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 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...

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Ep 372 I Know What To Do. So, Why Am I Not Doing It?

Why insight alone doesn’t change your drinking You already understand your drinking. You’ve read the books. You’ve listened to the podcasts. You’ve promised yourself, “Tonight will be different.” And yet… you still...
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Ep 371 The Moderation Myth: When Your Brain Won’t Let You See the Truth

How many times have you tried to “just drink less”… only to end up right back where you started? In this episode, I’m talking about the hard but freeing truth behind repeated failed attempts at moderation — and the...
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Ep 370 When You’re Sick of Thinking About Your Drinking (And What It Actually Means)

Are you exhausted from thinking about your drinking all the time? Tired of analyzing, planning, negotiating, starting over, and wondering why it still feels so hard? In this episode of Stop Over-Drinking and Start...
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Ep 369 The 3 Emotional Phases of Change (and How to Know Where You Are)

In this episode of Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living, I break down the 3 emotional phases of change that almost everyone experiences when trying to change their relationship with alcohol and why most women think...
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Ep 368 REWIND -What We CAN and CAN'T Control

In this rewind episode of Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living, I talk about how to steady yourself when the world feels uncertain, overwhelming, or emotionally charged — whether it’s political news, personal stress,...
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Ep 367 The Year It Finally Clicked: How My Client Stopped Drinking and Built a Lasting Alcohol-Free Life

In this episode of Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living, I sit down with former client, Megan, to talk about the year it finally clicked. She first worked with me in a 6-month group container, and later committed to a...
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Ep 366 The Kind Way Is They Way It Works

  In this episode of Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living, I explore why kindness, not willpower, is what actually creates lasting change in your relationship with alcohol. So many women try to stop over-drinking by...
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Ep 365 You Didn’t Fail — You Returned (Changing Your Relationship With Alcohol)

Ep 365 You Didn't Fail - You Returned (Changing Your Relationship with Alcohol) In this episode of Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living, I share a simple question my yoga teacher asked us before practice: “Why did you...
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Ep 364 My Reflections on 2025

Happy New Year! Wow. I woke up this morning, obviously needed to process this wild year. So I wrote about my year and decided to turn it into this week's podcast. My word of the year is Authentic and so why not share...
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Ep 363 Small Wins For A Big Holiday Week

This big holiday week we’re focusing on: Redefining success as awareness, not perfection Why small acts of self-care build trust to be able to make bigger goals in the new year Simply noticing and naming how you...
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Ep 362 I Don't Want to Turn Back, interview with Client Wendy

In this episode of Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living, I sit down with my client Wendy to talk about what finally helped her change her relationship with alcohol after years of trying to cut back and stop...
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Ep 361 Are You Scared Of Being Authentic?

Oh boy, I did a word of the year class and my word for 2026 is Authentic! And I am thinking, how much more authentic can I be? And I'm kind of scared of what might happen if I do reveal more of me.. what will happen...
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