Dry Waffle | Episode 8 | What our friends REALLY think about us going sober

Dry Waffle | Let's Talk Sobriety

🎙️ Episode Summary

Ep 8 – What our friends REALLY think about us going sober 🍷➡️💛

This week, we’re joined by two of our best mates, Leah and Leanne, for a proper heart-to-heart on how sobriety changes friendships, social lives, and your entire sense of self.

From wild teen parties and WKD-fuelled memories to awkward transitions and fearing you’re “not the fun one” anymore—we’re getting real about what it’s like to show up differently in relationships after going sober.

It’s honest, it’s nostalgic, it’s a little bit chaotic—and it’s full of the stuff we all think about when we start shifting the role alcohol plays in our lives.

📝 Episode Show Notes

In this episode, we welcome two very special guests—our longtime mates—to explore:

• How we all started drinking as teens (and how intense it actually was)
• The fear of becoming “boring” or “less fun” when you stop drinking
• The panic of seeing yourself tagged in drunken videos the next day
• Navigating karaoke, parties, and gigs when you’re newly sober
• How to talk to mates about going sober (and why it feels like a big deal)
• How true friendships evolve—and sometimes deepen—when the booze goes

🧠 Key Takeaways

• Sobriety can trigger a full identity shift. If drinking was tied to your confidence, social skills, or even self-worth, removing it brings all that up.
• You don’t need a big ‘rock bottom’ to go sober. You’re allowed to simply want more for yourself.
• The right friends stick around. And they’ll walk the new path with you—even if it means swapping tequila for tea.
• It’s okay to miss your ‘party self’. But that version of you wasn’t better—just different. And the current you is just as worthy of a good time.
• You’re still fun, you’re still valuable, and you still belong. Even without the vodka.