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Sober Awkward

Sober Awkward

Your Brain, Your Body, Your Hormones, Your Risk - with Professor David Nutt

Sober Awkward · Aug 2, 2026 · 43:13

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How bad is alcohol, really? Is a weekend binge cancelled out by a few sober days and what exactly is happening in our brains during hangxiety?


Vic is joined by world renowned psychiatrist and neuroscientist Professor David Nutt, who has spent more than 40 years studying how alcohol and other drugs affect our brains, bodies and behaviour.


They explore the moment an evening treat becomes something we need, why women may be affected differently, what changes when we stop drinking and whether science can create the relaxing, sociable effects of alcohol without the hangovers.


Professor Nutt also shares his own relationship with alcohol, challenges some of our most comforting drinking myths and reveals the one fact he wishes every drinker understood before taking their first sip.


Prepare to have happy hour thoroughly ruined, in the most fascinating way possible.


💛 Resources & Links


Professor David Nutt


Book links: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drink-Science-Alcohol-Your-Health/dp/152939323X 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychedelics-revolutionary-drugs-change-expert/dp/1529360536/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0

The drinks company (SENTIA Spirits): https://sentiaspirits.com/ 



📘 Victoria’s memoir – A Thousand Wasted Sundays

A brutally honest and hilarious look at motherhood, anxiety, and ditching the booze.

👉 https://amzn.asia/d/0aZ69GpK


Vic's book 'Mumming - A year of Trying (and Failing) to be a better parent - https://amzn.asia/d/0bUJTS2W


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