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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

897 | How I Get Out of a Funk (when you're just feeling low)

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

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this heartfelt episode, Rachel Hollis shares her personal experiences with feeling really low, especially during perimenopause. She describes the intensity of these emotions and the internal struggle to overcome them. Rachel provides practical tools and practices she uses to uplift herself, including the importance of taking iron supplements, tracking menstrual cycles, and the healing power of music, exercise, and honest conversations. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 00:55 Welcome and Podcast Subscription Request 01:53 Affirmations and Episode Overview 02:33 Personal Experience with Low Moods 03:34 Understanding Depression and Seeking Help 05:27 Perimenopause and Emotional Lows 12:12 Tracking Your Cycle and Recognizing Patterns 19:01 Tools to Combat Low Moods 21:52 Minimum Effective Dose: Managing Responsibilities 26:37 The Power of Music and Exercise 29:23 Checking Supplements and Self-Assessment 32:04 Focusing Thoughts and Taking Action 39:27 Conclusion: Fighting Back and Seeking Joy 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: http://youtube.com/@MsRachelHollis 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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depression makes me feel like it has me in its grips and it won't let me go.

0:13.3

Mentally, there's this like part of me, which I would think of as my, like, my inner spirit,

0:18.9

my inner wisdom, my inner knowing, that's very calm and is like,

0:23.4

we're going to be fine. You're going to be okay. You've experienced this before. That part of me is

0:29.6

like talking me through it. But then the whole rest of me and all of my nervous system and probably

0:35.8

every version of my younger self that is still

0:38.9

inside of my spirit is like this is horrible and I can't handle it and I don't know what I'm

0:47.1

going to do and I'm so sad.

1:12.1

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, 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 podcast?

1:17.8

Subscribing to the podcast you listen to regularly is one of the best things that you can do for hosts like me. It helps to support the show and the staff that works on it. It ensures that

1:23.7

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

1:28.3

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

1:34.6

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

1:39.3

button and make it official.

1:52.8

Thank you. and make it official. Hi, guys, it's Rach.

1:54.4

Welcome to a new episode of the show, and I hope that wherever you're listening to this,

2:00.5

you're having a great day. You feel supported. You see

2:04.5

signs all around you that the universe is taking care of you. You see signs all around you of how

2:11.7

blessed you are, of the good luck that's coming your way. I just like, that's my affirmation or my

2:17.4

prayer over you today, that this finds you

2:19.4

doing really well.

2:21.1

And if you're having maybe a harder day and you clicked on this based on the title of the

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