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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

924 | I MOVED to New York!!

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

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

4.416.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Upgrade to the Premium Podcast Experience - https://rachelhollis.supercast.com In this bonus episode of The Rachel Hollis Podcast, Rachel shares the heartfelt and detailed journey of relocating from Los Angeles to the Hudson Valley in New York. She discusses her longtime dream of living on a ranch, the unexpected move, and the series of events that led to her decision. Rachel candidly explains the challenges faced in LA, including disliking the city's politics, a remodel gone awry, and the lack of community feeling. 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 Dreams of a Ranch Life 01:06 Welcome to the Podcast 02:31 The Big Move to Hudson Valley 03:32 Life in Los Angeles and Austin 06:07 Challenges with Public and Private Schools 12:58 The Remodel Nightmare 18:48 Reevaluating Life Choices 24:25 Dreaming of a Future in the Country 28:47 Excitement About Moving 29:25 Initial Plans and Considerations 30:07 Exploring Hudson Valley 30:33 School Research and Decisions 33:09 Fast-Tracking the Move 35:49 Convincing the Kids 40:29 Finalizing the Move 47:42 Reflecting on the Journey 51:17 Settling into New York 53:03 Looking Forward 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

We would always talk about someday.

0:03.0

And some of you've heard me talk about, I have this champagne bottle.

0:06.0

I'd like to write my dreams on champagne bottles and then store them in the fridge.

0:10.0

And then when that drink comes true, we get to have a bottle of Dom.

0:13.0

And one of my bottles of Dom says the first night at the ranch.

0:18.0

This has been a very long time dream of mine that someday I'm going to buy,

0:22.5

I say ranch, but I don't want cattle or anything. I just want land. I want animals. I want

0:28.2

my own vegetable garden. I want chickens that lay eggs. I want dogs. So this has been a dream for a

0:34.2

long time. We would always talk about it. You know, someday when we have a someday, someday, someday, someday. So that was beginning of 2024. That talk started

0:41.3

to become more common. But in our minds, we were talking about when Noah, who is my youngest,

0:47.7

graduate school. So she's eight. So we're like a decade in the future, right? And we would

0:53.2

even make jokes. Like, oh, we're working out. We're taking care of our health so that someday we're like a decade in the future, right? And we would even make jokes. Like, oh, we're working out.

0:55.2

We're taking care of our health so that someday when we get the ranch, like, we're able to really enjoy it and like live our best life.

1:06.5

Hey guys. I'm Rachel Hollis. And this is the show where we talk about life, real life.

1:14.4

Around here, we cover everything, from habits and motivation to relationships, parenting,

1:21.2

and what it looks like to build a life that you love.

1:25.0

If you're trying to grow, heal, or just feel a little bit more like yourself,

1:30.5

you're in the right place. Hi guys, it's Rach. Welcome to a new episode of the podcast and a bit of

1:43.6

a bonus episode because at last check,

1:49.5

over 500 comments on the Instagram post where I told people that I moved. And many people

1:57.6

had many, many questions. So I am going to use today's episode to tell you all

2:03.0

about it to answer all the questions I saw reoccurring over and over and to just sort of

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