Stop Over-drinking and Start Living Angela Mascenik - Certified Stop Over-drinking Coach

This is a HOT episode friends, you must listen ASAP. 

Have you secretly done something for someone else whit it's really what YOU want? 

Truth telling time! 

You must turn in to hear about this very sneaky behavior that I'm guessing WE ALL SHARE. 

Especially, people pleasers! 

I share a story of when I recently asked my son if he wanted donuts and discovered that I was doing that because I WANTED DONUTS. 

He didn't even ask about donuts, but I pretended it was something that he would have wanted and put myself in a situation that probably wasn't the best for me. 

You must tune in and listen to hear what happened! 

It's also the delusion of altruism. 

People with active addictions will tell themselves all sorts of stories 'it's for them!' 'I'm being a good host' 'it's what a good host does' 'they would appreciate this' 'I know they love xxx' 

We mask our own desires with pretending it's for someone else.

Learn how to recognize if you are doing this and how to step out of it! 

Enjoy and I'd love to hear your own story of doing this!

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I was scrolling through some of my favorite sober Instagram accounts the other day and came across a graphic that said  ‘5 ways to stop drinking.’ 

The first one was ‘prioritize yourself.’ 

I thought, yah, I know what that means but if you are reading a post on how to stop drinking, it’s likely YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS. 

So, I thought, I’d explain if for y’all in this podcast episode. 

Often when we see, hear, or read these messages of advice, we think in big extremes. 

Ok, I gotta prioritize myself, and that means I have to say NO to everything, cancel all my plans and go hide for 3 months. 

And that is not something most people who want to stop over-drinking want to do, so then they don’t do anything and they continue on their path of over-drinking and staying stuck. 

In this episode, I describe the small nuances and decisions I make when I prioritize myself and my health and my life and how I want to feel in it. 

And the truth is, you do need to prioritize yourself when you are on this journey. It’s a requirement. Nobody is going to make sure your life has space in it for this work, that’s your job. And do you really want someone tracking you, asking you if you journaled, planned your food, drank your water, got good sleep every single day? Probably not. 

Of course, I can help you do that inside my coaching programs, but ultimately it’s on you to actually do it.

Listen to this episode and learn EASY ways you can make yourself a priority!

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This week’s episode talks about the creeping effect of drinking alcohol. 

Have you recognized: 

1) Your drinking has increased over time in how many days a week you drink or how many drinks you have each time you drink? 

2) When you try and cut back and then you are ‘loose’ with your rules around alcohol, you notice it creeping back in to your old habits? 

Tune in and hear how I describe this phenomenon. 

Alcohol is invasive it’s like a weed with a strong root that takes hold, and sometimes we need to do more than we think to get our drinking under control. 

Song mentioned in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0TMA0GRBV0

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This is another question I received and wanted to dive into this specifically. 

This can feel like a dilemma. You notice someone you care about over-drinking. Maybe they are stumbling at the end of a night out. Maybe they can't drive to pick up their kids, maybe they get really sad or cry after a night out.... and it's not just a one time incident. You notice this frequently. 

Do you say something?

 Do you not? 

Is it your place? 

Will you be able to change them? 

Tune in and I address this very specific question. 

If you know someone who over-drinks it can be hard to be in a relationship with them. 

There is help for them and you. 

One thing you can do is share my podcast on your socials and emails. 

It's a great way to say help without coming right out and saying, 'You need to listen to this podcast.' 

Ala-non is a great resource for family members of someone who struggles with alcohol abuse.

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I'm answering another listener question today on the podcast. I am diving into this question: 

'I think the thing I wonder most is "is it truly possible to go from decades of nightly wine addiction to moderating easily".

'Are there people that can switch to drinking 4 or 5 times a month without thinking about it constantly? I'm so tired of thinking about it all the time. I sometimes think it'd be easier just to quit all together.' 

Tune in this week and hear what I think about moderation versus quitting. 

The truth is, it's complicated and everyone is different. 

This podcast episode will help you understand that your journey on reducing how much you drink is unique AND see what we all have in common. 

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I'm answering more listener questions on the podcast today! 

Today is all about food! Many people transfer one over consumption to another. 

Today's episode is about food and how you can use the same tools that I teach about alcohol to how much/when you are eating. 

I address these questions: 

SO my question is, how do I transition this to food....I have found that I snack like it's my job now that I'm not drinking. I'm stuck here..I thought it could just apply the same principles for alcohol to food, but it feels different because I have made the decision to be alcohol free, but obviously need to eat.' 

and 

'I have more weight to lose with and feeding kids complicated everything more than when I was younger.'

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