The Post-Event Hangover - From Adrenaline to Debrief

Every event ends with a crash. Not the bad kind, the adrenaline kind.

When the last guest leaves and the radios go quiet, there’s a letdown that most teams rush past or ignore. In this episode, Vicky breaks down the post-event hangover as a real, predictable phase, one that starts with adrenaline dropping and evolves into clarity, reflection, and smarter decisions.

You’ll learn how to recognize the hangover for what it is, why timing matters when it comes to debriefs, and how to preserve what worked while fixing friction before memory smooths everything into “it was fine.”

This isn’t about overanalyzing or assigning blame. It’s about using the brief window after an event to set the next version up for success, without starting from scratch or losing what made people care.

If you want your next event to improve by design instead of by accident, this episode is your roadmap.

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