The Share Shed: Awkward Questions & Confessions

About this episode

Shanna Whan shares a captivating story about an invitation to the Queen's funeral while discussing sobriety and rural life in Australia.

Not really a Share Shed today… But there was a story from this week’s podcast that absolutely refused to be squeezed into a normal segment. It needed its own space. Its own moment. Its own… spotlight. We had the incredible Shanna Whan on Sober Awkward this week, founder of Sober in the Country and creator of the brilliant #OK2SAYNO campaign… and somewhere in the middle of talking about life in rural Australia, sobriety, and all things outback… she casually dropped this story. It involves an invitation to the Queen’s funeral. Yes. THAT. I’m not going to say anything else, because honestly, you just need to hear it. All I will say is… Shanna and I have more in common than I could have ever imagined. And it involves hats. What a story. Enjoy! To find out more about Shanna and her incredible work head to https://www.soberinthecountry.org or follow them on socials @sober_in_the_country and to help raise awareness please add #OK2SAYNO to your socials. 💛 Resources & Links 📘 Victoria’s memoir – A Thousand Wasted Sundays A brutally honest and hilarious look at motherhood, anxiety, and ditching the booze. 👉 Buy the book here 🎧 Listen to more Sober Awkward episodes 👉…

People in this episode

Host: soberawkward

Guest: Shanna Whan

Topics covered

• sobriety
• rural life
• personal stories
• mental health
• community support

Keywords

• sobriety
• rural Australia
• Queen's funeral
• Sober in the Country
• OK2SAYNO
• personal stories
• mental health
• community support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sober in the Country, #OK2SAYNO

Books & works: A Thousand Wasted Sundays

Places: Australia

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