The Getting Real with Hilary Show

Born in Bulgaria, Maria was a champion at everything she tried - gymnastics, make-up, classical guitar, and she already spoke 4 languages.  At the age of 12, however, she became isolated, depressed and felt alone.  By age 19, she wanted to commit suicide. She started studying psychology to try to heal herself.  During her journey, she moved to Sweden to follow a man who fell in love with her.  She...

Today's conversation with Ellie Weisensel raised the hair on my body.  We discussed the paranormal, spirits, energy, portals, negative attachments, mediums, and clearing energy fields at hospitals.  You will receive quite the education by watching this interview.  I have a whole new appreciation for the spirit world, especially low-vibration souls who are stuck wandering the earth. If you'...

Jack Blackwell was neglected, weak, and struggling for his first 18 years. He carried shame and had to be careful in order to survive his stepfather's rage. Jack participated in a family constellation around the age of 35 which opened his eyes to the fact that he had inherited the shame and trauma from prior generations. This negative energy was passed to him at birth. He recently healed the c...

Gifty Volimkarime works for Crossroads International and is a country manager for Ghana.  Together they are making lasting changes for girls and women.  They work with local partners who are at the grassroots level and can influence girls and women at an individual level. They are educating the communities so that their initiatives are accepted, adopted, and can last.  The wisdom of the leaders of...

After 27 years as an attorney, Carla Barrows decided to create a new career that connected more to her real self and her soul. She used every aspect of her life - her childhood, commitment to ending poverty and hunger, working with foster children, connecting to people, her sensitive character, brilliance, and ability to listen - to become a family and marriage therapist.  She works mostly with co...

As a young girl, Heather Shapter had a dream of ending poverty.  She started her first charity at age 17.  She is now the Executive Director of Crossroads International, a 65-year-old organization that fights for the rights of girls and women. This organization works with local partners to empower and educate girls and women.  They are advocates for human rights and are impacting the culture, laws...

John Hewson has an interesting story. He was a successful corporate businessman until his second cancer scare. "Where is your stress coming from?" he was asked. He loved his job and wasn't aware that he was stressed at all. He decided to move out of New York City and become a ski bumb. He was led to Whistler where he encountered indigenous children who told a moving story. John has s...

Want to learn how to return to natural medicine that is healthy and can cure disease?  Want to learn about how medicine took a different turn in the early 1900's.  This fascinating conversation traces that here history of medicine, how to get and stay healthy, why not to dye your hair, and other incredible topics. Dr. Randi covers a far-reaching number of topics including her new Best Selling...

Today's conversation was emotional, educational and can impact our society and culture in an amazing way.  Zach has been my weight watchers leader for many years.  We have talked about food, losing weight, and exercise as if it is necessary to be a healthy and vibrant member of society.   Reading Fat Talk:  Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith impacted both of our lives...

Ravi Bhola combines a unique combination of education: an engineering degree and a masters in Finance. Working for a giant corporation, Ravi was able to bring rational thinking to chaos. Ravi's unique skills and experience launched him into an inquiry about what is entrepreurship. Ravi discovered 3 unique areas that entrepreneurs are not trained in that cause problems for business success. The...

Linda's life-threatening incident at the age of 75, taught her to see herself as someone who was brave, capable, strong, and not a fraud. Prior to that, she doubted herself and her capabilities. Also, having lost her husband after 42 years to a sudden heart attack, Linda decide to look for love again in her late 60's. Listen to Linda's inspiring story of on-line dating. She didn't...

Kristen Mangione was bullied and sexually abused as a child.  She suppressed her natural self, deciding it was dangerous to be herself.   Always a dancer, she accidentally discovered ways to heal her shame and trauma through dance.  She kept pursuing ways of using her choreography and dance.  Introduced to Japanese Shiatsu, she experienced a powerful transformation that she decided to combine with...

Avadhi Dhruv, author of Inner Genius, Outer Guru, is a very special person.  Born in India, she attended Guru School from 6th grade to 10th grade.  Coming to America in high school, she took a new path and graduated from high school and then Georgia Tech, majoring in Engineering.  She climbed the corporate ladder until her purpose yelled too loud inside her head. Avadhi left the golden handcuffs b...

Brigitte Deneck was born in Northern France.  She learned not to feel, talk or trust in her childhood home with her alcoholic father.  She didn't see the impact of this until later in life.  Brigitte studied in Paris during a time of upheaval on college campuses.  One day, while in the university library, she watched local police beating college students outside her third story window.  This r...

Choosing foster care over living at home with her mother shaped Mary's life in a significant way. When her fiancée committed suicide in her 30's, Mary's life was shaken up radically again. But Mary did not let her fear or traumas stop her from living life. When Mary discovered her calling to be a writer, she boldly declared: "I will be a writer and nothing will stop me." This...

Do you have a small business?  Do you think it's hard to be profitable, enjoy your life, and have ease running your business? Tune in to my interview with the incredible Robert Chun, Master Business Coach.  Robert literally turned my business from a failing, frustrating endeavor into a fun, easy business venture.  In about 5 minutes.   Robert's gentle manner and listening skills make him a...

David Winning, award winning director, was a repeat guest this week. He is promoting his new Hallmark movie that airs on October 14th at 8:00 PM called Field Day. The movie is a little of a different spin for Hallmark, still romance, but it is not the focus of the movie. (I know, what?) The trailers look amazing and I can't wait to watch the film. This interview talks about David's 40 year...

Bryn Lottig has recorded a Ted Talk despite it being WAY out of her comfort zone. How did she learn to do what scares her? Through experiential learning. She found it by accident in college when she was invited to go on a wilderness trip. And she was hooked. She got college credits by camping across the world which helped her become more independent and confident in her life. She continued to lear...

There is nothing traditional about Dr. Stephen Ezra West. Born the 7th out of 10 kids, he hasn't been without his challenges. His father, Dr. C. Samuel West, was a famous cellular, chemist, who revolutionized how people look at health, living and dying. He influenced such people as Tony Robbins and Wayne Dyer with his new approach to success. Stephen is his father's best student and has co...

"Feel the pain and make the change" was a message that Ken D Foster heard in March of 1992. His therapist fired him and told him to listen to the little voice in his head instead. That voice changed his life. He went from partying, losing relationships and businesses, and sabotaging his life to a spirit-inspired life of courage. Ken started down a new path that day and credits meditation...

Rahisha Bivens is an inspiration. As a young girl, she suffered from depression and experienced some traumatic events when she found herself pregnant in college, she decided to use that as a reason to be stronger and courageous and to make a difference. Rahisha became a woman she wanted her daughter to be proud of and inspired by. Rahisha has become an entrepreneur, a leader, and an advocate for h...

"Overcoming adversity, life, and challenges," was what Jackie wanted to cover in our interview today. And boy did she. Jackie was a latch key kid growing up in Brooklyn. She literally stayed inside after school all alone, fearful of disobeying her mother's instructions to stay inside and talking to no one. Outside the house, Jackie was a performer, the life of the party, and showing...

After 20 years, Anthony Tooton found his voice and has decided to put his horrific story out in the public in order to help other victims of violent date-drug rapes.  This interview was an emotional and raw conversation with Anthony, a former actor, movie producer and director.   His acting career went on hold after the episode.  He dumbed himself with alcohol, trying not to feel.  He compares his...

Pushing myself through what was fearful is Rhory Kadish Lamboy's motto and boy has she had opportunities to do that. She is a 32 year cancer survivor, overcome a hereditary eating disorder, almost lost her sight, lost her husband after a couple of years of marriage, had a successful Knish business in LA, did stand-up comedy, She has wriehten a book called Prison of Doom, available on Amazon. ...

How would you like to love your yard, lower the cost and effort of it's maintenance, and be helping the bees, pollinators, ecology and environment? Dan Holmes has the answer to how to do this.  He is a horticulturist and owner and landscape designer at Holmes Fine Gardens in Newtown Connecticut.  He has been passionate about plants since he was a child.  His passion, knowledge, commitment and...