440 - Quit the Life That’s Killing You (Before It’s Too Late) with Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach & Amanda Doyle

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Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Ever feel like you're barely surviing the life you're "supposed" to want? In this deeply honest episode, Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle explore the emotional toll of living a life that no longer aligns with your truth. From grief and self-abandonment to the liberation of saying no and quitting with intention, this conversation is a permission slip to put yourself first.

Whether you're navigating loss, burnout, or the quiet ache of living out someone else's expectation - this episode is for you.

@abbywambach, @glennondoyle, and Amanda Doyle (@the_life_of_doyle) are founders of Treat Media, and the award-winning podcast, "We Can Do Hard Things." Abby Wambach is a retired American soccer player, coach, author, and activist. Glennon Doyle is a New York Times bestselling author, activist, and founder of Together Rising. Amanda Doyle is a successful businesswoman, author, and producer. Their new book, We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions, is available here.

WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

00:51 The #1 sign you're stuck in a life that no longer serves you
05:54 The 20 questions that will reconnect you to your truth
09:05 How to make hard choices without abandoning yourself
12:01 Why quitting can be the most empowering thing you'll ever do
17:58 The hidden cost of control - and how to finally let go
40:46 How movement and embodiment can reconnect you to yourself
52:58 Why social media might be sabotaging your well-being
1:06:52 The mission behind Treat Media - and how it's changing the game

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Every day, this like grief train just kept showing up. You have to figure out what you actually want,
0:06.5	which is very hard when you've never practiced that. This is the most helpful thing anyone has ever
0:11.8	sent me. And can you please make a version of this for every single thing that we face in life?
0:17.6	A part of my brain opened up. And it just called bullshit.
0:23.8	When I got this manuscript,
0:29.3	it was the first manuscript that I got in a long time that wasn't bound. And so I'm doing hard things. Like everything was all over the place. And I was like, this is so awesome because it felt so
0:36.2	organic and fun. And I just found my heart opening more and more. And I've
0:41.2	missed you guys so much. So like this is the first time that we're hanging out. And when I was doing
0:45.6	the math, I was like, holy shit. Last time I saw you in person was March 2020 before so much
0:51.3	change. So we can do hard things. Answers to life's 20 questions. This book is so
0:57.2	gorgeous. Everyone listening, watching right now, you need to get your hands on not only one copy
1:02.1	of this book, but like 15 for all the people that you love in your life. It is that rich and that good.
1:08.9	I read and I'm taking notes and won't get on let this be messy, all within the
1:12.8	span of a year. You were diagnosed with anorexia. Amanda, diagnosed with breast cancer. Abby,
1:18.6	losing your brother, Peter. You wrote, why do I wake up every morning, haven't forgotten what I
1:22.6	know. So tell me about the genesis of this beautiful book.
1:32.8	Well, first of all, before we get into that, I just want to say to you and your people,
1:37.2	you all, this is the first interview that I did for Untamed.
1:41.1	You really launched Untamed into the world. And the people who watch your show are the people who started the wave
1:47.3	that became untamed. So I just want to say thank you. We left here and you whispered into my ear,
1:54.6	you know this book's going to be big. And I did not know that before you said that. I knew it.
2:00.7	So I just want to start by saying thank you to you.
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