{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6595ff3d9616e6001613f21f/6a28e29f262000e47564af60?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Share Shed: Awkward Questions & Confessions","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6595ff3d9616e6001613f21f/1781064238991-8a48281f-9881-4ffc-9408-efeb81b69c52.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week in the Share Shed, one listener wakes up to discover he’d apparently spent 40 minutes running barefoot on a treadmill at 3am… after swimming in a stranger’s pool and blacking out at a party.</p><p><br></p><p>The only problem? He remembers none of it.</p><p><br></p><p>A hilarious story with a surprisingly thoughtful twist about sobriety, fitness, and what happens when one obsession gets replaced by another.</p><p>The Share Shed is where listeners send in their funniest, cringiest and most unbelievable drinking stories. It’s not about judgement, it’s about recognising how wild things could get when alcohol was in charge, and laughing about it now we’re on the other side.</p><p><br></p><p>But sometimes, it’s also a place for the harder stuff, the honest bits we don’t always say out loud.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’ve got a story you’d like to get off your chest, funny, awkward or something a bit more serious, you can send it to Vic at:</p><p><br></p><p>vic@soberawkward.com</p><p><br></p><p>Anonymous is absolutely fine. In fact, for legal reasons, probably preferable!!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>📞 <strong>SUPPORT &amp; RESOURCES</strong></p><p><br></p><p>If anything in today’s Shame Shed felt familiar, or you’re worried about your drinking, there is support out there. You don’t have to do this on your own.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🇦🇺 Australia</strong></p><p>National Alcohol &amp; Other Drug Hotline</p><p>📞 1800 250 015 (24/7)</p><p>🌐 https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/alcohol-and-drug-information-service</p><p><br></p><p>Lifeline</p><p>📞 13 11 14 (24/7)</p><p>🌐 https://www.lifeline.org.au</p><p><br></p><p>Hello Sunday Morning / Daybreak</p><p>🌐 https://hellosundaymorning.org</p><p>🌐 https://daybreakapp.com.au</p><p><br></p><p>Clean Slate Clinic</p><p>🌐 https://www.cleanslateclinic.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🇬🇧 United Kingdom</strong></p><p>Drinkline</p><p>📞 0300 123 1110</p><p>🌐 https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-advice/alcohol-support/</p><p><br></p><p>Alcohol Change UK</p><p>🌐 https://alcoholchange.org.uk</p><p><br></p><p>We Are With You</p><p>🌐 https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🌍 International</strong></p><p>Alcoholics Anonymous</p><p>🌐 https://www.aa.org</p><p><br></p><p>SMART Recovery</p><p>🌐 https://www.smartrecovery.org</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>💬 <em>A gentle reminder</em></p><p>If you’re drinking in the morning to cope, especially with anxiety or withdrawal symptoms, it’s really important to speak to a doctor or medical professional. Stopping suddenly can be unsafe for some people, and support can make a huge difference.</p>","author_name":"soberawkward"}