Have 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.

Are 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.  

Have 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.

There’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.

They 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.

Imagine 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.

A phrase in the song "Wait for It" from Hamilton has always spoken to me. It's sung by Aaron Burr, who just can't seem to get the success that Alexander Hamilton has in the same time frame. "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, and hopefully, provide some respite for those for whom the wait has gotten...

Quitting 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.

In 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.

One 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.

Last 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.

You 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.

If 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.

Learning 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.

Quitting 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.

Reinventing 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!

There’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.

Have you ever pursued a goal, only to later realize that goal wasn’t going to fulfill you, it was only to 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 in 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 to deal with his own pain points h

In this episode, Lynn Marie lays it all out: how she got into medicine, how she felt along the ten-year journey from pre-med to board certified doc, & 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.

 It's a look into why she’s so passionate about helping others quit. Because she’s been there, and she’s living what she p

For 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 & societal approval that were holding him back, and since doing so, his business has soared. If you fear investing money in yourself/your business, this...

Sometimes 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 him to develop a revolutionary style of breathwork that can help others find more pea

Have 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, which required facing down man fears. She points out that entrepreneurs need not be fearless, they just have to take action in the face of those...

Many assume that being a professional athlete would be a dream job that they could never imagine leaving before they were forced out. Which is what makes former MLB 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. It’s a great story for anyone in a "dream job' that may no longer be *their* dream.

If you’ve ever had a health crisis, you may have been given medical advice that just didn’t feel right to you. Dr. Brenda Walding had that experience when diagnosed with cancer, and she realized that to save her own life, she'd have to quit handing over 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’ ideas of success and happiness, and found a way to turn cancer into a divine...

Med school spends years teaching how to treat disease, but almost no time teaching how to prevent it. So when Next Health founder Dr. Darshan Shah developed health issues, he decided to educate himself on how to turn his health around. His quest was so successful that he became passionate about changing healthcare from a focus on disease treatment to one of prevention, eventually furthering his mission by opening health optimization centers to help patients take their wellness into their own...