Quit Happens | How (and why!) to strategically quit your job, leave your relationship, or part ways with toxic mindsets.
118 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsDr. Lynn Marie Morski is a physician, attorney and lifelong quitter. Through her “Quitting by Design” website she helps people carve out successful lives through strategic quitting. Her goal is to destigmatize quitting and illustrate what a useful tool it can be in creating a fulfilling life. In this show, she interviews people who have used strategic quitting successfully in their paths with the goal of providing listeners actionable advice to help them quit their way to success.
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Should I Quit 'Quit Happens'?
April 21, 2020 12:30 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBWell friends, all good things must come to an end...or must they? Take a listen to how the Quit Happens podcast got started, what role it served, and why I'm considering quitting my own quitting podcast!
Chris Marhefka: The Many Quits Required to Find a Life of Alignment
April 07, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutes - 58.4 MBChris Marhefka had the American dream. He owned a number of successful businesses, he had a happy marriage, heck, he was even on TV at one point! But when he dove into personal development, he realized how many of the things that seemed to be perfect were actually holding him back from his full potential and a life lived in true alignment. So he quit...and quit and quit and quit...his way to a new level of happiness. To follow Chris on IG @chrismarhefka and learn more about working with Ch...
Quitting COVID Fear Overconsumption
March 31, 2020 21:08 - 16 minutes - 23.7 MBIs there a pandemic? YES. Do we have to spend our quarantined days in fear? NO In this episode, I discuss why people try to get others to consume fear and why unnecessarily consuming fear is counterproductive to you staying healthy.
Kyle Brown: Facing Fears: When Making Big Quits Means Abandoning the "Secure" Life
March 17, 2020 09:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBIf you've faced quitting a job to strike out on your own but feared letting go of that steady paycheck and stability, this episode is for you. Trainer, nutritionist, and all-around health expert Kyle Brown tells us how a near-death experience led him to face that fear and make the quit... and the incredible things that have happened since! Links: Check out the full episode post here Keep up with everything Quit Happens here Follow Lynn Marie on Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Ins...
Quitting My City, My Home, and My Comfort Zone: Lessons learned from my month in Colombia
February 25, 2020 10:30 - 20 minutes - 29.9 MBWell friends, big updates in my life - many quits on the horizons. And lessons to be learned in quitting attachments that may be holding you back!
Mike Salemi: Gracefully Navigating Quits that Affect the Ones You Love
February 11, 2020 10:00 - 50 minutes - 71 MBEver had to make a quit that could impact your entire family? Kettlebell sports champion and trainer extraordinaire Mike Salemi did, and he shares how he was able to preserve his relationships while doing what he knew was best for himself and his future. Links: Check out the full episode post here Keep up with everything Quit Happens here Follow Lynn Marie on Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram Podcast production support by the fine folks at Counterweight Creative
The Pre-Quit! How to say NO now, so you don't have to QUIT later!
January 21, 2020 10:30 - 19 minutes - 28.7 MBIn today's episode, I answer a listener question on how to know when to QUIT something before you've even agreed to it...meaning how to know when to say NO now so you don't have to face a QUIT later! Do you have a question! Message me on facebook, instagram, or Quitopia (the facebook group for all things strategic quitting) and I'll answer it on an upcoming episode!
Dr. Nisha Mehta: Let Your WHY Be Your Guide: Quitting Your Way To Work-Life Balance
January 07, 2020 10:00 - 53 minutes - 74.9 MBMany people feel like their job has to be all or nothing. This is especially true in very demanding fields like medicine and law, where the expectation is that the hours are long and the work is intense. However, today's guest, Dr. Nisha Mehta, is here to dispel that myth. She was able to go from working full-time (with many fruitful side gigs further adding to her workload) to an arrangement that kept her from burning out and made her able to take the time to care for her own health. ...
The New Year's Eve Quitstravaganza - What are you quitting as we move into 2020?
December 31, 2019 11:00 - 11 minutes - 17.7 MBMaking resolutions for the new decade? Well how about making some promises to QUIT the things that aren't working for you and leave them in this decade? Mindsets, habits, jobs, relationships - if they're not taking you places you want to go, maybe don't take them into 2020! Lynn Marie discusses her two big quits as we move into the 20s!
My Favorite Holiday Quits (a not-exactly fireside chat w/ Lynn Marie)
December 23, 2019 22:25 - 15 minutes - 23 MBThis holiday season, are you stressed about presents? Dreading family gatherings? Feeling lonely? Refusing to let yourself stop working? Well then you're in luck, because I have just the holiday quits for you! Take a listen to my favorite quits to make the holiday season brighter for everyone!
Joe DiStefano: When Willpower Wanes: How To Know When it's Time to Go
December 17, 2019 10:00 - 58 minutes - 55 MBYou can be in one of the best jobs ever, but when you feel out of alignment, start relying on willpower to get you through a day, or feel like your best energy could be spent elsewhere, it might be time to seek new opportunities. Joe DiStefano has had fabulous career opportunities come his way but ultimately knew that he was happiest on his own with his health company, RUNGA, and podcast, Stacked. Joe was instrumental in developing the training program for a popular obstacle and strength ...
Sara Sheehan: Quit Letting the Chorus of Voices in Your Head Dictate Your Decisions
December 10, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutes - 32.5 MBThe first thing you need to get rid of when you’re ready for transformation is that negative voice in your head. Imposter syndrome and negative self-talk will always hold you back. Sara Sheehan guides and talks to people about their transformation with her course and program, Wake Up Transformation. Sara actively encourages you to push through your negative self-talk. You are more than what the voice in your head is telling you! And if you find yourself negatively spiraling and like your l...
Quitters Never Win? Nonsense! Lynn Marie Debunks The Most Unhelpful Quitting Memes
December 03, 2019 10:30 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBYou've seen them all over social media: quitting-related memes. The majority of them are stigmatizing quitting and trying to talk the reader out of it. Well, my friends, it's time we took a closer look at the validity (or lackthereof) of these messages. It's meme debunking time!!!
ENCORE EPISODE w/ Tara Garrison: Finding the Inner Strength to Follow Your Heart
November 26, 2019 10:30 - 43 minutes - 61 MBQuitting is always difficult, but quitting the only life you’ve ever known comes with a unique set of obstacles and hurdles to overcome. Today’s guest, Coach Tara Garrison, was living the perfect Mormon life, but deep down, she knew something didn’t feel right. This is her story of how she listened to her gut, quit her life, and changed her destiny. Tara had it all - the marriage, the 4 kids, the community and friends, the Mormon education… but something didn’t feel right to her. When she ...
Christine Hassler: Quit Letting Expectation Hangovers Keep You From the Life You Desire
November 19, 2019 10:00 - 44 minutes - 42.4 MBIt doesn’t matter what’s happened in your past, everything you’ve gone through has been a step to getting to where you are now. This means no regrets, only learned experiences. Christine Hassler is here to talk about life leading up to and moving on from a quit. Christine is the host of Over It & On With It, the author of multiple books, including the incredible Expectation Hangover, a keynote speaker, and master life coach with a Masters in spiritual psychology. She works with women to he...
Dr. Nii Darko: Mindset Shifts to Help You Quit Sacrificing Your Life for Your Career
November 12, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 37.7 MBWhen your soul feels out of alignment with the work you’re doing, you’re more likely to feel stressed, anxious, and at odds. Not to mention the opportunity cost of working at a job that’s taking you drastically away from your life! Dr. Nii Darko is here to talk about how he made the hard decision to quit surgery, then go back to surgery, then quit again. Nii is the host of Docs Outside the Box Podcast where he talks to medical professionals about other aspects of their life than medicine. ...
Quitting That End of the Day Glass of Wine...or Quitting What Causes You to Reach for it!
November 05, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 19.8 MBDo you feel the need to reach for a glass of wine at the end of the day on most days? Are you doing it to celebrate your wins or to self-medicate and numb out after a stressful day? Take a listen to find out what that glass of wine may be signaling to you!
Dr. Ali Novitsky: Quitting Your Way To A Passion-Filled Life
October 30, 2019 16:24 - 45 minutes - 43 MBFinding that balance between work and life might not be that easy when you work a demanding job, such as a doctor. But what happens when you decide to take back the power of having time off? Dr. Ali Novitsky joins me to talk about how she quit her thriving career in pediatrics to pursue other medical avenues, eventually leading to her successful coaching career. Ali and her husband were both working time-consuming and very demanding medical jobs that meant they had to hire multiple babysit...
Dr. Ali Novitsky: Quitting Your Way To A Passion Filled Life
October 29, 2019 08:00 - 45 minutes - 43 MBFinding that balance between work and life might not be that easy when you work a demanding job, such as a doctor. But what happens when you decide to take back the power of having time off? Dr. Ali Novitsky joins me to talk about how she quit her thriving career in pediatrics to pursue other medical avenues, eventually leading to her successful coaching career. Ali and her husband were both working time-consuming and very demanding medical jobs that meant they had to hire multiple babysit...
Quitting Outdated Scripts and Rewriting New Ones at Training Camp for the Soul
October 22, 2019 09:00 - 16 minutes - 24.7 MBThis week I talk about my recent experience at a personal development retreat called Training Camp for the Soul. It was intense work, as deep as any plant medicine work I have done, and many in attendance ended up deciding to make some big quits of their own. I focus in this episode on two big overarching quits that came up in the retreat: quitting our old scripts and quitting the stories we make up about what happens to us (that often don't serve us and which are frequently not at all ba...
Celebrating 100 Episodes of Quit Happens!
October 15, 2019 08:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBI'm so excited to celebrate 100 episodes (can you believe it?) of Quit Happens with you today, and to do so, I'm going to be sharing two interviews where I was the guest on other podcasts. If you're a regular listener you're probably already familiar with Mike Bledsoe of The Bledsoe Show and Josh Trent of Wellness Force. I love these two humans so much and wanted to share these two amazing conversations for you to enjoy as well. A couple links I mention that are worth checking out: Ja...
Party like it's Episode 99! A Highlight Reel of Lessons Learned From 98 Episodes of Quit Happens!
October 08, 2019 09:00 - 36 minutes - 51.6 MBTo gear up for episode 100, I take a look back at some of the most impactful and important lessons learned over the past 98 episodes. There are quits you didn't see coming, and timeless lessons you'll want to revisit again. Hope you enjoy the look back at what you may have missed and what episodes you may want to go back and listen to for more!
Matthew Del Negro: Redefining Rejection - Finding Resilience Through Reframing
October 01, 2019 09:00 - 40 minutes - 38.7 MBThere’s a beauty in taking a failure, rejection, no, or quit and turning it into something good. It starts with reshaping our minds to see these as opportunities instead. Matthew del Negro has made his life out of accepting no’s with grace. Matthew is an actor and host of the 10,000 No’s podcast. Being an actor, he’s faced many rejections in his life from auditions and pilot episodes, rarely getting callbacks. It’s just the life of an actor! But he’s looking at the positive side of these n...
Quit the Guilt and Live YOUR Life (no one else's!)
September 24, 2019 09:30 - 28 minutes - 41.4 MBWanting to QUIT something but GUILT stands in the way? OR is GUILT the thing you'd like to quit? Either way, this week's episode has got you covered!
Kris Gethin: The Many Quits Behind Building a Champion
September 17, 2019 09:00 - 36 minutes - 35 MBWhen quitting leaves you with a loss of identity, it can be an unapproachable concept. A life without everything you are and surrounded by the people you know is almost unimaginable. But today’s guest, Kris Gethin, has sequentially gone through quits in his life that have ultimately led him to where he is today. Kris started his professional sporting career in motocross but had to quit due to recurring injuries. He experienced his first loss of identity here because his whole life was wrap...
Quit Fighting The Tough Feelings: Accepting What Is and What Those Feelings Can Teach Us
September 10, 2019 09:00 - 20 minutes - 30.4 MBHave you ever tried to distract yourself from sadness? Wanted to get to the lesson it's trying to teach you quickly so you can move past it? Well this episode of Quit Happens invites you to QUIT avoiding those tough feelings, as the avoidance and the wishing they would go away can often cause a new slew of anxiety and stress and keep us from learning the lessons those emotions can help teach us.
Ryan Inman: Financial Tips to Help Prepare for Your Quit!
September 03, 2019 09:00 - 33 minutes - 33 MBAre you financially prepared to quit your job to start something new? There are so many aspects you need to consider, and financial expert, Ryan Inman, is proof that sometimes taking that leap with only your savings account is enough to land on your feet. Ryan started his business, Physician Wealth Services, after leaving a hostile work environment. He got to the point where he just couldn’t take it anymore, so left his job without any notice. While Ryan landed feet first, he also had a ...
Quitting Societal Norms: Beautiful Lessons Learned at Burning Man
August 26, 2019 10:00 - 22 minutes - 32.6 MBHave you gone to Burning Man? If you haven't, you may have heard some crazy things about it in the media. But what you may not have heard is how beautiful the freedoms you can find there are, and how applying those to our everyday lives can be transformative. Burning Man is a beautiful example of how quitting societal norms can lead to living more aligned and authentically in every area of our lives.
Cassie Bjork: Fighting For the Freedom to Break the Rules that Hold You Back
August 21, 2019 17:32 - 28 minutes - 28 MBThere’s quitting, and then there’s being issued cease and desist letters from your registered board when you’re practicing what you know is right quitting. That’s what today’s guest, Cassie Bjork, experienced when she was a registered dietician who didn’t agree with the nutritional guidelines at the time. Cassie studied to be a dietician, but when she started gaining weight and her dad had a heart attack doing all the “right” things, she knew there was something wrong. So Cassie started le...
Quit Avoiding Discomfort: Reaping the Benefits from Reframing Challenges
August 13, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes - 27.5 MBThey say "No pain, no gain." And usually, I totally disagree. But in this week's episode, I discuss the difference between pain and discomfort, and how discomfort can help us grow and bring us benefits, both physically and mentally.
Thaddeus Owen: Quitting Toxic Workplaces And Workspaces
August 06, 2019 09:00 - 36 minutes - 34.7 MBImagine working for a company that you not only morally disagree with, but has completely unethical and illegal practices? That’s the kind of career that today’s guest, Thaddeus Owen, went into when he left college. But Thaddeus knew there was more to life and his career, so he quit that toxic environment to create something incredible. Thaddeus is the founder of PrimalHacker, a company devoted to biohacking our health to get the best out of our bodies. He started his biohacking journey by...
Wait For It: How to Handle When Success Doesn't Arrive on Your Schedule
July 31, 2019 11:00 - 17 minutes - 18.1 MBThere's a phrase in the song "Wait for It" from Hamilton that has always spoken to me. It's sung by Aaron Burr, who just can't seem to get the success that Alexander Hamilton has achieved in the same time frame. He sings, "I am the one thing in life I can control I am inimitable I am an original I'm not falling behind or running late I'm not standing still I am lying in wait." On today's episode, I discuss the often painful wait for success in any area: career, hobby, relationships,...
Nick Murphy: Walking Away from the NFL to Live Life Proudly UNEMPLOYABLE
July 23, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutes - 30.4 MBQuitting the American dream as an NFL player to focus on what you’re really passionate about sounds crazy, right? Well, that’s exactly what retired football player, Nick Murphy, has done! He’s creating the lifestyle of his dreams where he can prioritize his family while helping others actualize their goals. Nick is a coach who works with you to create and grow your own lifestyle business, so you can live a life you feel comfortable with and have a business you’re passionate about. He’s an ...
Lynn Marie: Find Your Flow So You Know What Needs to Go!
July 16, 2019 11:00 - 18 minutes - 18.3 MBIn the first of what will be every other week Lynnbetweenisodes (shout out to Tim Ferriss for coining the term 'inbetweenisodes' that I just stole and bastardized), Lynn Marie tells a story about the importance of engaging in activities that bring you joy so that you can more clearly feel when something doesn't light you up.
Jonathan Mendoza: Humbling the Ego to Fulfill Your True Calling
July 09, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutes - 30.3 MBOne of the more unique quitting stories I’ve ever heard comes from today’s guest, Nurse Jonathan Mendoza! Imagine being at the top of your field after years of schooling only to decide there’s more that you want out of it. So you strategically quit to go back to school to study for another degree that will basically downgrade your title. That’s exactly what Jonathan did. He got an undergraduate degree and then studied to become a Doctor of Chiropractic. But he quickly realized that being a...
Five MORE Quits to Find Your Freedom
July 03, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.9 MBLast Fourth of July I did a solo episode on Five Quits to Find Your Freedom - and well, let's just say I did it again this year:) I recently did some transformational work and found five quits I'm going to implement in my life, and maybe they might spark some thoughts as to similar quits you may want to implement in yours.
Mike Bledsoe: The Biggest Key To Learning Quickly
June 25, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBYou don’t need to know where you’ll end up at the end of the road if you quit something that’s not right for you. Taking that first step can be daunting. But as today’s guest, coach, and podcaster Mike Bledsoe, shares, exploring so many different avenues has led him to be a more well-rounded person who is 100% passionate and dedicated to his work. Mike is a lifelong student who works with coaches to completely transform their careers. After his entrepreneur journey featuring the military, ...
Dr. Natalie Crawford: How Big Career Quits Can Prevent Burnout Before It Starts
June 18, 2019 09:00 - 35 minutes - 34.5 MBIf you’re not happy with your job now, you won’t be happy with your job in 30 years. Think about that and decide if you’re really okay with spending the rest of your life doing something that doesn’t resonate with you. Today’s guest, Dr. Natalie Crawford, decided she didn’t want to spend 30 years doing something that didn’t make her happy, so she quit. Natalie was in her first-year residency in emergency medicine when she realized that something was missing. Because of the type of life she...
Dayne Barkley: Forgoing Hollywood To Foster Human Potential
June 11, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutes - 30.9 MBLearning to trust yourself can be a challenge, especially when you’re struggling with imposter syndrome. Feeling like you’re not good enough, or experienced enough, to compete with the experts in your industry is a very real thing. Today’s guest, Dayne Barkley, tells us how he challenged his imposter syndrome and came out on top. Dayne started his working life as an actor in Los Angeles. He loved making people laugh, being the center of attention, and bringing someone else’s story to life....
Tara Garrison: Finding the Inner Strength to Follow Your Heart
June 04, 2019 09:00 - 39 minutes - 29 MBQuitting is always difficult, but quitting the only life you’ve ever known comes with a unique set of obstacles and hurdles to overcome. Today’s guest, Coach Tara Garrison, was living the perfect Mormon life, but deep down, she knew something didn’t feel right. This is her story of how she listened to her gut, quit her life, and changed her destiny. Tara had it all - the marriage, the 4 kids, the community and friends, the Mormon education… but something didn’t feel right to her. When she ...
Alli Waddell: Reinvention: Quitting Old Identities to Redefine Yourself
May 28, 2019 09:00 - 30 minutes - 29.4 MBReinventing yourself to live closer in line to your values is something we should all strive to do, especially if we’ve been following a path that doesn’t feel quite right. And the brilliant thing is, it’s never too late! Today’s outspoken and hilarious guest, Alli Waddell, is over 40 and states, without a doubt, that she is quitting herself! Alli has been in the wellness industry for 17 years, starting as a fitness instructor and exploring careers as a nutritionist, attending culinary sch...
Tony Federico: How a Chronic Quitter Turned Overcomitter Learned to Strike a Balance
May 21, 2019 09:00 - 36 minutes - 35.1 MBThere’s a fine line to walk between being unsupportive and letting someone make decisions for themselves. When today’s guest, personal trainer and paleo guru Tony Federico, was a teenager, he was a chronic quitter. He didn’t have anyone telling him not to quit when he wasn’t feeling something, and instead of this having an adverse effect on his life, Tony’s confidence in his own decisions grew. Tony has quit nearly everything he’s come across in life - karate, football, high school, and a ...
Bryan Stacy: Finding Purpose Through Your Pain Points: A CEO Quits Avoiding Anxiety and Lets it be His Guide
May 15, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 55.6 MBHave you ever pursued a goal, only to later realize that goal wasn’t going to fulfil *you,* it was only going to serve your ego or fill a void you had inside? That’s exactly what happened to Bryan Stacy when his near decade-long pursuit of getting into the FBI culminated with him realizing that the reasons he’d wanted that job were to fill a void within himself. At that point he embarked on some major changes - many of which led him to follow the things that made him anxious and find ways...
Lynn Marie Solo Episode: My Quit Happened - Lynn Marie Quits Clinical Medicine
May 07, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBIn a rare solo episode, Lynn Marie lays it all out: how she got into medicine, how she felt along the ten-year journey it took to get from pre-med to sports medicine/family medicine board certified, and the struggles to make medicine work since then. She’s been in her own strategic quit for years, and, taking her own advice, she finally had to leave clinical medicine, even if the next thing wasn’t yet in place. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry (actually, she cries *for* you so you’re off the h...
JR Burgess: The Incredible Upleveling That Comes When You Quit Playing it Safe
May 01, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes - 29.5 MBFor most entrepreneurs, the fear of not having enough money to keep a venture going can be daunting. As can the fear of ruffling feathers to the point that their business may suffer due to its disruptiveness. When he set out to change healthcare, J.R. Burgess came up against both of those fears. He had to quit the mindsets around money and societal approval that were holding him back, and since doing so, his business has soared. If you've ever feared investing money in yourself or your b...
Niraj Naik: Finding Your Inner Pharmacy: How to Breathe Through Life's Transitions
April 24, 2019 16:30 - 1 hour - 62 MBSometimes you quit when things aren’t working…and sometimes, life forces a quit on you. SOMA Breath founder, Renegade Pharmacist Niraj Naik, faced just that when life dealt him with a crippling illness that forced quits upon him. Quitting with no safety net led him to have to figure out entrepreneurship in a hurry and find ways to heal his body and his mind in the process. His journey back to health led to him developing a revolutionary style of breathwork that can help anyone who needs...
Steph Gaudreau: Forget Fearless: Taking Action in the Face of Your Fears
April 17, 2019 12:00 - 37 minutes - 36.1 MBHave you ever felt stuck or unhappy in your job, so you up and quit and went to work somewhere else doing the same thing - only to realize that you were equally as unfulfilled in the new place? Author, podcaster and all-around inspirational badass Steph Gaudreau did, and it was a great wake-up call to her that she needed to quit her entire career. This led her to enact a beautifully textbook strategic quit that included identifying and facing down several fears. She points out that it’s ...
Doug Nickle: A Major League Quit: An MLB Pitcher Walks Away on His Own Terms
April 10, 2019 12:00 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MBMany kids dream of becoming professional athletes when they grow up, assuming that it would be a dream job that they could never imagine leaving before they were forced out. Which is what makes former Major League Baseball pitcher Doug Nickle’s story all the more incredible. He had the dream job and quit it - not because he could no longer play, but because he realized he was more than just a baseball player. He wanted to determine what success was on his own terms, with no conditions. ...
Dr. Brenda Walding: Quit Living According to Others to Start Healing Yourself
April 02, 2019 12:00 - 38 minutes - 36.8 MBIf you’ve ever been hit by a massive health crisis, you may have experienced being given medical advice by trusted sources that just didn’t feel right to you. Dr. Brenda Walding had that same experience when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she realized that to save her own life, she'd have to quit handing over supreme authority over her body and start listening to her heart. Through her journey she was able to quit making decisions out of fear, quit living according to others’ id...
Dr. Darshan Shah: Revolutionizing Health Optimization: Helping Society Quit Being Sick
March 26, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 23.7 MBMedical school spends four years teaching doctors how to treat disease, but almost no time teaching the wellness practices that can prevent disease before it starts. So when Next Health founder Dr. Darshan Shah found himself starting to develop health issues, he decided to educate himself on how to modify his lifestyle to optimize his health. His quest was so successful in reversing his own conditions that he began teaching the same lifestyle interventions to his patients, often times savi...