# 982 | 7 Ways We Sabotage Ourselves and Make Life Harder

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Podcast: [The Rachel Hollis Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rachel-hollis-podcast-584526)
Published: 2026-07-13T05:00:00+00:00
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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 episode of The Rachel Hollis Podcast, Rachel explores seven common ways people unintentionally make life harder than it needs to be, from seeking constant approval and self-sabotaging their goals to staying stuck in draining relationships and treating every decision like it’s permanent. She encourages listeners to let go of perfectionism, stop creating stress around imagined problems, release the need to control everything, and recognize when busyness is being used to avoid deeper issues. Rachel’s message is a powerful reminder that while life will always have challenges, many of the obstacles we face are self-created and can be changed with greater self-awareness and intentional action.

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