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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

909 | The Life You Prayed For Was Just the Beginning: What to Do When You Feel the Pull for Something More

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

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Rachel Hollis discusses the unique pressures women face to feel content once they achieve their dreams. She emphasizes the importance of balancing gratitude with curiosity and the drive to grow. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 01:06 Welcome and Podcast Subscription Request 02:04 The Myth of Success and Personal Growth 06:40 Embracing the Journey Over the Destination 17:17 The Importance of Seasons in Life 24:06 Navigating the Messy Middle 35:34 Practical Steps for Moving Forward 41:28 Conclusion: Embrace Your Next Chapter 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I think especially for women, we get this message that once you've reached a certain level of success

0:07.7

and probably surpassed the other women you saw as examples, whether that's having a house or the job or the marriage or the babies or the degree or the community,

0:19.4

like you're just supposed to stay there. Be content. Be grateful.

0:25.1

And you know how I feel about gratitude. It is so powerful. It's grounding. It keeps us humble.

0:33.2

It keeps us centered. But, and this is a big but,

0:41.7

gratitude isn't meant to be your cage.

0:45.6

You can hold gratitude in one hand

0:48.3

and hold your curiosity in the other.

0:52.1

You can say, I love this chapter and still feel ready to write the next one.

1:06.3

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

1:12.4

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

1:18.1

part of this community for a hot minute. And so I got to ask, are you subscribed to the podcast?

1:24.6

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

1:29.4

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

1:35.3

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

1:40.8

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

1:46.3

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

1:51.3

and make it official. Okay, let's get real for a second.

2:06.0

Have you ever looked around your life?

2:08.8

The life that you dreamed of, the life that you prayed for, the life that you worked so hard to achieve.

2:17.1

And thought, wait, this is it? Because I have. I have. And the first time it

2:28.9

I was so confused. I was so confused because I had spent literally decades building to that point,

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