Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
Holly Glenn Whitaker
Jan 2020 · Bloomsbury Publishing
4.1star
7 reviewsreport
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*The book that inspired Chrissy Teigen and Sex and The City's Miranda to quit drinking*
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'An incredible read' - Chrissy Teigen
'Has the power to change your relationship with your entire life' - Glennon Doyle
'This thoughtful, moving book will help a lot of people get to a healthier place' - Johann Hari
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We live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at work events, lunches, book clubs and weddings. Yet no one ever questions alcohol's ubiquity. In fact, the only thing ever questioned is why people don't drink. It is a qualifier for belonging. As a society, we are obsessed with health and wellness, yet we uphold alcohol as some sort of magic elixir. It is anything but.
When Holly Whitaker started to look for a way to recover, the support systems she found for recovery where archaic and patriarchal. Urging drinkers towards a newfound humility is great if you're a man, but if you're a woman and not in a position to renounce privileges you never had, a whole other approach is needed.
Honest, witty and trenchant, Quit Like a Woman is at once a ground-breaking look at drinking culture, a call to arms, and a celebration of learning how to claim everything life has to offer.
_____________
'An incredible read' - Chrissy Teigen
'Has the power to change your relationship with your entire life' - Glennon Doyle
'This thoughtful, moving book will help a lot of people get to a healthier place' - Johann Hari
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We live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at work events, lunches, book clubs and weddings. Yet no one ever questions alcohol's ubiquity. In fact, the only thing ever questioned is why people don't drink. It is a qualifier for belonging. As a society, we are obsessed with health and wellness, yet we uphold alcohol as some sort of magic elixir. It is anything but.
When Holly Whitaker started to look for a way to recover, the support systems she found for recovery where archaic and patriarchal. Urging drinkers towards a newfound humility is great if you're a man, but if you're a woman and not in a position to renounce privileges you never had, a whole other approach is needed.
Honest, witty and trenchant, Quit Like a Woman is at once a ground-breaking look at drinking culture, a call to arms, and a celebration of learning how to claim everything life has to offer.
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4.1
7 reviews
Caitlin Lloyd
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January 11, 2024
I was really excited about this but Holly doesn't seem to account for anyone not in her very privileged position. Suggesting parents give their kids unlimited screentime so they have time to follow her rituals is unrealistic and unhelpful. I also found the criticism of AA as a free model in favour of her extremely expensive program distasteful.
About the author
Holly Whitaker is the founder and CEO of Tempest (formerly Hip Sobriety). With years of experience in the fields of healthcare and tech, she created a human centered recovery modality and virtual platform offering education, community and support services, in 2014. Holly has been featured in the New York Times, Vogue, and TechCrunch and was named in Inc's 2019 Female Founders 100 List. She lives in Brooklyn with her cat Mary Katherine.
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