You must listen to this week's episode with Krista St-Germain. She is a Master Certified Life Coach, grief expert, widow, mom and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast. When her husband was killed by a drunk driver in 2016, Krista’s life was completely flipped upside down. And while it would have been easy to believe her best days were behind her, thankfully Krista discovered Life Coaching and Post Traumatic Growth and was able to move forward and create a future she could get excited about. Now she coaches and teaches other widows so they can love life again, too. Our conversation touches on how we ..read more

We can always find things to be thankful for. It’s actually not very hard. You can just ask yourself ‘what am I thankful for’ and your brain will give you lots of things. This week, I share my big list of what fills me with gratitude. AND I discuss why ‘just being thankful’ when we are going through something hard or complicated or painful, doesn’t help. When you are feeling bad and you say ‘I should be thankful for…’ or ‘at least it’s not as bad as …..’ doesn’t acknowledge that you are feeling and experience something hard. This bypasses what you are feeling and diminishes your pain, which is ..read more

  The Not Your Average Runner Podcast host, running and life coach, Jill Angie is my latest guest on the SODSL podcast. She teaches plus-size, mid-life women practical ways to start running in the body they have right now. Jill combines her real-life experience and coaching wisdom to help women find joy in learning to run in a way that honors their unique size, shape, speed ,or age. You’ll be surprised at how much you can enjoy running when you know how to do it! I freaking LOVE this podcast episode. We geek out on running and mindset and how the same principles apply to stopping over-dri ..read more

In this episode I explore why focusing on just cutting back on alcohol doesn't help you permanently stop over-drinking. The frequency at which you want to numb your mind should be a signal that your mind needs some help. Not a signal to numb it. Your thoughts and emotions don't need to be shut off so you can relax and unwind. We want to understand what is happening in your mind that you feel the need to escape from it. Tune in this week and hear me explore getting to the root of why we over-drink.   I am now accepting applications to my revamped coaching program, Stop Over-drinking and St ..read more

Join me this week as I explore all the excuses of 'doing it later.' I explain WHY we are inclined to do things at a later time, whether it's later that same day, on Mondays, or January 1sts. And I explain how doing it later doesn't help you suffer any less than you already are. We think that doing it later will be easier, but we know (from having this pattern for years) that it won't be easier at a future time. It's just your brain's way of being comfortable in the moment. Tune in and hear some tips in how you can over-ride this 'doing it later' mindset so you can make real progress towards yo ..read more

Want to know what is possible when you use life coaching to change your relationship with alcohol?Tune in this week and listen to what Certified Life Coach, Steph Tell has to say about it. Steph joined my program thinking she’d be the one I couldn’t help and now she’s a certified coach in that same program! She gives amazing insight to what her life was like before coaching and what it’s like now. She’s 52 and feels she’s got another amazing opportunity at fulfilling her dreams ahead of her! If you are interested in working with her as well, you can join my program.I am accepting applications ..read more

I am excited about this episode. I recently held a LIVE Q+A where I answered some of the most common questions that I get from all of you. Questions like: What if my spouse drinks? How do I not feel deprived? What if I fail? ... We are going to dive deep into these questions! I also talk about my new and improved SODSL 2.0 coaching program and let you know how you can apply. Tune in to get ALL the answers, and then apply!I am accepting applications this week, and there are some awesome bonus' if you get your application in and are accepted in the next few days.https://www.angelamascenik.com/jo ..read more

This episode explores identifying things you already know how to do, to help you stop over-drinking. Focusing on what you know how to do versus what you don't know will empower you that you do actually know many things that will help you through some uncomfortable situations. When you believe you know how to do something you feel confident and in control and then you are less likely to want to over-drink. And you can use this concept in any area of your life, not just learning how to stop over-drinking.   It's officially OPEN! You are invited to join me in Stop Over-drinking and Start Liv ..read more

I wrote this thinking about how I can teach you to be willing to let something go. Willingness to fail. Willingness to make mistakes. Willingness to be sick. Hold on the tightest is when we get in trouble. Trying to convince. Trying to resist. Trying to please. All of that effort instead of being open to it ending. Being open to surrendering. Being open to being wrong. Being open to making mistakes. Being open to letting them leave you. RESIST, push, fight, hold on, being right, being perfect, convicting. No thank you. This is me. This is you. I’m ok and you are ok. Can you let it be? Can you ..read more

I want to explore the art of letting someone be upset with you. First, people have emotions all the time. And it’s normal for us to disappoint or trigger negative emotions in other people. It does happen, it will continue to happen until we die. We can not control it.Sometimes you will cause other people to be upset. And if you can learn how to navigate that better, you can create a better connection through it with the other person and do less harm to yourself. When a person displays or communicates how they are feeling, just take a breath, and step back and allow them to be exactly where the ..read more