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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

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

4.4 • 16.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Upgrade to the Ad Free Premium Podcast Experience - https://rachelhollis.supercast.com Get your copy of Rachel's Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 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 In this edition of Ask Rach, Rachel Hollis responds to two listener questions centered on the challenges of balancing ambition, work, and family. First, she speaks with a single mother of teenagers who feels guilty for spending years focused on building her businesses rather than being fully present with her kids, encouraging her to stop viewing her sacrifices as failures and instead recognize the life and stability she built for her family. Rachel emphasizes that rebuilding connection with teenagers is still possible, but it requires showing up for them on their terms, respecting their individuality, and finding authentic shared experiences rather than forcing emotional conversations. In the second half, she addresses a listener asking about household support systems, openly sharing her own experiences with mothers’ helpers, nannies, housekeepers, and delegating responsibilities throughout different seasons of motherhood and entrepreneurship. She argues that seeking help at home should not carry shame, especially for working parents, and reframes hiring support as both practical and empowering, ultimately encouraging listeners to let go of unrealistic expectations and build lives that allow them to focus on what matters most.

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0:00.0	So I just encourage you to find things, even if it's only one activity that you and your kid love.
0:06.5	And you have two kids, right?
0:08.0	So those should be two maybe different things.
0:11.3	If you can find stuff that you can do one-on-one with them that they really enjoy and you really enjoy, it's always going to be a win.
0:20.3	But don't be so hard on yourself. Don't be so hard
0:24.1	on yourself. You are doing the best you can. Every single day that we wake up, we get another chance
0:29.8	to work on being the kind of parent that we want to be. And you being mean to yourself is not going to
0:35.9	help you get closer to that version of you.
0:42.0	Okay, guys, welcome to Ask Rach. This is one of my favorite traditions here on the podcast because I get to hear from you.
0:52.2	Hey, Reid. Hey, Rachel.
0:54.6	Every single week, you guys call the hotline, tell me what's going on in your life, and I give
1:00.0	you real talk and tough love and the big sister energy you didn't know you always needed.
1:07.4	So, if you've got a question about life, love, work, parenting, how to find your purpose,
1:13.5	honestly, anything, call me and spill it. 737-400-462626, and your question might just show up right here
1:24.0	on the podcast. Let's see what the community is asking about today.
1:31.0	We are back with another Ask Rach episode. Let's see what the voicemails hold for us today.
1:40.5	Hi, Rach, this is Missy. I'm 45. I'm a mom of two teenagers. I have a 15-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old son.
1:49.0	And I'm a full-time tattoo artist. I own a tattoo shop. I'm the founder of a nonprofit for artists.
1:57.0	And I just recently built an Airbnb from literally nothing. It was just an office space before.
2:02.6	So obviously I'm a super ambitious person and I've had to really push hard to get to this point
2:08.6	to make my businesses successful. And now I'm ready to finally take a break from new projects
2:15.6	and get back to just being a mom.
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