The Getting Real with Hilary Show with Hilary Burns
The Getting Real with Hilary Show is a weekly show where ordinary heroes tell their extraordinary stories of how they have triumphed over unexpected challenges. The show is fun, entertaining, and inspires audiences to get real, get connected, and create a life they love. Our mission is to inspire greatness in our audience, so they can free themselves from the mundane and live the life they are meant to live. How We Do This: We bring together powerful guests who have overcome unexpected challenges and triumphed over them. Guests share their powerful stories of transformation and empower our audience to do the same.
Episodes
August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S4EP12, Lean in to Grief, Nurture Yourself, and Embrace the Loving Memory with Sally McQuillen
Summary:
Sally McQuillen's memoir touched me deeply. She beautifully weaves losing her son, Christopher and her overwhelming grief, with the joy of raising this wild, beautiful child. You will feel her pain, her joy, and travel along her path of loss, acceptance and love.
Sally wants to help others who are grieving, affe...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S4EP11, I Didn't Realize What A Dark Place I Was In with Jerry Dale
Summary:
"Music, Porn & Jesus," is the name of Jerry Dale's book. How do those 3 words go together? That's what we talk about in our fascinating conversation. Jerry was raised in two worlds: the hood and the white neighborhood - so he knew both. His grandfather and father had side hussles that also became natural for Jerry. His love for musi...
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August 26, 2025 • 58 mins
Title: S4EP10, A New Way to Process Trauma with Stephen Quandt
Summary:
Wow! This interview blew my mind. Stephen's story is rich, eye-opening, and filled my soul. Starting out as a theatrical lighting designer, Stephen started working with animal welfare, particularly with cats. His journey led him to the site of the Joplin tornado, taking care of abandoned animals.
Stephen had a life-changing experience with a cat he n...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S4EP9, You Can't Mess This Up with Amy Weinland Daughters
Summary:
"This is ridiculous," Amy told herself, but she did it anyway. She wrote handwritten letters to her "friends" on Facebook, never knowing how this simple act would change so many lives. Amy went with her gut, never stopping until she reached the end. "Dear Dana," her second book, tells this heart-warming story of her relationship with Dana, someone she...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S4EP8, Laughter is a Tool of Healing with Jane Marla Robbins
Summary:
Myasthenia Gravis is a pretty serious disease. Jane Marla Robbins should know. She was diagnosed with it in 2021. Her doctors didn't really know how to treat her. She had blurry vision, couldn't chew, and other nasty symptoms.
What would you do if you were diagnosed with this "Snowflake" disease? (That means no two cases are alike). Would yo...
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August 26, 2025 • 55 mins
Title: S7EP7, Life of a Divorced Kid, Balancing Two Different Worlds with Anthony J Mohr
Summary:
Tony's father was a gregarious, radio and tv star. Tony listened to his voice on the radio at night as he went to sleep. As he got older, he got to know his father better. When his parents divorced, his world shattered. Where was Dad and why was Mom unhappy?
Tony's advice to parents who are divorcing. Get your kids into ther...
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August 26, 2025 • 55 mins
Title: S4EP6, After Years of Self-Hate and Shame with Jill Amy Sager
Summary:
After years of suffering and being ashamed of herself, Jill Amy Sager now fully loves herself and finds joy every day. In her book, "Guidance from the Universe: Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges," Jill shares how she transformed her life.
Born with a disability of having different-sized legs, it was made drastically worse at age 9 throug...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S4EP5, Kidnapped by his father at 3, then orphaned, and yet, STILL MAKING A DIFFERENCE with Ed Hajim
Summary:
I could not put down either of Ed Hajim's books, "On the Road Less Traveled," and "the Island of the Four P's." Ed's story can not be put into words and yet, Ed did. His father kidnapped him, told him his mother was dead, and then left him with neighbors. He was in the foster care system, orphanages, and left ...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S4EP4, Parents STOP AND LISTEN, This is the new MADD with Margot Denomme
Summary:
Margot Denomme quit her job as a Crown Attorney (District Attorney in the US), to educate and create awareness about how low self-esteem and social media can harm children, leading to mental health struggles, bullying and legal issues.
She compares her efforts to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and how they have changed the culture ...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S4EP3, Reinventing Themselves at 60 and 93, An Amazing Mother and Daughter Conversation with Amy Goober and Gwen Borden
Summary:
Amy Goober and Gwen Borden wrote a book together. Why is that interesting? Because Gwen is Amy’s mother. Amy was always quoting her mother and decided to let the world benefit from her wisdom. Their book is called, "My Mother Always Says," 25 lessons for Finding the Silver Lining. It's a ...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: Are You a Good Listener? You Might Be Surprised with Christine Miles, S4EP2
Summary:
"What is it Costing You Not to Listen," Christine Mile's first book, literally changed my life. 96% of us think we are good listeners and given what we know about listening, that makes sense.
But, given what we don't know about listening, it means our lives could work 1000% better. The old, we don't know what we don't know.
Chr...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
S4EP1, Showing People He Is Not Broken with Sam Mitchell
Summary:
I learned so much about people in my interview with Sam Mitchell. He is a 22 year old, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, blogger, podcaster, educator and has done a Tedex talk. Sam is a high functioning human being on the autism spectrum with a mission: to show people that people with autism are not broken. He has spoken all over the world, demonstrating h...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
S3EP11, Andrew Shelley, Celebrating Squash - Then And Now
Andrew Shelley has been involved in the world of squash for nearly 50 years. He is the founder of the World Squash Library and a co-author of Squash: Then and Now: A Celebration. He wants people to know where the sport of squash came from, its background, and its history.
The book is a beautiful compilation of history, photos and anecdotes of how squash started, and ho...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
S3EP10, Marilyn Fleming, Tai Chi for Everyone
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S3EP3, Kelly Kirk, From Living in His Car to Making A Difference For Others
Summary:
Kelly Kirk has quite the story. He was living a charmed life. Then, everything changed. His niece and nephew were murdered, his parents died, he lost his business and he ended up living in his car. He didn't want to keep living. He couldn't see a reason to.
He met Sofia Graham and through her belief in him started changing his a...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S3EP4, Ted Czech, What is the Essence of True Journalism, Saving the Beast
Summary:
"Saving the Beast" - A recovering reporter reflects on America's broken media and how to fix it. That is the title and subtitle of Ted Czech's book.
Ted was in journalism for 25 years and left when he was disturbed and unsettled by what he was seeing in his field. Professors were no longer teaching that journalists owe allegiance to...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S3EP5, Felicia Nagamatsu, Trained herself out of Panic Attacks and Anxiety
Summary:
Felicia took on mental illness head on and is dedicated to transforming the conversation to the possibility of mental genius. Everyone has a gift, we are all different, and there is nothing wrong with any of us. Her creation, TrainYourGenius.com, is a community where everyone is embraced, accepted as is, and given training to create the ...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S3EP6, Mike Dunlop, Eliminating Fear Because It's A Wonderful Life
Summary:
How to Bring Enjoyment and Profitability to Your Company is one of the sub-titles of Mike Dunlop's book, the Art of the Turnaround. Mike is a gifted business turnaround magician who self-learned how to save ailing companies.
Mike does not have a formal education. He dropped out of high school and did not go to college. Mike’s genius was devel...
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Title: S3EP7, H Demetrius Purefoy, From Air Force To Accounting To Martial Arts Fitness Academy To Acting
Summary:
H. Demetrius Purefoy has had a full life in many different realms. He pursued his martial arts while in the Air Force in Japan and South Korea. He returned to the states, got his accounting degree and practiced accounting for several years.
When his company got bought out, he decided never again. He opened Pu...
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August 26, 2025 • 55 mins
Title: S3EP8, Marcia Naomi Berger, Everybody Is More Complex Than a Diagnosis
Summary:
I didn't know what to expect when I read the Bipolar Therapist, by Marcia Naomi Berger. But here's what I do know. I couldn't put it down.
Marcia's courageous storytelling gives you insights into what it is like to have manic episodes, be treated differently, be hospitalized multiple times, and yet still end up living a productive, fulfil...
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