Ep 409 What Is Being Present, And Why You Should Do It

We hear “be present” all the time. But what does it actually mean? And why does it matter so much, especially if you’re trying to change your relationship with alcohol?

In this episode, I break down presence in the simplest way I know.

Being with what you’re doing while you’re doing it. We talk about how living three steps ahead of yourself steals the little pleasures right out of your day.

And why all that future thinking doesn’t actually help, because you can’t do anything about Thursday from your kitchen sink on Tuesday.

In this episode:

• A simple definition of presence
• How running ahead in your head makes you miss your life
• Why so much thinking ahead is really worry in disguise
• How missing the small pleasures can set you up for the 5 o’clock wine
• Easy ways to come back into your body and into the moment
• A one-week presence practice to try

Links mentioned in the podcast:
Zoom link for Come Home Stronger Retreat on Saturday November 14th: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xih1t_QkQYmkn1qxHeSUVw

Women in Business Retreat, Letting Go and Inviting In, 2 spots left:
https://www.magichouseretreats.com/may-retreat-portugal

ABOUT: Angela Mascenik is a certified life coach who helps women stop over-drinking and start living. After over-drinking for 20 years while raising three kids and building a career, she found coaching, and it changed everything. Now she helps high-achieving women get to the root of why they're drinking in the first place, without shame and without willpower. She's the host of Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living, founder of the Alive AF! membership, and owner of The Magic House Retreat Center in Lisbon, Portugal.