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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

904 | Becoming You (Again): How to Rebuild Identity After a Life Shift

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

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Rachel Hollis discusses the complexities of breaking free from a monotonous, autopilot existence to rediscover and rebuild one's true self. She shares personal insights, listener interactions, and offers nine practical steps to reclaim and re-energize your life. By embracing intentional routines, incorporating new experiences, and establishing meaningful rituals, Rachel encourages listeners to find and nurture their authentic selves. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 01:15 Welcome and Community Connection 03:21 The Struggle of Losing Yourself 07:05 Rebuilding Yourself: Nine Steps 07:15 Stop Running on Autopilot 11:04 Shake Up Your Routine 15:23 Reconnect with Your Old Self 18:39 Subtract, Don't Add 23:52 Embrace Being the Villain 28:10 The Importance of Boredom 30:47 Rituals Over Routines 34:24 Collect Evidence of Growth 36:28 Don't Rush the Rebuild 38:30 Conclusion and Encouragement 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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routine can be really beautiful and really powerful when it is intentional. I'm not talking about

0:08.2

the great choices that you make, the great habits that you do, the process and the plan that we

0:13.2

created together last week, keep sticking with those things. But when the routine is just about

0:19.9

survival, that is awful. You can't build some beautiful

0:26.5

new version of your life if it's just a copy paste of the same life you lived last year. In fact,

0:33.5

the human brain needs novelty. It's how we reconnect to curiosity and to energy and to

0:40.6

creativity. If you've ever read The Artist's Way, so fantastic. But she encourages you to do

0:47.0

something every week called an artist date, which is to just take yourself out in the world,

0:52.6

go to a new place and experience something

0:55.0

that you don't normally get to do. Go walk through a toy store, take yourself to a new coffee shop,

0:59.7

just experience something new because it really energizes your creativity.

1:05.0

You don't need to blow up your life. You just need to stir things up.

1:15.2

Okay. your life. You just need to stir things up. Hey guys, it's Rach. Welcome to the show. I'm so glad that you're here with us today.

1:20.6

And I have a favor, which sounds kind of harsh if we just met, but I'm assuming that most of you

1:26.3

have been a part of this community for a hot

1:28.4

minute. And so I got to ask, are you subscribed to the podcast?

1:33.4

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1:40.0

It helps to support the show and the staff that works on it. It ensures that you never miss an episode when we drop a new one.

1:47.4

And here's a cool thing about subscribing.

1:49.6

If you do it, and then you hate this show, just unsubscribe.

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In the meantime, if you're listening, we would so appreciate it if you would just tap that button and make it official.

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