Rachel Hollis Books

When everything shatters, our first instinct is often to resist reality. We want to rewrite what happened, retreat into denial, or bury our emotions beneath busyness. But that never truly works. In my own journey, I learned that facing reality—no matter how painful—is the first act of healing. The t...

From Didn't See That Coming: Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart

Grief isn’t neat. It doesn’t move in a straight line, and it doesn’t adhere to a timeline. I used to believe grief was something you overcame, but now I understand it’s something you learn to carry differently. When I lost people I loved and the life I thought I’d have, I realized that allowing myse...

From Didn't See That Coming: Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart

Before you can build the life you really want, you have to identify the lies you’ve been living under. I call them excuses, because that’s what they are—comfortable little blankets we wrap around ourselves to stay safe from the sting of trying something new. Throughout this section, I name the most ...

From Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals

After excuses come their cruel siblings—guilt and perfectionism. I’ve seen guilt become the most effective way women diminish their own joy. We feel guilty for wanting time away from our kids, guilty for investing in our careers, guilty for enjoying success. That guilt thrives on a false narrative: ...

From Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals

For years I believed that happiness was always waiting in the next milestone. I thought that if I could just lose ten pounds, if I could grow my company, if I could buy the house with the white picket fence, I would finally feel complete. But every new level brought the same emptiness dressed differ...

From Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

This was my favorite lie—the illusion of future discipline. I told myself that I’d work out tomorrow, eat better tomorrow, chase my goals tomorrow. Tomorrow always felt safe because it allowed me to avoid accountability today. But every 'tomorrow' that passed weakened my self-trust. I began to see t...

From Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be