Quit Like a Woman
We must learn to be big in a way we’ve never been big—we must claim our right to take up space, to say our words, to claim our desires. We must also learn to be small in a way we’ve never been small—to be in service, led not by our egos or by our desire for material goods or by our fears and aversions, but by our desire to be liberated from these
... See moreHolly Whitaker • Quit Like a Woman
Being able to tolerate a poison and all its nasty effects is not something to envy. No one “gets” to drink; they’re duped into it.
Holly Whitaker • Quit Like a Woman
the morning ritual is as follows: (1) wake up at the same time, (2) don’t check your phone, (3) boil some water and squeeze a quarter of a lemon into it, (4) meditate for five minutes, (5) read a positive affirmation that you’ve written on a Post-it note and repeat a few times throughout the day.
Holly Whitaker • Quit Like a Woman
Cured means never having to drink again. Cured means enjoying life without needing to reach for a glass of wine to unwind each day or to enjoy a celebratory event.
Holly Whitaker • Quit Like a Woman
drinking, I became mother to myself and woman to most everyone else.
Holly Whitaker • Quit Like a Woman
The building of relationships is the building of ourselves.
Holly Whitaker • Quit Like a Woman
when we taste discomfort and want to run is when the actual work starts.
Holly Whitaker • Quit Like a Woman
“May I never reach the point where I think I am done.”
Holly Whitaker • Quit Like a Woman
Like, are we really powerless? Do we have to call ourselves alcoholics, and if we refuse to, are we in denial? Is relapse a sign that we are eternally screwed? What about atheists who don’t have a higher power? Does taking psychopharmaceuticals or using ayahuasca or still smoking pot count one out of sobriety?