Stop Over-drinking and Start Living

Stop Over-drinking and Start Living

Hosted by: Angela Mascenik - Certified Stop Over-drinking Coach

Stop Over-drinking and Start Living podcast is for the high achieving, goal-oriented, rebel woman to learn how to live a vibrant and fulfilling life without requiring alcohol to get through it. If you find yourself...

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Afraid of the Urge? Why That Fear Is Slowing You Down

In this episode, we explore a sneaky obstacle that can make changing your relationship with alcohol feel way harder than it needs to be: the fear of urges. It’s not just the desire to drink that holds you back—it’s...
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Ep 326 Now's Not the Time? Or Is It Exactly the Time?

A lot of people put off changing their relationship with alcohol because life feels too uncertain, but in reality, it’s one of the best times to do the work. In this podcast, I discuss common beliefs about changing a...
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Ep 325 Uncertainty 2.0: A Guided Practice to Find Calm When You Feel Overwhelmed

This podcast is a follow up to Ep 320 Navigating Uncertainty Without Losing Yourself. I recommend you listen to Ep. 320 first, but you don't have to. Ep. 320 helps you understand:  Why uncertainty feels so...
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Ep 324 When To Make or Not Make Financial or Drinking Decisions with Certified Financial Planner Jamie Berger

This podcast is probably going down in the books as one of my all-time favorites. My amazing client Jamie, who runs her own financial planning firm, is here with me to discuss the emotions surrounding financial...
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Ep 323 How Your Brain Tricks You Into Expecting the Worst

How often do you tell yourself a story about how awful something will be and then you get to the thing you were worried about and think, 'That wasn't such a big deal!' Our brains are wired to anticipate and focus on...
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EP 322 Podcast REWIND- SAYING NO, Why We Don’t, and How You Can

Enjoy this podcast REWIND:Tune in this week and hear the Top 3 reasons saying NO feels so impossible when you are trying to cut back on drinking. I cover these reasons: 1) Hurting other peoples feelings. 2) Fear of...
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Ep 321 Feeling Hopeless? Why Changing Your Life Still Matters

Right now, it’s easy to feel like the world is crumbling. Everywhere you turn, there’s bad news, political chaos, and an overwhelming sense that nothing we do really matters. And when hopelessness creeps in, many of...
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Ep 320 Navigating Uncertainty Without Losing Yourself

When we don’t know what’s coming next, it’s easy to spiral into worst-case scenarios, overthink every decision, or try to control things that aren’t actually in our control. And —this is when over-drinking (or other...
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Ep 319 When And When NOT To Use Willpower

Join me and learn more about Willpower! Often my clients think they lack enough willpower to not drink or that their willpower is broken. Willpower is a small piece of what it takes to over-come an over-drinking...
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Ep 318 Why People Quickly Fall Off Their Goals And How To Get Back On Track

  Why do people fall off their goals? It’s usually because they’ve set unrealistic expectations, don’t have a solid plan, hit a setback, or lose motivation when they don’t see quick results. Life distractions pop up,...
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Ep 317 It's NOT The Want That's The Problem- REWIND

Enjoy this throwback episode and learn how it's NOT the want for alcohol that's the problem. 'In this week’s episode, I talk about the WANT for alcohol. Also, called urge, desire, ‘feel like it,’ drive to drink. So...
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Ep 316 10 Most Common Fears About Cutting Back on Alcohol (And How to Overcome Them)

  In this episode, I dive into the 10 biggest fears that hold people back from cutting back on alcohol—like the fear of failure, social judgment, and losing your sense of fun. These fears are common, but they don’t...
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