney-tickets-645650597317?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode I'm chatting with author, podcaster and mum of three Victoria Vanstone. Vic grew up in the UK, in an environment where drinking and socialising went hand-in-hand. As a result, Vic developed an identity as “the party-girl,” and was forever surrounded by people who drank the same way she did. Vic continued drinking and partying into her thirties however the impact on her mental health was starting to take its toll. Crippled with anxiety and a looming sense of guilt and shame, she knew she needed to take a break from booze. On the day she quit drinking, Vic started writing and she hasn't stopped. Five years on, Vic has created an online sober community called Cuppa and is the co-host of the wildly hilarious podcast, Sober Awkward. Through sharing her story, Vic shows that you don't have to hit rock bottom to change your relationship with alcohol. We had a brilliant chat and covered a range of topics including: Hiding your truth and people pleasing – 4:22 Wearing different masks – 13:00 Being a socially acceptable binge drinker – 23:27 Anxiety and mental health wobbles – 27:30 Asking for help and starting a new life – 34:15 Loneliness in sobriety – 40:30 To see Vic's Behind The Smile photo, head to Ash's website. You can follow Ash and Behind The Smile on IG here: @ashbutterss You can find Vic using the links below: Website: Drunk Mummy Sober Mummy Instagram: @drunkmummysobermummy If you or someone you know if struggling with mental health or addiction, please reach out for support. Some support options include: • A healthcare professional • Alcoholics Anonymous • Lifeline or Beyond Blue (Australia) • CheckPoint (global) If you'd like to support the show you can "Buy Me A Coffee" by following the link below: ⁠YES I'D LOVE TO SUPPORT BEHIND THE SMILE PODCAST ⁠

Victoria Vanstone lives on The Sunshine Coast in Australia with three children, a dog and a very patient husband. She is originally from the UK and has been writing about motherhood and her zig zaggy journey to sobriety for two years. Victoria started writing on the exact day she quit drinking alcohol. It became her outlet and distraction from peering in the fridge at cold bottles of wine. She found letting out all of her fuckupery on her blog and in her upcoming book has helped solidify her sobriety and led her to understand herself and her destructive habits.   You can read Victoria's blog posts at drunkmummysobermummy.com   She also co-hosts the Sober Awkward podcast with her excellent friend Hamish.   And.   She is the founder of the Cuppa Community, which is a sobriety social network.   In this episode, we discuss all things motherhood, pregnancy and alcohol.   If you find this episode of value, please rate and review it.   Much love.   Lee

Victoria Vanstone loved to party. She partied so hard that she once blew her finger off with a firework at a New Year's Eve party. For the first 20 years of her life, Victoria wasn't sober, but she also didn't consider herself to be a problematic drinker. She fell somewhere in between going to the pub and going to a support meeting. On this episode of Under The Gloss, Victoria joins Phoebe to chat about how her binge drinking went unnoticed, coping with motherhood and a hangover, falling into the gray area and why being sober is the most rebellious thing you could do.  Trigger warning: We will be discussing issues relating to problematic drinking and addiction so please, as always, listen with care To hear more from Victoria, you can find her co-hosting the podcast Sober Awkward.You can find William Porter's book – Alcohol Explained here. Sober curious? Discover our other sobriety episodes below:  Sarah-Jane Clarke is sober-ish  Accidentally sober: Phoebe opens up about life without alcohol  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midlife AF Episode 16 - Coke & Cuddles AF! This week I am talking to the wonderful Victoria Vanstone, who has been prominent in the Alcohol Free and sober-curious space for quite a few years. In my eyes, she's well and truly hit gold Celeb status, because when I stopped drinking in 2020 she was one of the very few people ‘out there' in Australia who were speaking out and having a positive presence on alcohol free living. To me, Victoria WAS that presence, and she has since grown an incredible community, a hugely successful blog, not to mention a podcast and two-book publishing deal to boot. The ultimate sober gal with it all!In this episode, we talk about social awkwardness, feeling the responsibility for everybody else's experience, as well as touching on the important topic of emotional sobriety. You'll also discover: What you can expect to experience in social settings when you embark on your journey of sobriety and tips for having an exit strategy if needed Strategies for setting and maintaining social boundaries (even the hardest ones with family and loved ones) Why promiscuity and ‘abandoning' ourselves is a common experience for many addicts, and how to forgive yourself and move forward with your precious self in tow We also discuss the positive impact of having a sober community to simultaneously support and lean on as you embrace an alcohol-free life.“Don't give a party girl a line of coke. Give her a cuddle” Resources: If you aren't ready to stop drinking but want to make some positive steps to a healthier relationship or prepare for taking a break with alcohol download my FREE Awareness Worksheets: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/pl/2147565979 If you need a quick reset or you want to get to know me and my methodology a bit more before you take a plunge into a longer program the 5 Day Alcohol Reset Program could be what you are looking for check it out here: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/five-day-alcohol-reset-copy-1 Ready to hit the ‘stop' button in 2023? Here is the link to my new self-paced, start when you are ready Aussie Alcohol Experiment. If you can't wait until March to join our ‘Live' version of the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment then here it is: https://www.hoperisingcoaching.com/aae Learn more about Emma at: www.hoperisingcoaching.com Follow Emma on insta @hoperisingcoaching Learn more about Victoria at www.drunkmummysobermummy.com Follow Victoria on insta @drunkmummysobermummyVictoria's podcast is called Sober Awkward Join Victoria's community at www.cuppa.community Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/midlife-af-podcast/id1649673705

When we change ourselves, everything around us will shift as a result. In this episode, we hear form Sarah Allen Benton, Author of Understanding the High Functioning Alcoholic: Breaking the Cycle and Finding Hope  Jean mentions a great resource, Repeat After Me workbook by Claudia Black We also hear from the wonderful Victoria Vanstone of Drunk Mummy Sober Mummy and the Sober Awkward Podcast. Listen to Victoria's full Bubble Hour interview here: https://jeanmccarthy.ca/2021/07/13/the-bubble-hour-s9-e23-victoria-vanstone/ Learn more about The Bubble Hour at www.thebubblehour.com Support Tiny Bubbles and The Bubble Hour by joining us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thebubblehour Books by Jean McCarthy: www.jeanmccarthy.ca/books Purchase Take Good Care: Recovery Readings Inspired by The Bubble Hour at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1999299981/ Visit Jean's Blog UnPickled www.unpickledblog.com

On the 15th of November 8 brave souls got together to share their alcohol story in front of a live audience. Second up was the wonderful Victoria Vanstone. Victoria is the host of the Sober Awkard podcast, she is the founder of the free online sober recourse https://cuppa.community Victoria is a blogger, with a book coming out in 2023, she is brave, she is hilarious and very vulnerable in the speech. To reach out to Victoria go to her insta @drunkmummysobermummyTo see our show on youtube go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHW5UwKXEEI&t=6531s&ab_channel=DanniCarr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's guest is podcast host Victoria Vanstone, of Sober Awkward! She shares a few stories of messy dates when she was still a boozy party girl, and what life is now like as a sober mum.Victoria Vanstone is the host of Sober Awkward – A comedy podcast about two ex-party animals navigating parenting and socialising without their old buddy booze. She's also an author and the CEO of; www.cuppa.community, the free social network for the sober and sober curious. Victoria describes herself as an all-around professional party pooper. She was forced to address her drinking habit after having children in her mid 30's and eventually, after suffering from hangover-induced anxiety for years, decided to reach out and get therapy. Vic started writing about addiction and parenting on the day she gave up drinking and is passionate about helping others stuck in a pattern of normalised social binge drinking. Victoria is from the UK and now lives on the Sunshine Coast with her three uncontrollable children and very patient husband.@drunkmummysobermummy@soberawkwardPodcast on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sober-awkward/id1565657975Sober Community - www.cuppa.community Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the fear of feeling awkward in social situations keeping you from trying sober life?   I get it. When I was stopped drinking I felt awkward in every part of my life - going to a bar and ordering a non-alcoholic drink, turning down a glass of wine at a friend house, making small talk at a work event without my social lubricant, telling people I wasn't drinking and let's not even talk about sober sex!     When you stop drinking it can be surprising to realize just how much you've relied on alcohol to navigate uncomfortable moments, conversations and social interactions (even with people you love and have known for years)!    But you can navigate sober life without feeling awkward - it just takes a bit of practice.   Today I'm talking with Victoria Vanstone, co-host of Australia's most popular sobriety podcast, Sober Awkward.    Vic is an alcohol free living advocate and passionate about helping others stuck in a pattern of normalized social binge drinking.    For full show notes and resources mentioned in the episode, head to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com/108   Ready to drink less + live more?   Take my FREE MASTERCLASS on Five Secrets To Taking a Break From Drinking Sign up here to save your seat: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/class    If you're ready to change your relationship with alcohol join The Sobriety Starter Kit.  It's my signature sober coaching course for busy women to help you drink less + live more.  To enroll go to www.sobrietystarterkit.com.   Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-Free   Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson Find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to her website, www.hellosomedaycoaching.com

I had a midweek catch up with Victoria Vanstone blogger and podcaster aka Drunk Mummy Sober Mummy to chat about the new sober platform, Cuppa that  she has co-created with Lucy Good.  Cuppa is a free online platform where the sober community and sober curious community can connect and support one and other. Create events, share stories, organise catch ups, maybe set yourself up on a sober date, share resources.  It's all in this one awesome platform.  To sign up go to https://cuppa.community or reach out to Victoria or Lucy via their socials @soberawkward @drunkmummysobermummyor head to Victoria's websitehttps://www.drunkmummysobermummy.com/

Let's talk about drinking! For those who've known me for a while, you know that I've always been real and raw about my relationship with alcohol in the past. And the years of work to heal myself so that I could mend that relationship, reconnect with my mind, body, and soul to transform my life in the most long-lasting and epic way. But today, it's not MY story that I wanted to share with you! Today, I had the pleasure of chatting with @Victoria Vanstone, an amazing woman who shared all about her personal addiction to alcohol, the deeper meaning of that addiction, and all the work she did to become sober. We went deep into understanding ourselves, women, and how alcohol is often used as a relief or defense mechanism against emotions or beliefs that we do not want to feel at that very moment. Victoria is a British-born mum that lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia and has been writing about her sobriety for three years. She is the host of the popular podcast Sober Awkward and is currently working on her first book about breaking free from being a hungover parent. If this resonates with you, I guarantee that this is a conversation you will not want to skip! Learn more about Leisa and download her FREE meditation on: https://www.leisanadler.com/  Listen to Victoria on her Podcast Sober Awkward here: https://www.drunkmummysobermummy.com/podcasts-1 

Victoria Vanstone examines the lighter side of life after alcohol on her blog Drunk Mummy Sober Mummy and podcast Sober Awkward. "Me and booze don't go well together, its like bunk beds and ceiling fans – the two just don't work," says Victoria. "There are always disastrous results and it's just taken me a million hangovers to realise that I was always the drunkest person in the room."  

Join me, Soberdave for Episode 8 and the final episode of Season 1 of One For The Road. This week I'm chatting with Victoria Vanstone, AKA drunkmummysobermummy. Vic shares with us her story with both alcohol and drugs which started during her teenage years,and led her to having an overdose on the drug ecstasy. Always labelling herself the party girl, Vic used this as an excuse for her alcohol abuse and asa front to hide behind.It wasn't until the birth of her second child, that she decided to embark upon the pathof Sobriety. Vic is now an Author, and host of her own podcast, Sober Awkward. Thank you so much to all of my wonderful listeners for your support during the first Season of “OneFor The Road.” I'm taking a short break, but I will be back soon with Season 2 and some more amazing guests. In the meantime, be sure to subscribe to the show, to be first in line for thelaunch of Season 2.If you enjoy One For The Road, then click subscribe to be notified of the release of our next episode.You can also connect with me via Instagram @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice, and also contacts for Vic.Podcast - Sober Awkward (available everywhere iTunes, Spotify or on my website)Website - www.drunkmummysobermummy.comFacebook group - The Sober Social for sober curious women - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesobersocialInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/drunkmummysobermummy@Alcoholexplainedhttps://www.instagram.com/alcoholexplained/https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-serviceshttps://nacoa.org.uk/https://alcoholchange.org.uk/Show producer- Dani Attanasiohttps://www.grownuphustle.com/Instagram-@GrownupHustle See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's Unashamed Alcoholic guest is Victoria Vanstone, a writer and blogger living in Australia.Originally from the UK, Victoria has been writing about motherhood and her journey to sobriety for a number of years. She began writing the day she quit drinking alcohol, and has created her site to help others who are sober curious. I was looking forward to chatting with Victoria as having my kids was a big part of my realization of a drinking problem as well.I hope you enjoy my conversation with Victoria.Support the show

Bek sits down with Victoria Vanstone, upcoming author, blogger and retired party mum to discuss what changes she found necessary to make her life as a mum, a sober one. https://www.drunkmummysobermummy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drunkmummysobermummy/ https://www.facebook.com/drunkmummysobermummy

We've all seen the mummy wine time memes and had a LOL. But what happens when that stress release gets out of control and you can't get up and parent the next day? Originally from the UK, mum-of-three Victoria Vanstone been writing about motherhood and her sobriety journey for the past couple of years, and she joins us to share her story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria Vanstone joined the Learning from Smart People Podcast to talk about how to make changes in your life. She is from "Down Under" on the Sunshine Coast of Australia. During the podcast, Victoria and host Rob Oliver discussed Victoria's journey from Drunk Mummy to Sober Mummy. Here are some of the highlights from this episode of Learning from Smart People: Motivators in making major life changes The results of making changes in your life Finding what you didn't know you were missing Dealing with guilt, shame and fear Unlocking creativity by walking away from substance abuse Understanding how your past influences your self-concept and changing that You can find out more about Victoria Vanstone through her website and social media links: Website: http://www.drunkmummysobermummy.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drunkmummysobermummy Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/drunkmummysobermummy If you're curious about the Netflix Documentary she mentioned, it's called "My Octopus Teacher". Here is a link to the trailer: https://youtu.be/3s0LTDhqe5A Thanks for listening to the Learning from Smart People Podcast! Please Subscribe, leave a comment and follow us on social media: Twitter: http://twitter.com/LFSPPodcast Instagram: http://instagram.com/LFSPPodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/LFSPPodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lfsppodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbWV_LuUad7ZWuE9j5D9v-w You can also use the “Contact” page on the “Learning from Smart People” website: https://www.learningfromsmartpeople.com/

We have a truly remarkable story to share with you about a woman, who's life throughout her adolescence and for most of her adult life, had two constants - chaos and alcohol. Like so many of us who have battled King Alcohol or the Dictator that is Addiction the all too familiar company of trauma and mental health issues make their appearances in this truly extraordinary story of how this remarkable woman who's relationship with alcohol never seems to be a problem. In fact, in so many ways Alcohol becomes so tightly integrated into her identity it becomes nearly impossible to separate herself from the alcohol fueled escapades that only serve to add to the wild and enigmatic persona that is always the life of the party and surely the last one to call it a night. A story, told through the eyes of mother, writer, and soon to be published Author, and indeed the one person who had the best view of it all, Victoria Vanstone herself. Victoria's story is chalked full of relatable experiences, wisdom, and sobriety truth – and of equal value are the two key messages that rise to the top and are as striking as they are instructive. Minimizing real pain from trauma does not make it disappear. Trauma of any kind, no matter how insignificant it may seem as compared to another, affects each of us differently and the emotional toll it exacts it quite real and must be dealt with in order for any meaningful recovery to take place. Victoria also underscores an important fact – alcoholism and addiction is very spectrum and we need not meet a litmus test to reckon with our own relationship with alcohol or substances. Read: we don't have to be penniless and destitute to fully concede to our innermost selves that in fact alcohol is no longer serving us; an instead is very much harming us and indeed is preventing us from living the life we are truly capable of living so Listen Up. Victoria Vanstone's Blog: Drunk Mummy Sober Mummy - https://www.drunkmummysobermummy.com/ The Sober Social for Sober Curious Women - https://www.facebook.com/groups/913823235768685 Look for Victoria's new book coming to an online book seller soon! A Thousand Wasted Sundays (All About Becoming A Sober Parent) Copyright: (c) 2015-2021 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved Theme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/) by Ketsa (https://ketsa.uk) licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-way-out-podcast/message

Todays episode focuses on Anxiety. Joe and Mark discuss the topic Anxiety alongside guest Victoria Vanstone(who has lived experience with anxiety)