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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

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

4.6 • 16.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In this episode of Ask Rach, Rachel Hollis dives deep into the power of habits over motivation, the importance of focusing on impactful habits, and how to manage the feelings of stress induced by others' decisions. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 00:00 Understanding Motivation and Habits 00:58 Welcome to Ask Rach 02:32 Dealing with Codependency 06:15 Addressing Name Stereotypes 08:10 Finding Motivation for Fitness 20:36 Embracing Self-Care and Retreats 31:09 Conclusion and Farewell 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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0:00.0	a feeling is harder to generate. It's usually something that happens based on outside influence, right?
0:09.2	Like it's easy to be motivated at the new year. It's easy to be motivated at a big birthday.
0:13.7	It's harder to find that same motivation on a random Thursday when it's 10 degrees outside and you're on your period. It's just different.
0:23.9	So you need to figure out, number one, what is the one habit right now that would make the biggest
0:30.6	impact in your life? What is the one habit that you could add to your life that you feel like
0:36.6	would be most impactful?
0:38.0	Don't try and change everything like full on, full enchilada, you flip a switch, you're an entirely
0:44.3	different person.
0:45.3	Don't do that to yourself.
0:47.1	Just identify what is one thing that would make it feel better right now?
0:58.1	Okay. that would make it feel better right now. Okay, guys, welcome to Ask Rach.
1:01.7	This is one of my favorite traditions here on the podcast because I get to hear from you.
1:08.0	Hey, Reid.
1:08.6	Hey, Rach.
1:09.4	Hi, Rachel.
1:10.4	Every single week, you guys call the hotline.
1:13.1	Tell me what's going on in your life.
1:14.8	And I give you real talk and tough love and the big sister energy you didn't know you always needed.
1:23.2	So, if you've got a question about life, love, work, parenting, how to find your purpose, honestly, anything, call me, and spill it.
1:33.4	737-400-462626, and your question might just show up right here on the podcast.
1:41.2	Let's see what the community is asking about today.
1:47.4	All right, welcome back to an episode of Ask Rach. Let's just jump right on into today's
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