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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

886 | Debunking Popular "Self-Help" Myths

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

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

4.616.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of 'The Rachel Hollis Podcast', Rachel explores and debunks some of the most prevalent myths in the self-help and personal development space. She talks about the ever-evolving nature of ourselves and our lives, emphasizing that there's no final destination of being 'fixed.' Rachel challenges the sole reliance on manifesting and hustle culture, pointing out that action and balance are crucial. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 00:56 Welcome and Podcast Subscription Request 02:34 Personal Development Myths: An Overview 07:10 Debunking the Manifesting Myth 10:26 The Hustle Myth: Why It's Not Sustainable 14:34 Passion vs. Financial Stability 18:32 The Myth of Being 'Fixed' 20:47 Confidence Through Action 22:52 Morning Routine Obsession 25:54 Failure as Feedback 30:48 Conclusion 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 are these ever-evolving species.

0:04.0

The second that you figure out how to do this life, at this pace, with your resources at your age, with your current hormones, right?

0:12.0

Fast forward six months and everything's going to be different.

0:15.0

Think of how much you've already changed in the last five years.

0:18.0

Think of who you were 10 years ago. You are a completely different

0:22.6

person than you were a decade back. So what makes you think you won't continue to change at the same

0:28.1

rate going forward? And life continues to change around us. Then it stands to reason,

0:33.0

you're never going to be done. That's the beauty of this life. I think that we keep working.

0:38.1

We keep trying.

0:39.1

We keep growing from now until we go to whatever comes next.

0:43.6

Please don't fall for the myth that you're not happy because you're not fixed or you're not whole.

1:02.0

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

1:09.1

which sounds kind of harsh if we just met, but I'm assuming that most of you have been a part of this community for a hot minute. And so I got to ask, are you subscribed to the

1:12.7

podcast? Subscribing to the podcast you listen to regularly is one of the best things that you can do

1:18.7

for hosts like me. It helps to support the show and the staff that works on it. It ensures that

1:24.6

you never miss an episode when we drop a new one. And here's the cool thing about

1:29.2

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

1:35.5

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

1:40.2

button and make it official.

1:51.8

Thank you. that button and make it official. I was really excited about this shirt today.

1:54.2

I bought a new shirt because I wanted to wear a new shirt in my newest YouTube

1:59.2

video because I basically just have all the

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