Rachel Hollis is a two-time New York Times bestseller and hugely successful motivational speaker. She has amassed an Instagram following of 1.5 million, thanks in part to bikini pictures featuring her post-baby belly and self-love mantras. Her first book, Girl, Wash Your Face, has sold over 3.5 million copies, and her followers applaud her down-to-earth manner and #girlboss vibes.



But it’s not all Live, Laugh, Love in the Hollis universe – Why is she so cozy with scammy MLMs, like Beachbody and Arbonne? Is her promotion of hard work along with unsustainable business models leading her followers down a path of financial ruin, all while lining her own already stuffed pockets? Buzzfeed published an article earlier this year pointing out that she co-opted several sayings from other life coaches for her own Instagram – Is it really all hard work, or is Hollis perfectly happy to take shortcuts? Could the fact that her husband was very recently a high-ranking Disney executive have anything to do with her success?



Having read Girl, Wash Your Face, Molly has her own questions about Hollis’s originality, and we highlight some of the more absurd passages from Hollis’s bestseller, peering into the mind of a self-proclaimed “level-5 book nerd.” But first we hear from her fans, and learn just what it is that makes her brand of "you go girl" so appealing.



Listen to the end to hear from Rachel and just what she has to say about showing the "Tylers" of the world your boobs.  



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