The Great Unconformity: Living a Life of Gratitude and Kindness with Rev Rachel Hollander

Reverend Rachel Hollander is many things: an interfaith minister, singer, songwriter, officiate, and counselor—and she’s on a mission to help people navigate a life of depression. She fulfills this mission through a variety of her work, including Choose Again: A Journey to Wholeness, a performance piece that recounts her adventures (and misadventures) in a life with depression, and the podcast, I Wasn’t Always Like This. Her book, From There to Here: An Insider’s Guide to Navigating the Darkness, is a collection of her thoughts and insights shining a light into the shadows of living with chronic depression.Rachel joins me today to discuss gratitude and kindness, as well as what cherishing them entails. She shares what inspired her to maintain gratitude and explains why she tries to be kind. She differentiates gratitude from “guilty” gratitude, defines what “spiritual bypassing” means, and explains why gratitude can often sound like glossing over pain. She also underscores how her spiritual path and gratitude mutually support each other and highlights why it’s important to cherish and protect gratitude.“I’ve been shown such great kindness in my life that I feel it is my joyous and sweet obligation to be kind.” - Rev. Rachel HollanderThis week on the Trauma Hiders Club Podcast:What gratitude meansWriting on a “fuckery” journal and what spiritual bypassing meansHow gratitude can come off as glossing over painWhat “guilty grateful” is and why it’s not helpful for anyoneThe beginning of Rachel’s gratitude practiceThe cost of living without an awareness of gratitudeHow to remain grateful in an environment that isn’tRachel’s three karmic tasks and the importance of kindnessThe challenge of not being judgmental toward other peopleHow to see people as gifts regardless of their predispositionThe Great Unconformity and how gratitude and darkness can coexistHow Rachel’s spiritual path fosters her gratitudeConnect with Rev. Rachel Hollander: Rachel Hollander WebsiteI Wasn’t Always Like This PodcastBook: From There to Here: An Insider’s Guide to Navigating the Darkness Rachel Hollander on Medium Rachel Hollander on FacebookEmail: [email protected] High Achievers Get Through Shit - TOGETHERThanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Trauma Hiders Club ‘The Podcast’ with Karen Goldfinger Baker. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon MusicBe sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more high achievers like you.Join me on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn and visit my website to discover the rules of Trauma Club and grab your free download: Discover 5 Ways Your Fuckery Is Getting In The Way of The Next Level of Your Success.