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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

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

4.4 • 16.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Upgrade to the Premium Podcast Experience - https://rachelhollis.supercast.com Dive even Deeper in the Coaching Community - Rachel Hollis Coaching Check out Upcoming Live Events!! In this episode of The Rachel Hollis Podcast, Rachel Hollis addresses the pervasive issue of comparison, emphasizing its detrimental impact on joy and fulfillment. She discusses how societal norms and expectations often trap women into a cycle of achievement that never truly satisfies. Rachel encourages listeners to focus on their internal happiness rather than external milestones and offers several mindset shifts to help break free from the comparison game. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 01:00 Welcome to the Podcast 01:31 The Comparison Trap 03:42 Mindset Shift: Stop Using Milestones as Proof of Happiness 05:53 Personal Anecdote: The Perfect Life Illusion 09:55 Mindset Shift: Embrace Your Own Path 14:24 Mindset Shift: Understand Your Season 19:11 Mindset Shift: Success is Direction, Not Speed 28:46 Mindset Shift: Shrink the Timeline 36:16 Conclusion: Focus on Your Own Journey 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	This is not something that just happens in straight culture.
0:03.7	This is something that happens and is indoctrinated into women in all sorts of societies,
0:09.4	that there are these certain things that she can do, that you can do, that I can do,
0:14.4	that will give us more value.
0:16.6	And one of those is children.
0:18.4	And so it's easy to aim at that.
0:20.2	One of those is marriage. One of those is like living a so it's easy to aim at that. One of those is marriage.
0:21.6	One of those is like living a certain way, acting a certain way, or like owning a home or just
0:26.6	all of these things.
0:27.6	But as soon as you achieve that thing, eventually the joy of that experience wears off and
0:33.6	it's on to the next thing.
0:35.6	And then the next after that, and then it never ends.
0:39.4	There's always going to be a bigger house you could buy.
0:42.4	There's always going to be a cooler car.
0:44.8	There's always going to be, you know, remodel the kitchen or have another kid or do.
0:49.8	The joy in your life is going to be internal.
1:00.0	Hey guys, I'm Rachel Hollis, and this is the show where we talk about life, real life.
1:08.0	Around here, we cover everything from habits and motivation to relationships, parenting,
1:14.4	and what it looks like to build a life that you love. If you're trying to grow, heal, or just
1:21.0	feel a little bit more like yourself, you're in the right place.
1:29.6	Hi guys, it's Rach.
1:31.7	Welcome to a new episode of the podcast and a conversation for anybody who is destroying their lives by comparing themselves to strangers on the internet.
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