Stop Over-drinking and Start Living

Angela Mascenik - Certified Stop Over-drinking Coach

Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living is a podcast for high-functioning women who want to stop over-drinking, cut back on alcohol, and change their relationship with wine and drinking. Certified Stop Over-Drinking Coach Angela Mascenik shares compassionate, practical self-coaching tools to help you feel like yourself again and handle life without using alcohol to cope. No labels. No “never again” rules. Just honest conversations and real strategies for women who are sober curious, want to drink less, or are exploring an alcohol-free life with clarity and self-trust. Listen to 5 powerful stories of women who changed their drinking here https://www.angelamascenik.com/5stories

  1. 1d ago

    Ep 394 Back to Baseline: My Sleep Update and the Boundary I Broke

    Quick update episode before I head out to walk the Camino! A few episodes ago, I told you about coming off my medication and sleep aids, the brain zaps, and the nights I barely slept.Here's where things landed: I'm fully off everything, sleeping better than I have in months, and I'm sharing exactly what worked.I'm also telling you about the day I broke my own rule, paid for it until 12:30am, and what I did the next morning — because that part is the whole lesson. If you've ever blown a boundary with alcohol and used it as a reason to give up on the whole thing, this one's for you. In this episode, you'll learn: The full update on coming off sleep aids and medication, including the last little crutch I didn't even realize I was using The two simple changes that made the biggest difference in my sleep What happened the day I broke my own caffeine boundary (and why it felt exactly like drinking) How to get back to a boundary after you break it, without the shame spiral or the "I'll start Monday" trap Why your body knows how to get back to baseline when you stop interfering Quick reminder: this is my personal experience with medication. Always talk to your doctor before starting or stopping anything.Also, I recommend you listen to 'How to Stop Talking Yourself Out of It When It Gets Uncomfortable' before you listen to this one, to get the full context! Listen to that here: https://www.angelamascenik.com/podcasts/stop-over-drinking-and-start-living/episodes/2149227702Now accepting applications for the next cohort of the Transformation Program, check that out here: https://www.angelamascenik.com     ABOUT ANGELA: Angela Mascenik is a certified stop over-drinking coach for women and the host of the Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living podcast. She helps high-achieving women get to the root of why they drink and change their relationship with alcohol from the inside out — without white-knuckling it or relying on willpower. Angela is the creator of the 6-month Transformation Program, the Alive AF! membership, and The Magic House Retreat Center in Lisbon, Portugal.

    Ep 394 Back to Baseline: My Sleep Update and the Boundary I Broke
  2. Jul 22

    Ep 393 Your Worst Years Could Create Your Best Years

    If you've ever thought "I've wasted so many years drinking," this episode is going to change how you see your entire story.It started with Madonna- a line about how the deepest darkness holds the greatest light. And it perfectly captures something psychologists have been studying for decades: post-traumatic growth.The research shows that women who go through hard seasons — including years of over-drinking, and actually process them, come out the other side with deeper relationships, more appreciation for life, and a strength they never had before.The growth comes from processing the pain, and just time alone won't do it.In this episode, I break down the five research-backed ways post-traumatic growth shows up and I share the tips for actually getting there. I promise your drinking years aren't wasted years. They're the material for the best years of your life.Now accepting applications for the next cohort of the Transformation Program, check that out here: https://www.angelamascenik.com/transformationprogram I've updated my website, check out my new about me page:  www.angelamascenik.com/ ABOUT ANGELA:Angela Mascenik is a certified stop over-drinking coach for women and the host of the Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living podcast. She helps high-achieving women get to the root of why they drink and change their relationship with alcohol from the inside out — without white-knuckling it or relying on willpower. Angela is the creator of the 6-month Transformation Program, the Alive AF! membership, and The Magic House Retreat Center in Lisbon, Portugal.

    Ep 393 Your Worst Years Could Create Your Best Years
  3. Jul 15

    Ep 392 Trusting Your Intuition

    Let's discuss intuition.In this episode, I'm telling you the full story of how one small decision to listen to my body last fall led to the biggest, most magical thing in my business and my life.Last year I had a two week trip planned with my friend Sarah. On paper it was a dream. But as it got closer, something in my body kept whispering, this is too much. And instead of pushing through like I would have during my drinking years, I said it out loud.Then Sarah asked me one question that changed everything.In this episode, we're talking about intuition. What it actually feels like in your body, what science says about when you can trust it, and why twenty years of over-drinking teaches you to mute the very signals that are trying to guide you.You'll learn: Why gut feelings are literal (your body sends way more information to your brain than your brain sends back) The one question to ask yourself when you can't tell what you really want Why your intuition about your own needs is the most reliable kind, according to research How wine becomes the tool we use to drown out the "something's off" whisper What honoring your intuition actually gives you (hint: I'm keeping this honest, no fairy tales) www.angelamascenik.com check out my new and refreshed website!www.angelamascenik.com/magichousefounderscircle  1 shared spot left! Grab it before it's gone! ABOUT ANGELA: Angela Mascenik is a certified stop over-drinking coach for women and the host of the Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living podcast. She helps high-achieving women get to the root of why they drink and change their relationship with alcohol from the inside out — without white-knuckling it or relying on willpower. Angela is the creator of the 6-month Transformation Program, the Alive AF! membership, and The Magic House Retreat Center in Lisbon, Portugal.

    Ep 392 Trusting Your Intuition
  4. Jul 9

    Ep 391 How To Stop Talking Yourself Out Of It When It Gets Uncomfortable

    You decided this morning you weren't drinking tonight. Then 5pm rolls around, the day was long, and the debate starts: "Maybe just one. I don't want to be left out. I'll start fresh Monday."In this episode, I'm sharing a very personal story about coming off anti-anxiety medication and sleep aids during our move to Lisbon, the brutal side effects nobody warned me about, and the two nights I barely slept at all.What got me through was one skill: allowing the discomfort WHILE my brain also wanted to talk me out of it.In this episode, you'll learn: My experience stopping a low-dose anti-anxiety and what the withdrawal was actually like (brain zaps, body aches, sleepless nights, stomach issues.. all of it) Why I decided to come off everything before walking the Camino, including sleep aids The difference between allowing discomfort and white-knuckling through it Why deciding ahead of time changes everything, and how the 2 am moment becomes just following through Quick note: this is my personal experience with medication. Always talk to your doctor before starting or stopping anything. This is not medical advice.www.angelamascenik.com check out my new and refreshed website!Magic House Founders Circle www.angelamascenik.com/magichousefounderscircle  1 shared spot left! Grab it before it's gone! [5:05 AM] ABOUT ANGELA:Angela Mascenik is a certified stop over-drinking coach for women and the host of the Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living podcast. She helps high-achieving women get to the root of why they drink and change their relationship with alcohol from the inside out — without white-knuckling it or relying on willpower. Angela is the creator of the 6-month Transformation Program, the Alive AF! membership, and The Magic House Retreat Center in Lisbon, Portugal.

    Ep 391 How To Stop Talking Yourself Out Of It When It Gets Uncomfortable
  5. Jul 2

    Ep 390 You Don't Need to Know How. You Just Need to Decide.

    I'm recording this from my first morning LIVING in Lisbon, Portugal, sitting in The Magic House with a cup of coffee, my family finally here, and this feeling I can only describe as the specific joy of having done the hard thing.Eighteen months ago I had an idea to move my family to a country I had never been to. No plan. Just a decision. And this morning that decision is my reality.In this episode I'm sharing what that journey taught me — and exactly how it applies to changing your relationship with alcohol.Because here's what I know after eight years of doing this work: the women who stay stuck aren't lacking information. They aren't lacking willpower. They're waiting to know how before they decide. And that's backwards. The plan doesn't come before the decision. The plan comes FROM the decision. We cover:Why waiting to feel ready keeps you stuck — and what to do insteadThe one question that cuts through every excuse: if you knew it would work, would you do it?What real change actually looks like from the inside — and why the mess doesn't mean you're failingThe grief nobody talks about when you change your relationship with alcoholAnd what deciding, actually looks like.THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You've been thinking about changing your drinking for months or years and you still haven't fully committed You keep waiting until you feel ready, until things calm down, until after the next event You know what you want but you don't believe you can actually get there You've tried before and it didn't stick and you're not sure this time would be different You want permission to start before you have it all figured out ABOUT ANGELA: Angela Mascenik is a certified stop over-drinking coach for women and the host of the Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living podcast. She helps high-achieving women get to the root of why they drink and change their relationship with alcohol from the inside out — without white-knuckling it or relying on willpower. Angela is the creator of the 6-month Transformation Program, the Alive AF! membership, and The Magic House Retreat Center in Lisbon, Portugal.To learn more or apply for the Transformation Program visit angelamascenik.com/transformationprogram.

    Ep 390 You Don't Need to Know How. You Just Need to Decide.
  6. Jun 24

    Ep 389 Podcast Rewind - Decisions Part 2, Learn, Adapt, and Move On

    Please enjoy this podcast rewind: This episode is a further exploration of Decisions. If you haven't listened to Part 1, please do that first, https://www.angelamascenik.com/podcasts/stop-over-drinking-and-start-living/episodes/2148935056 This episode dives into AFTER we made a decision, how to evaluate that decision, especially if you didn't experience the outcome of the decision that you really wanted to. I also discuss how to keep making more decisions that have this new insight you received after being in the outcome of the original decision. Also learn how to have your own back around the decisions you made no matter the outcome. Decision making is a huge process when you are trying to change unwanted behavior. It's really important to learn how to make and evaluate decisions that have your goals in mind instead of reacting to your mind's primitive needs and wants! ABOUT ANGELA: Angela Mascenik is a certified stop over-drinking coach for women and the host of the Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living podcast. She helps high-achieving women get to the root of why they drink and change their relationship with alcohol from the inside out — without white-knuckling it or relying on willpower. Angela is the creator of the 6-month Transformation Program, the Alive AF! membership, and The Magic House Retreat Center in Lisbon, Portugal.To learn about or apply to for the Transformation Program visit angelamascenik.com/transformationprogram.

    Ep 389 Podcast Rewind - Decisions Part 2, Learn, Adapt, and Move On
  7. Jun 10

    Ep 387 The Missing Piece to Transforming Your Drinking

    I've been sitting with a thought this week that I can't stop thinking about: transformation requires transparency. You cannot have one without the other.We all know too well the toxic cycle of sneaking, hiding, avoiding, and disregarding how much our drinking is impacting us, mostly from the inside. If you truly want to transform your relationship with alcohol you need to start getting honest and be transparent.Additionally, I'm sharing what came up on a recent Q+A, the moment when every woman on the call recognized that she was using alcohol to solve an emotional problem. They knew it. They could name it. And yet knowing it and actually being able to sit with the discomfort instead of reaching for a drink, that's a completely different skill.In this episode I talk about the impact of staying hidden and the 3 things that might make transformation possible for you.THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You know what to do but you're not doing it and you can't figure out why You've tried cutting back, taking breaks, making rules and nothing has stuck permanently You recognize that you drink to take the edge off or unwind but you haven't been able to stop You feel like you're doing the work but something is still missing You're tired of hiding this from the people you love and from yourself You're ready to stop managing your drinking and actually transform your relationship with it ABOUT ANGELA: Angela Mascenik is a certified stop over-drinking coach for women and the host of the Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living podcast. She helps high-achieving women get to the root of why they drink and change their relationship with alcohol from the inside out — without white-knuckling it or relying on willpower. Angela is the creator of the 6-month Transformation Program, the Alive AF! membership, and The Magic House Retreat Center in Lisbon, Portugal.To learn more or apply for the Transformation Program visit angelamascenik.com/transformationprogram.

    Ep 387 The Missing Piece to Transforming Your Drinking
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Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living is a podcast for high-functioning women who want to stop over-drinking, cut back on alcohol, and change their relationship with wine and drinking. Certified Stop Over-Drinking Coach Angela Mascenik shares compassionate, practical self-coaching tools to help you feel like yourself again and handle life without using alcohol to cope. No labels. No “never again” rules. Just honest conversations and real strategies for women who are sober curious, want to drink less, or are exploring an alcohol-free life with clarity and self-trust. Listen to 5 powerful stories of women who changed their drinking here https://www.angelamascenik.com/5stories