795: Letting Go with Intention: Lessons in Subtraction | Audiobook Mashup

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

Health And Wellness, Education, Spirituality, Relationships, Personal Development, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Growth, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In this episode of The Rachel Hollis Podcast, Rachel explores the transformative power of letting go in order to become the best version of ourselves. She discusses the importance of subtracting rather than adding to our lives, sharing her personal journey with full moon rituals that emphasize intentional release. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 00:57 Spirituality and Letting Go 04:01 The Vision Cast Ritual 09:34 The Monthly Full Moon Dinner 12:50 Michelangelo and the Art of Subtraction 15:59 The Scorpion's Lesson 19:56 Embracing the Full Moon Ritual 21:39 Personal Journey and Spiritual Exploration 28:22 Incorporating the Full Moon Practice 31:54 The Power of Letting Go 42:48 Encouragement and Final Thoughts Sign up for Rachel’s weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/ Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelHollisMotivation/videos Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.

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0:00.0	We're taught to buy more, invest more, add another accolade, procure a new degree,
0:06.0	network for one more contact, add another friend, enhance the wardrobe, the house, the job.
0:12.0	But what if?
0:14.0	What if the way we're actually meant to become our best selves is by a careful gleaning.
0:22.4	What if we become not through addition, but through subtraction?
0:29.7	Hi, I'm Rachel, and in this show, we talk about everything.
0:35.8	Life and work, health and healing, relationships with others and with
0:41.2	ourselves. These are stories for the seekers. These are conversations for the curious. This is
0:49.6	the Rachel Hollis podcast.
0:57.5	Hey guys, it's Rach.
1:05.1	Welcome to another episode of the show and a very woo-woo conversation, which at this point I think you guys are all on board with because every time I do an episode that has any spiritual
1:10.0	undertones, I feel like you guys flock to it.
1:12.9	Maybe you're just as curious as I am. But today we're going to talk about letting go
1:18.6	through the lens of spirituality. And very specifically, the practice that I have incorporated
1:25.9	into my life and into my children's lives to remind us
1:29.9	the importance of letting go. We're going to start with a chapter from the audiobook of my new book
1:37.3	based on this question. So I'm going to ask it and I just want you to really allow yourself to think of an answer,
1:47.6	like what pops into your heart, what pops into your spirit when I ask you, what must you let go of
1:55.0	to become the best version of yourself? Not what should you let go of, what would be great to stop doing, but what
2:03.6	must you let go of? What must you put down? What must you stop doing in order to become the dream
2:11.5	version of you? So I found that question so powerful in my life that I created a ritual to remember to ask it
2:21.1	of myself once a month.
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