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Quitted

Holly Whitaker & Emily McDowell

Quitted is a podcast about quitting, hosted by Holly Whitaker and Emily McDowell.What happens when you don't want to be who you are anymore?For all of us, there comes a time when in order to...

Episodes

20 of 24 episodes

Who moved our cheese? (An update episode.)

In June 2022, Holly drove across the country to move back to Los Angeles from New York after Martha Beck live-coached her into it on episode...

1:05:31May 30, 2024

Diane Sanfilippo Quits Diet Culture Part 2

Diane Sanfilippo Quits Diet Culture Part 2 Last week in our interview with best-selling author of diet books and former-diet-entrepreneur-tu...

45:58Jun 30, 2022

Diane Sanfilippo Quits Diet Culture: Part 1

Diane Sanfilippo Quits Diet Culture: Part 1 During the pandemic, Diane Sanfilippo got on the scale and saw a number that was more than when...

59:47Jun 23, 2022

An Update Episode: Holly Whitaker and the Lost Place

An Update Episode: Holly Whitaker and the Lost Place This week, we’re checking in with Holly, who in 2021, basically removed her skin and le...

55:49Jun 16, 2022

Sara Clark Quits the United States

Sara Clark Quits the United States It was meant to be a short vacation to Grenada in February 2020, but then Covid hit, and Sara Clark, who...

1:08:28Jun 9, 2022

Mar Grace Quits Trying to be Someone

Mar Grace Quits Trying to be Someone Hi! Holly here. In this conversation between my friend Mar Grace and myself, we mean to talk about Mar...

58:10Jun 2, 2022

An Update Episode: Emily McDowell, Now With Even More Quitting!

An Update Episode: Emily McDowell, Now With Even More Quitting! This week, we’re talking about the big thing Emily couldn’t talk about until...

45:49May 26, 2022

Zach Anderson Quits Everything He Knows

Zach Anderson Quits Everything He Knows Zach Anderson was raised to be a devout Mormon, with the belief that he could earn God’s favor if he...

1:07:51May 19, 2022

PART TWO: Martha Beck Quits Lying

PART TWO: Martha Beck Quits Lying Author, speaker, teacher, legend, Oprah-endorsed Martha Beck is known for quitting a lot of things: her fa...

41:21May 12, 2022

Martha Beck Quits Lying

Martha Beck Quits Lying Author, speaker, teacher, legend, Oprah-endorsed Martha Beck is known for quitting a lot of things: her family of or...

53:09May 5, 2022

Koa Beck on Quitting Self-Optimization

Koa Beck on Quitting Self-Optimization Koa Beck made it to the top of her field: she was the was the editor-in-chief of Jezebel and before t...

1:15:29Apr 28, 2022

Africa Brooke Part 2: Knowing Who You Are So You Know How To Act

Africa Brooke Part 2: Knowing Who You Are So You Know How To Act We’re back with the second installment of Africa Brooke. In this episode we...

44:29Apr 21, 2022

Africa Brooke and Quitting Self-Censorship

Africa Brooke and Quitting Self-Censorship Instagram, and social media, can be an amazing tool for social justice. It can also be an absolut...

1:04:23Apr 14, 2022

It's Quitting Season with Lindsay Crouse

It’s Quitting Season with Lindsay Crouse “When the system doesn't historically stand for you, why sacrifice yourself to uphold it?” Today’s...

53:42Apr 7, 2022

Dr. Nathalie Dougé Quits Doctoring in the Middle of COVID

Dr. Nathalie Dougé Quits Doctoring in the Middle of COVID Nathalie Dougé always knew she wanted to be a doctor: to help people; to make her...

1:34:23Mar 31, 2022

Aki Ito on Hustle Culture & How We Got Here

Aki Ito on Hustle Culture & How We Got Here In white-collar, salaried America, there’s an idea that our jobs are supposed to give our lives...

1:08:37Mar 24, 2022

What is it About Endings?

What Is It About Endings? Quitting is a huge topic, and in this episode, Emily and Holly dive deeper into the angles they most want to talk...

1:14:21Mar 17, 2022

Elizabeth Gilbert, Black Diamond Quitter Part 2

Elizabeth Gilbert, Black Diamond Quitter (Part Two) This is the second half of our two-part episode with bestselling author and extremely wi...

1:01:45Mar 10, 2022

Elizabeth Gilbert, Black Diamond Quitter Part 1

Elizabeth Gilbert, Black Diamond Quitter (Part One) This week and next week, we’re thrilled to have bestselling author and extremely wise pe...

49:40Mar 3, 2022

Holly Whitaker Reports from the Liminal Space

Holly Whitaker Reports From the Liminal Space What happens when you have to quit the thing you thought you’d never quit? Welcome to the Holl...

1:21:32Feb 24, 2022