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    Holly Whitaker Is The Only One Who Quit Without AA Episode 45

    Holly Whitaker Is The Only One Who Quit Without AA Episode 45

    FromOnly One In The Room

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    Holly Whitaker Is The Only One Who Quit Without AA Episode 45

    FromOnly One In The Room

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    Length:
    66 minutes
    Released:
    May 12, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Picture this - it’s morning, and you’ve woken up on a mattress stained with food, wine and puke. Your computer and your TV are still on and there are half-eaten food cartons and beer bottles strewn around your apartment. Can you imagine what it must feel like to realize for the first and last time that this is NOT normal, not something you will just “grow out of” one day?
    Holly Whitaker, founder and CEO of Tempest Sobriety, and author of the New York Times bestselling memoir/self help book, Quit Like A Woman, found herself at a crossroads in 2013 after finding that she was unable to connect with the literature and tenants of the recovery meetings she’d been attending. 
    So what would you do if you wanted to stop drinking but the traditional way felt too patriarchal, and simply did not resonate with you? Would you decide to keep trying anyway, since it was the only game in town? Or would you start your own sobriety school? Creating an 8-week virtual course that could provide another way for people to heal and live the lives they’re supposed to live?
    More from Holly Whitaker:
    Visit the website: www.jointempest.com
    Check out her book & book tour updates here: Quit Like A Woman
    Finding Holly Whitaker:
    Instagram: @holly
    Be sure not to miss our new COVID Warriors series releasing every Thursday.
    If you'd like to ask a question for either the Dear Laura segment or of an upcoming guest on COVID Warriors, be sure to join our Facebook Group .
    You can also DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website www.theonlyonepod.com.
    Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins such as live events, appearances, featured articles and more.
    Don't miss our bonus after show Scott Talks, where co-host and producer Scott Slaughter (aka Hon) briefly chops it up with our guest immediately after the interview.
    *If you know someone who might be feeling like they're the "Only One" be sure to share this or one of our other unique episodes with them. Also be sure to subscribe, comment and review us on iTunes!
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    Released:
    May 12, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully interviews a person about their Only One story each episode and addresses as many of those DM’s as possible in the process. In this podcast, you’ll hear raw, vulnerable accounts from people who are, like most of us, just eager to connect. Our hope is that The Only One In The Room will inspire a change of perspective in how we all see and hear each other’s stories. We want you think twice before judging the person standing next to you at a party, in the pick-up line at school or in a crowded subway car. This is a podcast for anyone who has ever felt alone in a room full of people – which is to say, that this podcast is for everyone.