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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

863: ASK RACH | "How do I know if this is hard because it's challenging or hard because it's the wrong path?"

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

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

4.616.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Ask Rach, Rachel answers listener questions about raising children with different personalities, dealing with mom guilt, and identifying narcissistic behavior in relationships. She also shares our first Ask Rach Confession! Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 01:04 Welcome to the Show! 02:01 Ask Rach: Listener Questions 04:38 Navigating Personal Growth and Challenges 15:25 Confessions: Light-Hearted Moments 18:57 Embarrassing Moments and Finding Joy in Them 19:57 Dealing with Mom Guilt and Individualizing Experiences 21:31 Understanding Fairness in Parenting 25:42 Comparing Children and Embracing Differences 30:17 Handling Disagreements with Narcissists 37:30 Seeking Professional Help and Overcoming Narcissism 39:28 Conclusion and Podcast Highlights 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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if it happens to you enough, you second guess everything that you think is true.

0:07.1

And then going forward, you can't ever really feel like you're on solid ground when you're

0:12.6

trying to have a healthy argument because someone's like, well, that didn't happen.

0:16.8

And you're like, oh, my God, did that not happen?

0:20.6

The gaslighting piece, I think, is actually

0:24.1

way more damaging than someone just not taking responsibility for their actions. If you interact with

0:31.8

someone who is a jerk and like they can't ever take responsibility they always make it your fault they're

0:38.0

always defensive you can cut that person off right you can break up with that person you can

0:42.2

stop being friends with them you can quit that job but if someone is like strategically

0:48.3

convincing you that what you know is true is not true, that has lasting emotional damage on a person.

1:04.5

Hey guys, it's Rach. Welcome to the show. I'm so glad that you're here with us today. And I have a

1:10.6

favor, which sounds kind of harsh if we just met, but I'm so glad that you're here with us today. And I have a favor, which sounds

1:12.0

kind of harsh if we just met, but I'm assuming that most of you have been a part of this community

1:17.0

for a hot minute. And so I got to ask, are you subscribed to the podcast? Subscribing to the

1:23.5

podcast you listen to regularly is one of the best things that you can do for hosts like me.

1:29.3

It helps to support the show and the staff that works on it. It ensures that you never miss an

1:34.4

episode when we drop a new one. And here's the cool thing about subscribing. If you do it,

1:39.7

and then you hate this show, just unsubscribe. It's one click away.

1:44.4

In the meantime, if you're listening, we would so appreciate it if you would just

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tap that button and make it official.

2:07.7

Hi, guys, it's Rach. Welcome to another episode of the podcast and a new edition in our Ask Rache series. If you've never listened to these episodes before, these are where I answer

2:14.5

questions from the listening audience. So people call in from all over the world sometimes

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