Problem Drinking - Delivered to Your Door - with Hattie Underwood

About this episode

Vic chats with Hattie Underwood about the dangers of alcohol delivery services and the realities of addiction.

This week on Sober Awkward, Vic chats to Hattie Underwood, the London-based mum of two behind Sober Happy Free, who has recently been speaking out across the UK media about the worrying rise of alcohol delivery services. After loads of Sober Awkward listeners tagged Vic in clips saying, “You HAVE to get her on the podcast!”… here she is. Now five years sober, Hattie openly shares the raw reality of addiction through lived experience, challenging stigma and reminding people that absolutely anyone can struggle with alcohol — and anyone deserves the chance to recover, one day at a time. Having appeared on Good Morning Britain, Channel 5 News and the BBC, Hattie is also using her voice to campaign with Alcohol Change UK and raise awareness around the dangers of modern drinking culture. Together they explore what happens when booze never really runs out. No awkward shuffle to the bottle shop. No eye contact with the cashier. No closing time. No moment to pause and think, “Hang on… maybe this is getting a bit much.” Just a bloke in a helmet arriving at your doorstep with another bottle and zero questions asked. Hattie explains how alcohol delivery services quietly escalated her…

People in this episode

Host: Vic

Guest: Hattie Underwood

Topics covered

• problem drinking
• alcohol delivery services
• addiction
• stigma
• recovery
• modern drinking culture

Keywords

• alcohol delivery
• addiction recovery
• Sober Happy Free
• alcohol on demand
• high-functioning drinking
• shame
• loneliness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sober Happy Free, Alcohol Change UK, Good Morning Britain, Channel 5 News, BBC

Places: UK, Australia

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