Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
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Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Holly Whitaker (Author, Narrator), Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (Publisher)
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Bloomsbury presents Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker, read by Holly Whitaker.  

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 questions 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.   

She embarked on a journey that not only led to her own sobriety but revealed the insidious role alcohol plays in our society and in the lives of women in particular. What's more, she could not ignore the ways that alcohol companies were targeting women, just as the tobacco industry had successfully done generations before. 

Honest, witty and trenchant, Quit Like a Woman is at once a groundbreaking 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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  1. Listening Length
    10 hours and 8 minutes
  2. Author
    Holly Whitaker
  3. Narrator
    Holly Whitaker
  4. Audible release date
    9 January 2020
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  7. ASIN
    B083JLLR2Z
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 10 hours and 8 minutes
Author Holly Whitaker
Narrator Holly Whitaker
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date 09 January 2020
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B083JLLR2Z
Best Sellers Rank 2,505 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
12 in Alcoholism (Audible Books & Originals)
15 in Alcoholism & Recovery
30 in Stress Management (Audible Books & Originals)

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Jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars Changed how I think of Alcohol (ethanol)
Reviewed in Australia on 6 April 2024
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I didn’t buy this book with the intent of quitting. I’ve been questioning the role alcohol plays in my life for awhile and am happy I added this to my cart. The research and depth she goes into about how it’s ingrained in our culture and the effects on the whole system is what has shifted my perspective. It’s a good book if you’re curious.
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Catherine
5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing
Reviewed in Australia on 12 December 2023
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Holly Whitaker takes us into a world where she questions why we drink and how to change the way we think about alcohol. She challenges how we are sold a lie and the message that we are bombarded with societal norms that drinking is an essential part of our culture. She takes alcohol from a female perspective and turns it on it's head, offering a change in thinking and happy outcomes.
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Amanda Dykes
4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth reading.
Reviewed in Australia on 24 March 2022
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Well worth reading, just helps you to think about the reasons and pressures on your decision to imbibe or abstain.
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Smoothere
5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing for women
Reviewed in Australia on 7 May 2021
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Read this book. Whether you drink or don’t drink. Whether you are struggling or curious. The messages in this book - -particularly the last chapter are what all women (and men) need to hear and act on. Liberating and powerful
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Adie
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for every woman!
Reviewed in Australia on 13 March 2021
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I’m not a big drinker but this book really puts you off drinking at all. Well written, informative and would make a perfect gift for any young woman as they turn 18
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Theresa Macdonald
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone trying to quit should read this book!
Reviewed in Australia on 2 April 2020
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Easily the best book I’ve ever read on this subject. Holly not only offers her story, but also hope - so much hope.
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Cally
1.0 out of 5 stars Why would I quit
Reviewed in Australia on 23 July 2020
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Sorry but I found this very boring and monotonous
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Jennie
5.0 out of 5 stars Turns all the traditional concepts of addiction and recovery on its head
Reviewed in the United States on 25 March 2024
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I could not put this book down. Holly is an absolutely beautiful, soulful, deeply articulate writer. There was always this deep underlying conviction that the 12 step programs were not right for me, but I did feel that alcohol was ruining my joy, my life and my health. I quit on my own for three years before reading this book, encountering many of the bumps in the road that she talks about in the book, including sugar addiction, loss of (alcohol based) friendships, fatigue crisis, etc. It would’ve been nice to have her there by my side when I was first going through it but I felt so deeply seen reading about it after the fact. Then after a recent trip to France, found myself sliding back into wine culture. Holly miraculously manages to articulate why AA is not always the right choice for women and gives you the permission and the tools to take a much more self- compassionate, self-respecting and thoughtful approach to your own sobriety rather than the one size fits all approach from the man-centric approach employed since the 1930s. Highly recommend. Absolutely my favorite self-help book of all time. I feel even more steadfast and confident heading into sobriety this second time, And this book will live on my shelf and be loaned and reread for years to come.
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swalo
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible book!
Reviewed in Canada on 14 January 2024
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This book is life-changing. A necessary read for anyone contemplating abstaining from alcohol.
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ana cecilia
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente libro
Reviewed in Mexico on 30 July 2023
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Muy buen libro!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente libro
Reviewed in Mexico on 30 July 2023
Muy buen libro!
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Anna Theresa Almeida
5.0 out of 5 stars Incrível! Extremamente necessário
Reviewed in Brazil on 20 January 2022
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Recomendo fortemente. Foi uma excelente compra, me ajudou demais!
Tenho Kindle e tive dúvida se valia mais comprar o físico ou o e-book. Optei pelo físico e foi a melhor escolha q poderia ter feito pq sei que vou ler este livro mais vezes. Ele é recheado com reflexões relevantes demais pra serem lidas uma vez só...
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Aaziza Elkhati
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in France on 14 March 2024
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