The Getting Real with Hilary Show

Betrayal. Disappointment. Terrible timing. When life knocks you down, what do you do? Do you quit? Get even? Or do you let it make you stronger? Entrepreneur Rei Vardi chose a different path. When people he trusted betrayed him, he decided that what was happening to him was actually happening for him. That shift in perspective transformed not only his life but also his business. Rei's entrepre...

When a voice tells you, "Go, and Don't Ask Me Again," you go. That's how Ly Smith left her friends, family, and everything familiar and went out west. Good thing, because that's where she met her husband. They have been married for almost 25 years. Ly had to take time off from college after a serious car accident, and that's where she discovered personal development. She...

Life Switch by Joel Steele is an inspiring story disguised as a self-help book.  Joel had many life switch moments - almost going to "juvie" as a felon, wrecking his step-father's brand new mercedes, watching his dream health food restaurants fail, ending up with $750,000 of debt at age 24, to name a few.  His book talks about how his struggles in a way that will inspire you to look...

I did NOT know that you could go to college without debt. I wish I had known this.  Shellee Howard helps college students go to college by finding scholarships that cover the WHOLE COST. I couldn't believe it when she first told me. She is an entrepreneur who started her first business at age 12, selling beautified hairclips at a hair salon.  College Ready is her 8th business.   She treated co...

Have you ever thought much about wishing? Well, Brownell Landrum has. She wrote a book called the Art and Science of Wishing. She was fascinated by wishes and started studying them.  She found 70 scientists who have addressed wishing. She talks about "cosmic wishing" and the differences of our three selves.   Brownell originally worked in  advertising and marketing but was drawn to the m...

At 20 years old, Keyvan Billou already has a successful career. He is doing what he loves and making a difference in people's lives. Since the age of 5, Keyvan was obsessed with having a six pack abs. He was doing so many exercises that he injured his spine. He went to many people who didn't help him with the pain. At 17, he met Amer Kamra who helped him fix his back pain. Amer understood...

Shani's misdiagnosis almost cost her her life. She should have died in Paris in four hours. But she didn't. She wondered why God saved her. She had to relearn how to walk. Her story is in her book, From CEO to Healer. Shani emigrated to the US at 19 and met her future husband that day. Together, they worked and followed their path. Shani started a home health care business in New Jersey an...

Jessie Fahay discovered a powerful way to engage people in conversations by accident.  After the Columbine tragedy, she was involved with a production of "Bang Bang You're Dead."  It was a play that was written for high school students in the aftermath of the shooting.  Her teacher, Lane Sutton, engaged the audience in questions and created an inquiry which got the students talking a...

Bringing Healing and Light to the Planet with Dr. K Narayan | Hilary Burns | S7EP6 I connected with Dr. K Narayan in our Spiritual Mastery class at MindValley. He asked to be on my show and invited me to a 7 day Healing course on Zoom. We scheduled his interview and I signed up for his healing course. I felt the peace and ease I have been searching for when I participated in his program. I signed...

Kicked out of her home at age 13 in Uganda, Dr. Theo was saved the first time by the sisters at a convent.  She lived there for several years and was able to finish her schooling.  It was difficult.  She was vulnerable, alone, and frightened.  Theo was able to go to University by the grace of God and a benevolent Archbishop.  She finished her schooling and got married.  She had 3 children and beca...

How Do you Choose Between Injectables, Aesthetics, & Other Cosmetic Procedures? with Dr. Tali Arviv, MD | Hilary Burns | S7EP4NOTE: I apologize for the technical issues I had on my end. I am publishing this because I loved our conversation and wanted you to be able to hear Dr. Arviv’s wisdom and experience in her field. Dr. Tali Arviv emigrated from Israel to the US after high school. She went...

I could have talked to Mary FOREVER. She always had nudges from the metaphysical, even from a young age. While she was an Emmy winning Director on all three major networks, she was drawn to the unseen and mysterious. I don't know how she does it, but she now reads our Akashic records. She connects with our past lives and current lives in a fascinating and powerful way. When I had a reading wit...

Matthew Cossolotto's promise to her mother as she lay dying changed his life.  He promised to write a self-help book.  But as a political and corporate speechwriter, that didn’t seem like a fit.  His mother keep nagging him and saw Matthew as a bigger and more expansive person than he saw himself.   Knowing he wouldn't see her again, he blurted out “ I promise I will write that book.” And...

"Living an Orgasmic Life" is Xanet Pailet's bestselling book. If you are not happy with your s*x life, I recommend it highly. It will shed light on so many things related to s*x, enjoyment, pleasure, and relationships. Xanet was in a s*x-less marriage until around the age of 50. S*x was painful and avoided. So how did she become a s*x and intimacy coach? Her story is incredible. Tant...

Andy was born in India and came here to finish his undergraduate degree at Duke University. He spent some time in the corporate world and then decided to launch his own business. Unfortunately for him, the timing coincided with Covid-19. Andy's business lasted a few years but is now being shut down. Andy would not trade this experience for anything. It has helped him find the reason he was bor...

Roy Washington was the third youngest of 18 children. At 2 he was put in foster care and lucked out by being adopted by a wonderful couple. . Roy tested his parents by joining a gang and not following their advice, and ended up in a jury trial. This scared Roy enough to send him on a new path. Roy joined the army where he learned to rap. He has been involved in music his whole life and shares it f...

I was getting facebook messages from someone I didn't know. He wanted support for an orphanage. "Yeah, right" I told myself. "I've heard that one before." But there was something about Umaru that tugged at my heart. He didn't give up. He was gentle and kind. I started supporting his orphanage in Uganda. It just felt like the right thing to do. This conversation with...

Andrew Quebbemann is a special kind of Financial Advisor. He wants to KNOW you. He wants to know your goals and dreams. And he wants to help you get them. He wants to be one of the people you call on your worst day because you know him and trust him. Andrew started out in his career in business development. He had majored in biology which pointed him towards Biotech and Pharma. He was then recruit...

If you remember the show, Married with Children, you will remember Alix Elias who was a regular on the show. She was one of the wife's girlfriends and they sat around bashing their husbands. Married with Children is still being shown, so obviously, that still appeals to people!!Alix started acting at age 17 and has made her living doing it. It is rare in show business, but Alix is an example t...

At five years old, Xavier Roman was healing people. He didn’t tell anyone because he didn’t want people to think he was weird. He would heal anyone he saw that was in pain. As he got older, he started helping out his family, but still not telling them about his gift. When his mother was in a terrible accident, he just knew that she would be ok. She had a long recovery, but she is still with us tod...

Bringing Joy and Light By Connecting Grieving Families To The Deceased | Barbra Banner | Hilary Burns | S6EP11Barbra spent many years in marketing. She had a great career and was very happy. But when her house started shaking and things started breaking, Barbra recognized that she was being called to a new spiritual purpose. And she laughed about it. Barbra is now a very successful medium who chan...

Dustin Dunbar has done it all. Coming from a poor family, he was determined to create wealth for himself.  He succeeded.  He worked in the corporate world running a health insurance company.  He also has a PhD in Spiritual Psychology and spent 10,000 hours in that field.  He had vowed not to continue the family addiction to alcohol.  Until the stress of his young family and corporate business got...

How many times have you said, “I’m fine” in your life. How many times has it been true? For me, I didn’t even know I wasn’t fine until I was challenged over 30 years ago. I argued that I was fine. “Tell your face,” my challenger said. That opened my eyes. Darla Nelson, in her book, “I’m fine. Really?” challenges that statement in a brilliant and heartfelt way. A potential health challenge woke her...

Renee Merkle is a light healer and energy worker.  I have been working with her for several months.  It is hard to explain what she does but she does a good job on this interview. If you've ever felt stuck and you don't know why, it might be from a past life.  For real.  It happened to me.  So tune in and learn about galactic nations, different dimensions, quantum shifts and other incredib...

I met Desiree through a mutual friend. Little did I know that she would heal my 15 years of chronic back pain. Can I explain how she did it? Not really. But if you get the book, Tao Calligraphy, by Dr. & Master Zhi Gang Sha, you can read about it. Desiree grew up in Malasia but was fascinated with Japanese fencing. She spent summers in Japan and ultimately went to college there. She became a f...