853: MASTERMIND | Healing Forward—Finding Peace and Purpose After Loss

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

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

4.6 • 16.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Rachel Hollis Podcast, Rachel delves into the complexity of forgiveness and the journey through grief. She highlights the concept of forgiveness as a path to personal freedom. Rachel shares her transformative experiences and the significance of subscribing to the podcast. The episode features insights from renowned voices like Anne Lamott, Dr. Edith Eger, and Arthur Brooks on emotional resilience, healing, and purpose. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 00:44 Welcome to the Show 01:42 Healing Forward: Finding Peace and Purpose After Loss 03:22 Writing as a Path to Self-Discovery 04:15 Overcoming Perfectionism in Writing 04:52 The Importance of Self-Respect and Self-Care 11:42 The Choice: Embracing Freedom and Forgiveness 16:08 Understanding Happiness and Genetics 20:37 Defining Happiness 21:24 The Role of Pleasure in Happiness 21:46 Balancing Pleasure and Social Connections 23:14 The Neuroscience of Addiction 24:13 The Science of Happiness 25:37 The Power of Acceptance 28:51 Navigating Unexpected Life Changes 34:23 Coping with Loss and Grief 36:49 Finding Meaning in Life's Challenges 41:33 Embracing the Full Spectrum of Life 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	I look at forgiveness in a very different way.
0:05.0	I am very biased on one word, freedom.
0:10.0	If you don't forgive, you don't have freedom.
0:13.0	So give yourself a gift.
0:16.0	So if you are in a dark tunnel, you look for the light,
0:20.0	you know, that you want your freedom.
0:23.0	So it's not that you're such a good person, you forgive for what they did to you.
0:28.2	It's not that at all.
0:29.5	We don't have godly powers to forgive, but you can forgive you for putting judgment on another person.
0:44.3	Hey guys, it's Rach. Welcome to the show. I'm so glad that you're here with us today.
0:49.8	And I have a favor, which sounds kind of harsh if we just met, but I'm assuming that most of you
0:55.4	have been a part of this community for a hot minute. And so I got to ask, are you subscribed to
1:01.2	the podcast? Subscribing to the podcast you listen to regularly is one of the best things that you
1:07.0	can do for hosts like me. It helps to support the show and the staff that works on it.
1:12.5	It ensures that you never miss an episode when we drop a new one.
1:16.5	And here's a cool thing about subscribing.
1:18.8	If you do it, and then you hate this show, just unsubscribe.
1:23.0	It's one click away.
1:24.1	In the meantime, if you're listening, we would so appreciate it if you would just
1:28.2	tap that button and make it official.
1:37.9	Hey guys, welcome back to the Rachel Hollis podcast.
1:42.3	So many of you have been calling into the podcast hotline lately asking about grief.
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