Quit Like a Woman
by Holly Whitaker
A feminist critique of drinking culture and of traditional recovery, plus Whitaker's own toolkit for quitting. Opinionated and sometimes sweeping, but it reaches readers the standard programs do not.
Read it if…
you are a woman who suspects alcohol is a problem but recoils from the usual recovery paths.
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Skip it if…
twelve-step works for you; she is critical of it.
Try instead: Alcohol Explained →
Three things you will actually use
- Drinking culture is designed.
- Recovery can be built, not joined.
- Self-care is part of quitting.
Do this first
Audit how alcohol is marketed to you specifically this week.
Our verdict
A different door out.
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