breaking out of a rut is STILL not linear. (a video diary, vol. 2)

[@saraht9718]

my favourite part of this is that you are taking accountability for your actions. you are realizing what you are doing and knowing you don’t want to do those things anymore - that’s a big step, and something you should be proud of yourself for.

[@dididididididididdidi]

“It’s not that deep, but I made it that deep in my head” 💯

[@daniaramirez8356]

I was just journaling about this topic this morning, and I came to the realization that I am doing all this stuff that doesn't align with my values and yet, here I am wondering why I feel so out of purpose. Thank you for your video, it made me feel seen and less lonely knowing that somebody feels the same as I do.

[@Oisshe]

I was on the verge of getting a panic attack RN!! But right then my KZbin notification said you uploaded a video. I started watching and seriously you freaking helped me to calm myself down. Just watching you do your day to day life as if you were talking to me. Thank you 💖🥺

[@CarmenPortillo-vlog]

Totally agree with you my friend

[@Daniellei2302]

New month = new attempt at getting out of a rut 🥳🎉

[@HannahElise]

New SEASON too!! Springtime feels rejuvenating 💆‍♀️

[@andrea-vb8ls]

the line about thinking and acting!! that’s a quote they use in AA. I’ve never been to an AA meeting nor do I have problems with alcohol BUT I have had so many of their quotes/pillars change my life. highly recommend researching (even if it feel weird! they are simply universally true sayings!)

[@paulinemuscatvlogs]

As a fitness instructor I know it’s better to find something you enjoy doing for fitness that you can keep doing consistently, not just for moral but for safety! Inconsistency puts your body at risk of injury, I’m so glad your recognizing what works for you & your body ❤

[@RXSLYNNXCO]

A friend once told me this and it changed my entire way of thinking, so I thought I’d pass it on to you, since I’ve also felt a lot of these feelings in the past: Don’t focus on the end result. Just focus on starting. One of two things will happen: you’ll accomplish the thing, or you will have made more progress than you would have just sitting and avoiding it.

[@sbragdon212]

Coincidentally I have been thinking the same thing when it comes to my goals. I want to work out 5 days/wk. but why? What’s the actual goal? To live a healthy life. Okay but my goal isn’t to be the fittest bodybuilder in the world so why am I treating myself as such? I don’t have to count macros, I don’t have to post a pic on Instagram to tell everyone I’m working out. I just have to move my body and make healthy eating choices. We have become obsessed with every little thing these days. Let’s just live..

[@vampsfilth]

I didn't know I needed this video so badly because I have been in a rut or 'stuck' for the past month and I've been feeling terrible knowing the actions I want to do to better myself and situation but instead, I just keep bed rotting

[@downrightlili]

When I tell you this SPOKE to me, thank you Hannah! Your growth is beautiful and an inspiration to watch. I legit have had a walking pad forever and just looked at it and felt guilty because I wasn't using it -- I didn't have the leggings, didn't have enough workout wear, need to make sure other chores are done first, etc. When I figured out that I was thinking TOO MUCH about it, I just got on the walking pad with crocs and pajamas shorts and JUST WALKED. A concept, lol. Overthinking is such an action-killer.

[@marianapereira2108]

I've been watching your videos for years and they inspire me more and more. I'm about to turn 23 and I feel in the same situation, mainly because I'm finishing my master's degree and I have no idea what I want for the future and I feel stuck. Need to by that book ASAP. But it's always good to remember that everything is a learning experience and happens for a reason! Love from Portugal 💖

[@jacquieberry3397]

Sometimes unanswered prayers are a blessing ❤

[@devydoll]

i save these videos for when i'm in a slump because nothing gets me motivated and inspired like they do. love you forever for sharing your journey with us and reminding us we aren't alone. our 20s are just as beautiful as they are scary

[@mckaylanitz]

Hannah I’m super happy to see that you caught your self from insulting yourself. It’s positive and refreshing.

[@christinagallo7558]

Thank you for sharing this Hannah! As someone who struggles with anxiety and a panic disorder - action relieves anxiety. Start doing and stop thinking. We’re in this thing together girl! xoxo 😙🫶🏼

[@mirroronthewall6995]

I started watching your channel when I was pregnant actually which I’m 26 turning 27 soon woohoo! And it was around where you transferred and even though we were in polar opposites of points in our lives I related to you SOO MUCH and it made me so in focus of like I’m not old just because I’m having a child, my life is not so far off from my friends, and I’m a single mother but change is not always a bad thing. Your mother’s beautiful saying and you repeating it in your videos got me through so much pain and uncomfortableness. I moved out on my own around when you were doing your videos and it felt like I had a friend go through these milestones with me when it felt like and often were times that I had no one else or a friend to just be there. I’d put in your videos and I’m like oh there’s bestie Hannah again, it made me feel like a normal girl in my 20s which isn’t a feeling that after I had my daughter I feel. Honestly having kids I feel as though she’s you lol but despite that! I’d watch one of your vids and I’m like oh wow I can breathe again and just be me I can just be in my 20s and not feel like the world is on top of me. Thanks Hannah

[@h.frederking5190]

that last "getting out of a rut" video is what started my watching your videos and i am so happy i did!! love youuu

[@saram5659]

This world is so individualistic! Who can take care of themselves when not feeling well? Please, be humble and ask for help. Ask for concrete help from others. Can a friend or family member be on the phone with you while you do stuff, can you do things together, can they do stuff for you? You can help them in return if they need anything, but you don't have to. The self help books that only rely on discipline and will-power and not at all on community drive me nuts! Good luck, I hope you try this ❤

[@HannahElise]

It’s not really about ego, it’s about the fact that I have an intense fear of being a burden to people. I’ve been shit on by the people closest to me which has made me hyper-independent. It’s much easier said than done, for me, to ask for help.

[@amykaczor168]

Ooh that’s my favorite book! I feel like every time I read it different parts resonate with me and have deeper meaning

[@itsharneet]

I read somewhere that perfectionists are also the biggest procrastinators and as a perfectionist myself it didn’t seem possible but also, it didn’t sound entirely wrong since that’s literally been me as of late 😂

[@ma1zurah]

keep ur head up hannah.. i was lost at 25 too.. now im 28 with my dream job and thriving ❤

[@maryamfareed1225]

You best believe i screenshotted all the parts Hannah underlined. And absolute drunk what she was saying. Her wisdom is literally my holy grail.

[@Nmbr1fan]

Why am I here and Wtf am I doing and am I actually happy and is this it, doesn't have an age. I'm on the verge of 40 and I'm stilling having those thoughts. Along with wondering what I want to be when I grow up. It never ends.

[@mollycarey1159]

you have no idea how much i needed to hear this!! thank you so much for this hannah, just turned 23 and feeling this so deeply!!

[@adeladrabkova8487]

im halfway through the video and i had to stop and pause for a second, because as you like to call it, i felt something shifting in me. your way of communicating about topics like these is absolutely insane. youre making me think about my actions and feel like im not alone

[@lindsey-caturday]

I would love this to be an ongoing series. Everything in this video resonated with me. I think a big piece you mentioned is the judgments: it's so easy for the current me to judge my past self (who was doing her best) for not being good enough. But she didn't have the experiences I currently have (and maybe my past self was more immersed in the problem and was aware of things that fade with time). I love the idea of journaling and being gentle with myself (both so I can keep a record but also so I can learn). Ultimately, the changes I want to make is meant to be good for me... NOT to make me suffer. I always try to get myself to do all sorts of healthy habits without thinking about whether they truly are practical or beneficial for my lifestyle. I think now I'm going to ease into it like you. It's not that I don't plan on making changes, but slow and steady (and kind) would be way more sustainable for my mental health. It's not about immediate results. I really really loved this video. Thank you for sharing and being so honest. It was cool to watch you process and discover throughout the video! :D

[@basil7476]

omg what u said really stood out to me, i was at the library to get free solar eclipse glasses lol and it has been maybe like a year since i have read a book and I was not planning on getting one, but I was like screw this and I just did!!! Got myself a physical library card and all. And now I wanna read more hahah!!! It is about taking that action. Oh also, I feel like meal subscription services might actually save some of that planning time and I think it could be nice honestly, I plan to try that out when I live by myself haha.

[@brynnn26]

I feel like me and you could literally be best friends. Your content is so relatable every single time.

[@haleyhudson7842]

thank you hannah i feel inspired for the first time in months

[@kurlykaitlyn]

Im going through a transition in my life right now and appreciate you sharing yours. I needed to switch things up and starting to feel better doing it ❤❤❤

[@izzyr497]

hannah i don’t know if you’ll see this, but i just need you to know. i’ve watched you for years, through my good times and my bad. you’ve been a constant in my life and i needed that. seeing that you struggle with the same things i struggle with is invigorating. to know i’m not alone, to know someone else goes through what i go through and is brave enough to share it to thousands of people. i just need you to know that your content has made a difference in my life for years. you are, have and always will be my favorite youtuber. i love you hannah, you’re seriously one of the biggest role models of my life. i’m sorry if this seems parasocial but i needed you to know. thank you for being real with us as viewers, because it really does make a difference in not feeling alone 🩷

[@Thetinyfit]

Sweet girl, you are not alone and when I was your age (oh god I sound like a grandparent) I definitely felt this way. I still do sometimes. I think some of that will always be present, but it can be a motivation tool. I have two book recs for you, they really helped me: the comfort crises, and stolen focus. I think you’d get some goodness out of both. ❤

[@guadalupeortiz6915]

so are we all feeling this way then? I swear I was just venting this part (27:00) to my boyfriend… how I need to remember how I’m feeling in the moment and not dismiss it in the future thinking it “wasn’t that big of a deal” with anything that makes me feel upset/uncomfortable/unhappy etc. 😭 I swear I got chills bc this is so real

[@biancajc]

Love you for being so real! 💕 About meal prepping, I felt like I was overthinking it, so I stick to basically the same thing every week. It's either chicken or beef and some sort of vegetables and/or rice. I stick to recipes I already know and don't require too many ingredients... so much easier to implement it as a routine this way!

[@Darklink7884]

YES !! I've been waiting for this since yesterday.

[@devotionals_and_hot_chocolate]

Hannah, i just hit the "like" button at this point. I love all of your content. You are touching the hearts of women in their 30s out here.. Seriously, you have something special and I appreciate you so much. You're relatable, funny, realistic, beautiful and you are touching lives. Always. Keep. Pushing. All the hugs and love. 💕

[@styleonrepeat]

In my 50's and totally agree! Hannah is such a bright young woman with an amazing future ahead - I'm rooting for her! ❤

[@cyn2480]

Forget 30s...I'm 63 and she's helping me!

[@mayrapacheco6867]

Love this comment! I’m 28 and I feel the same

[@990805jl]

Haven’t watched the video yet, but just from the title, I agree. I’ve built a great life on paper which I am so so grateful for, but I feel like I’m falling into and claw out of ruts (or straight up depression) all the time, since I was a kid. But we keep going !!

[@horizon215]

Hannah! It blows my mind that whenever you post something like this, I'm actually going through the same thing. Love you so much bestie you are amazing

[@abbymurphy6640]

Hannah this is one of my favorite videos of yours!! You never fail to meet me where I’m at and just make me feel so comforted and inspired. I relate to everything you said and think we’d be awesome friends in real life 🫶

[@moniiileinx]

Girl, you speak from my soul!!!!!!

[@lesleycharland368]

Thank you for this video ❤ I’ve talked about this lost feeling so much in therapy and how lonely your 20s are. This video made me feel seen and gave me the encouragement to keep pushing to get out of my rut. Sending love and encouragement to you and to anyone else who reads this and may need it xo!

[@macieleann1990]

I am such a hardcore planner! On my days off I will try and plan my day out to the T. Yk like when I first wake up I’ll do this then I’ll do this. I am also a big over thinker so I will over think all those tasks on my list and end up not doing half of them because by then they all seem like a chore. It’s a constant loop for me and I don’t want to think like that anymore. Just sabotaging my life. I was thinking about picking up the 101 essays book to kinda help me out. Therapy is just too expensive. Thank you for posting this video Hannah! Came at such a perfect time

[@Testimony201]

I was literally refreshing my notification list all day. Glad Hannah posted💜

[@cindycastro3047]

the clip playing at 8:14 your makeup looks so beautiful! I'm not sure if its the lighting but it looked extra glowy and your skin looks so healthy? idk how to describe it lol but you are lovely

[@22solsticemoon]

Girl!!! It’s all about the journey 💜 never a destination.. just walking a path and trying is a giant win.. and caring where you are is the best win for you💜#50 and a Mom of a 23 and 24 year old…life is different now.. move with GRACE 💜 you got this😘

[@fernandapantaleao29]

I feel such comfort knowing that other people feel this way :) thank u for sharing this with us!

[@serineajdir4592]

Thank you for helping reflect on my life, i'm going through something similar and this video just helped change my way of viewing things 💝

[@hollyken3]

I resonated with this video SO much!!

[@victorialynn7183]

I relate to a whole bunch more than a smidge ♥️ we’re figuring it out

[@viccib12]

you live your life for you and no one else. looks like maybe a move to london may be on the cards.....You are the only one who matters with this. If people don't like it, who cares, so long as you are happy with your life that's all that matters.

[@peggycrowley9534]

Motivation follows action!

[@thinayaweerasinghe416]

hannah articulated this book even better ... Thanks alot..lova ya giirrlll

[@lovemiiiina]

SHE IS MY COMFORT KZbinr and I a not saying this lightly. Hannah and I are the same age, and I feel like all what she is saying right now fits perfectly to my life, obviously our experiances are different, but the emotions and the thought are just very similar, which makes her very REAL to me, you look at her and just feel like ahhh it's not easy but atleast am not alone in this. Makes you look at your life and take it easy cuz well we are all just trying to figure it out and thrive ❤❤❤

[@anwrs___]

Hannah thank your for the video! I'm almost 30 but you know what, your videos always teach me something and I always feel like you are my best friend to talk to! ❤ Thank you Hannah, I always love you chit chat video, just feel like talking to my old friends ❤

[@juliamendoncapedreira]

The best video I have ever watched so far

[@emmadorothy3520]

My biggest gym type that saved my life is not signing up for any memberships. I ONLY do drop in classes. SoulCycle is one of my favs bc there really is no money savings to a membership so everyone does drop in classes. And I do barre classes and other classes too. But it works so well with my brain because that way you are only taking classes you want to take and not classes that you feel you have to take bc you signed up for a membership.

[@laurennicole443]

This is exactly how I'm feeling right now. This video has helped me so much.

[@CamCity98]

This video is pretty cozy. You did a great job

[@ninalau2986]

Hey Hannah!! I love each one of your videos! Thank you for sharing, and good luck with your goals.

[@Kikopuffs]

I've been a long time subscriber of yours but recently I haven't been watching (not by any fault of yours, i've just been into reddit story compilations lol). This being my first one back was so needed because i've been feeling stuck myself. I turn 24 in a few days and i feel so unaccomplished in life. There's so many reasons that I feel that way, however, hearing you say that it's normal is so validating becuase a majority of my friends are in their late 20's to early 30's given that very few people my age work at my job and that's really the only place i've found to socialize. Being that my friends are older than me and are more established than i am starts to make me feel so behind in life and stuck because i don't know what i really want to do in my life/ what direction i'm going in. Sorry if this is grammatically horrendous, I'm running on just a few hours of sleep and no caffeine yet.

[@simplyellenxo95]

Your videos always make my day❤

[@andreamusic9441]

i love this honest video so much

[@beatricepapotti3258]

Ohh how I needed this video and session of big sis Hannah, THANK GOD

[@cyn2480]

I like your videos because you "keep it real". You go to Pilates, then make a BLT. Excellent! Like a real human being.

[@amandacooke3611]

I read this book because of you and it was amazing! Thank you!

[@DigThisDiva34]

Strange how in my mid 20’s I went through a “what am I doing?” phase. Now in my mid 40’s….here I am questioning it again. 😢

[@angelaschmidl7806]

OMG I just had this conversation with a friend. I hate exercise, well that's what I always say, but after sitting and thinking about it, it's not that I hate exercising it's that everyone is always asking, did you get your walk in, did you go to the gym, did you get in your bike ride, I have a "gym" in my house but haven't used it as much as I should because of I'm tired of everyone asking those questions. My ex was always what exercise are we going to do today, everyone day, it drove me nuts. I have a sister that is the same way and it drives me nuts. So my new view is I like exercise, because I do like how I feel afterwards, I just don't like it when it's pushed by others.

[@KaitlynRichard962]

I needed this so much right now. ❤

[@mafiaking01Gamer]

Im also in a rut. I am 25 years old😅 I just found your Vol 1 video, and now I am watching Vol 2. I love the videos 😊 .

[@luizmsilvei]

Nós estamos aproveitando as suas dicas, Hannah...❤😊!*

[@chloes5043]

Ok I'm going to take this as a sign to buy that book because it kept coming up in my reads rec. Thanks Hannah ❤

[@danawicker2177]

You are my favorite person on the internet❤

[@hibabououcha6550]

I feel seen and heard thank u also 101 essays that can cahnge ur life CHANGED MY MIND AND SOUL AND LIFE i swear it helped mz alot and m reading it again

[@Hollymodz]

happy April hannah

[@kaymaceachern]

such a great video!!!! so relatable, so comforting, so true

[@liasen4156]

Thank u Hannah. I have been experiencing the feeling of no fulfilled. And today I do everything that I think is good for me, like go outside, read, pray to god and now I feel like myself again. It’s just the right timing that I have gone through that and you conclude it for me. I feel like it’s the act good, feel good thing. God bless everyone ❤

[@yosnad]

Your reaction to sumo oranges is how I felt with kumquats! They’re delicious fruit and they’re in season so little 😭 Great video! ❤

[@ruebennomura9143]

A good video dairy and hope you have a good Easter yesterday

[@jesussamurai8433]

Hey turning 30 here soon trust me when I say most people are winging it even the ones that seem like they got their life figured out.

[@weepangoons]

Miche is a French word, pronounced « meesh ». It literally translates to loaf.

[@GMolito0907]

You should try the five minute journal. ❤

[@alliesaizan3593]

A little unsolicited advice: I find it way easier to cut a tomato with a serrated knife instead of a regular knife, the ridges grip the tomato much better!

[@lauryntaylor7860]

Hey Hannah Elise! I have been following you on youtube and instagram for years and I loveeeee you! You are my favorite youtuber ever!!!! Quick question: where do you do your grocery shopping in NY? I am thinking of moving to NY in one or two years.

[@awelina_wie7961]

Two things: first of all, the "new" color of you hair makes yous skin glow so much...I am jealous. Second of all, damn girl, i wish we were friends ... this was actually not meant in a creepy way. Hope you are doing well :) 🌻

[@jessicastone832]

Hozier recommendstion has to be Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden - so good!!

[@simoneorlando2327]

this just made me feel so seen

[@julianemorey1372]

Happy Easter 🐣🐰

[@phanoftheopera]

HARD agree on honeydew being better than cantaloupe 💚

[@merifernandezvaldes2555]

I've apparently never had an original experience in my entire life

[@meredithwheeler9453]

love you so much

[@donnapanzardo3058]

I have that book I bought it I need to start reading it here and there. It’s not my usual type of book I read.

[@patriciafuchs5970]

I think I need to read this book.

[@ryanrowe1975]

Yes!

[@manamebejessica]

cantaloupe < honeydew < canary melon….. hands down

[@Sorchablossomsx]

Wait why was I simultaneously attacked by this book despite being like wait yea no Ik that that’s CBT… that I had to explain to my whole psychology class bc my teacher didn’t understand it🙃but fr past that is loving learning & planning sm that I went thru years of groups n therapy pretending I was a productive lil student… til I was hit w “no, how does that make u FEEL”🤯idk what it’s called but seems similar to dissonance but basically doing the learning n brain work n understanding n planning but not associating it to me ahaha

[@NR-lc8we]

Do you think moving into a different place may help this rut? Being in a new environment?

[@HannahElise]

It’s definitely something I’ve been thinking about

[@OVOXBEATS]

1M, the homestretch, let's go❤❤❤

[@gabbyreads]

Thanks for this ❤❤❤

[@gra795]

crackingggg up over mayo comment. i fucking love mayo. and loved this video. 41 yrs old and def in a wierd rut right now.