With frenzy (Tue, 10/06/2025)

With frenzy (Tue, 10/06/2025)

What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol? Luke Hand’s diary-style podcast gives a stripped-back snapshot of what that actually looks like on an ordinary Tuesday. This episode, titled "With frenzy", catches Luke on 10 June 2025, feeling rough from the moment he wakes up. He sums it up in his own blunt way: “What the fuck? Tuesday 10th of june 2025. Very tired in the morning.

Looked horrible.” Mood and energy both land at four out of ten, and the day has that foggy, slightly fragile feel many people in recovery will recognise. You’ll hear about a quiet shift at a community centre café where Luke is relieved that “I couldn't have coped with too many coffee orders today.” That short line says a lot about pacing yourself and respecting your limits, especially on low-energy days.

Later, there’s some creative light: working on a song in GarageBand that’s “starting to sound pretty trippy,” showing how hobbies can fill the space alcohol used to take up. An abbreviated restaurant shift, another mercifully calm night, then home for YouTube and some gentle research into sewing hair ribbons and scrunchies. It’s small, domestic, and oddly soothing — exactly the kind of quiet routine that can support sobriety and mental steadiness.

The show’s format stays consistent: mood and energy numbers, a list of moods, and a closing gratitude note. Here, it’s: “Grateful, calm shift on a day when I felt too fragile to deal with frenzy.” It’s a tiny, honest win, recorded out loud. This episode suits anyone who appreciates real, unfiltered accounts of everyday life in sobriety, where getting through a tired day peacefully is an achievement in itself. Maybe you’ll see your own off-days reflected here too.