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  • The Getting Real With Hilary Show, December 30, 2025
    Dec 30 2025
    Title: S5EP18, Single Mother of 5 Starts Orphanage with Bev Berry Summary: Imagine losing two baby boys that you carried for 9 months? Bev Berry had this happen. She wondered what the universe could possibly be teaching her. She ended up adopting two baby girls. After experiencing the difficulties of the adoption process, she opened an adoption center and placed 300 babies over 6 years. Even though she had no experience opening one, she just figured it out and did it. Bev raised 5 children (she already had 3 boys when she lost the other 2) as a single mother. Yet Bev doesn't complain. She just creates the next thing for her life. Tune in to this riveting conversation as we trace Bev's incredibly inspiring life all the way across America in an RV and ending up in Costa Rica where she lives now. Thank you, Bev, for the difference you make everywhere you are. Bio: Bev retired in 2015, bought an RV and traveled around the United States for 6 years. Then deciding it was time to put down roots for the remainder of her life, she moved to Costa Rica in 2021. At this point, she thought, “What am I going to do for the next 20 or 30 years since people are living longer and longer?" Not one to sit still and deteriorate, Bev decided to write a book. She finished it in one year. However, the editing and publishing part has taken longer than she anticipated. Keep an eye out for her book, Angel Babies Forever - A Memoir. Always a searcher, learner, and teacher, Bev decided to continue her spiritual journey and became a licensed Spiritual Counselor and a Certified Angel Communicator and Oracle Card Reader. She enjoys a fulfilling and fun filled life in Costa Rica where she has made tons of friends and plans to continue to Write, Coach, and Counsel anyone who is interested in opening up their mind, heart, and soul to all the possibilities the world has to offer. Having been a teacher, an entrepreneur owning retail stores and training companies, an employment specialist, founder and Executive Director of an Adoption Center, Bev will never stop helping others and growing herself. Her favorite quote is: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanore Roosevelt Her advice: Never give up on your dreams, yourself, life, people, or the world. Just keep on believing that everything is going to work out because life happens FOR you, not TO you. Website: bybevberry.com #HilaryBurns #GettingRealWithHilary #TheGettingRealWithHilaryShow #BevBerry #AngelBabiesForever #AdoptionStory #ChildLoss #HealingJourney #InspiringWomen #SingleMother #RVLife #CostaRicaLiving #LifeAfterLoss #SpiritualCounselor #AdoptionAwareness #MemoirAuthor #EmotionalHealing #Resilience #FaithAndHope #LifePurpose #NeverGiveUp Hilary Burns, Getting Real With Hilary, The Getting Real With Hilary Show, Bev Berry, Angel Babies Forever, adoption story, child loss, healing journey, inspiring women, single mother, RV life, Costa Rica living, life after loss, spiritual counselor, adoption awareness, memoir author, emotional healing, resilience, faith and hope, life purpose, never give up
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    56 min
  • The Getting Real With Hilary Show, December 23, 2025
    Dec 23 2025
    Title: S5EP17, I Was Given A Gift in the Pain with Cage Rattler Dr. Bridget Cooper Summary: I felt like I was being split in two. I read two of Dr. Bridget Cooper's books at the same time. "Unflappable: How Smart People Quit Overthinking. Ditch the Drama. & Thrive at Work" was one of them. Dr. Cooper teaches us 70 techniques that help us solve problems differently at work and take our power back. The second book, "little landslides," talks about her childhood where she was sexually, physically, and verbally abused by her father and mother. After trying to kill herself 3 times as a teenager, Dr. Cooper tells us about her choice to either end it or begin a new life. This interview is fascinating from many points of view: - if you are still hiding your shame and trauma - if you were abused and think it was your fault - if you just feel stuck, victimized, and powerless - if you are having interpersonal conflict at work - if you are feeling stress and don't know how to reduce it And I could go on and on. Dr. Cooper has 21 years of experience studying people, brain science, why people do what they do, and how to thrive. Don't miss this powerful and insightful interview. BIO Dr. Bridget Cooper (aka “Dr. B) is a leadership development expert, facilitator, and coach who helps teams and leaders think and communicate more clearly and strategically so they can work and navigate problems proactively and effectively. TEDx speaker and best-selling author of seven books on communication, conflict, change, and empowerment (including her 2023 toolkit, “Unflappable”), her mission is to change the world, one life at a time. Dr. B consults and trains on a range of topics including effective leadership, addressing cognitive distortions (including biases), communication & conflict using brain science, and more. Dr. B began her coaching and speaking practice almost two decades ago and has served thousands of clients across North America through her seminars, retreats, keynotes, leadership and team consulting and coaching. She worked as a graduate professor at both the George Washington and Goodwin Universities teaching various aspects of organizational leadership. Dr. B volunteers for Junior Achievement, Lasagna Love, The Miss America Organization, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, and various other charities near and dear to her heart. Links: www.drbridgetcooper.com (bridget@drbridgetcooper.com) www.amazon.com/author/drbridgetcooper YouTube: Dr. Bridget Cooper Instagram: @drbridgetcooper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbridgetcooper/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrBridgetCooper/ and https://www.facebook.com/bridget.cannoncooper TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/XtsAuqu-TxI #HilaryBurns #GettingRealWithHilary #TheGettingRealWithHilaryShow #DrBridgetCooper #trauma #motivation #interpersonalconflict #workrelatedconflict #stress #pain #thriving #overthinking #drama #PhD #therapy #abuse #sexualabuse #physicalabuse #parentalabuse #solvingproblems #jail #anger #rage #thegettingrealwithhilaryshow #drbridgetcooper #littlelandslides #memoir #unflappable Hilary Burns, Getting Real With Hilary, The Getting Real With Hilary Show, Dr Bridget Cooper, trauma, motivation, interpersonal conflict, work related conflict, stress, pain, thriving, overthinking, drama, PhD, therapy, abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, parental abuse, solving problems, jail, anger, rage, The Getting Real With Hilary Show, Dr Bridget Cooper, Little Landslides, memoir, Unflappable
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    56 min
  • The Getting Real With Hilary Show, December 16, 2025
    Dec 16 2025
    Title: S5EP16, Claiming Her Dream Life with Dawn Fleming Summary: What a story!! Dawn Fleming just keeps going. Her junior high school boyfriend turned husband said he didn't want to be married anymore after she had supported him all the way through medical school. Wow! That was a shocker. But Dawn didn't stop. She went to law school instead. When a few positions didn't work out, she turned to becoming a businesswoman. When her partnerships shocked her in a not-nice way, she just kept going. Her wonderful second husband had a sailboat, so they took off and sailed through the Panama Canal from California all the way to Florida. They lived there for a while and then ended up buying a beautiful property in Mexico. Why not, right? She wrote the book, Claim Your Dream Life: How to Retire in Paradise on a Shoestring Budget, to inspire people to live their dream lives. She is living hers, amidst the loss, struggle, trauma and adventures. Thank you, Dawn, for living the life we all imagine!! "With a very special appeal and value for anyone wanting to plan for their retirement, a combination of 'real world' financial planning advice, insights and experiences with a DIY 'how to' guide for travelling when the budget is limited. Thoroughly 'reader-friendly' in organisation and presentation, especially and unreservedly recommended.” - Midwest Book Review Bio: Dawn Fleming is proof that you can reinvent your life at any stage. After losing nearly everything in the 2008 financial crash, Dawn and her husband, Tom, set sail on their dream adventure... literally... sailing from California to Florida through the Panama Canal. Later they relocated to live their midlife in paradise on the tropical island paradise of Isla Mujeres, Mexico. As the Founder of Life in Paradise, a global coaching and consulting company, and Host of the Midlife in Paradise YouTube channel, Dawn helps professionals redefine retirement and turn midlife into their most exciting chapter yet. With a background as a successful real estate entrepreneur, licensed attorney, and mentor to thousands of business owners, Dawn combines decades of experience with her own transformational journey to guide others toward the freedom, joy, and fulfillment they deserve. Visit: https://www.claimyourdreamlifebook.com https://www.youtube.com/@midlifeinparadise #HilaryBurns #GettingRealWithHilary #TheGettingRealWithHilaryShow #DawnFleming #ClaimYourDreamLife #MidlifeInParadise #LifeInParadise #Reinvention #RetirementPlanning #WomenEmpowerment #LifeTransformation #MidlifeJourney #LivingInMexico #SailingLife #PanamaCanal #DreamLife #OvercomingAdversity #PersonalGrowth #Inspiration #NewBeginnings
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    58 min
  • The Getting Real With Hilary Show, December 9, 2025
    Dec 9 2025
    Title: S5EP15, Don't Give Up on Teaching. Teaching is the Foundation of the World with Chyna Bratcher Summary: Chyna Bratcher quit teaching 5th grade when her mental and physical health were suffering. She was not supported by her administration, the parents, or the environment that she was teaching in. But, her commitment to teaching had her not give up on the children. She started teaching kindergarten and has made a HUGE impact there. Despite challenges in her family, her health and with several challenging students, again, Chyna rose to the occasion quoting Maya Angelou's "Still I rise." Chyna's story will inspire all teachers and parents. She uses SEL (Social Emotional Learning) to create a community in her classroom where all kids are safe, regulated and growing. Kikoriapp.com makes it easy for Chyna to channel her inner teacher. She connects to her heart and the children know how much she cares. Chyna is giving back what was given to her by her teachers growing up. No child is labeled as "bad." Chyna figures out a way to reach them and teaches them to respect their classmates and their community. Her instagram is: MissBeeClass. Website: kikoriapp.com #HilaryBurns #GettingRealWithHilary #TheGettingRealWithHilaryShow #ChynaBratcher #EducationSeries #TeachersMatter #TeachingInspiration #SEL #SocialEmotionalLearning #KikoriApp #KindergartenTeacher #TeacherWellbeing #EducationLeadership #ChildDevelopment #MindfulTeaching #EmpoweredEducators #EducationPodcast #ClassroomCommunity #PositiveEducation #StillIRise Hilary Burns, Getting Real With Hilary, The Getting Real With Hilary Show, Chyna Bratcher, Education Series, teachers matter, teaching inspiration, SEL, social emotional learning, Kikori App, kindergarten teacher, teacher wellbeing, education leadership, child development, mindful teaching, empowered educators, education podcast, classroom community, positive education, Still I Rise
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    57 min
  • The Getting Real With Hilary Show, December 2, 2025
    Dec 2 2025
    Title: S5EP14, Untrain Your Brain And Expect Seemingly Miraculous Events to Unfold with Rik Schnabel Summary: Rik's book, A Richer Way to Think, can literally dismantle your life in an amazing way. "It is not a book. It is a richer way of living," is the subtitle. Just from reading his book, my life is already unfolding. I am open to new things. I have new opportunities presented to me from out of the blue. I am more grateful, happy, peaceful and joyful. During our interview, Rik tells his story. His informed informed him that they were down to their last $26.00. He didn't know what to do, but he knew he needed to change things. Rik was open, coachable, and ready. What comes next will really inspire, amaze, and infect you with wanting to blow apart the limits and boundaries of your thinking. Thank you, Rik, for your courage, dedication, generosity and high intelligence!!!! Bio: Rik Schnabel is not just a coach—he’s a world-renowned Brain Untrainer who has spent over 23 years transforming lives and breaking the mental barriers that hold people back. With over 38,000 hours of coaching experience, he has helped thousands overcome deep-seated limitations to achieve financial success, career breakthroughs, and personal empowerment. His own journey from financial ruin to multi-millionaire wasn’t luck—it was a discovery. At 42, he uncovered the hidden mental block that had kept him struggling for decades. That revelation catapulted him from being unknown to becoming a best-selling author, multi-award-winning coach, and an international authority in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and transformational coaching. Rik has been recognized as one of the world’s most experienced and effective coaches, winning the prestigious 2023 and 2024 International APAC Award for Transformational Coaching. His expertise has made him a sought-after mentor for leaders, entrepreneurs, and coaches, and he is the driving force behind Life Beyond Limits, a company dedicated to training the next generation of elite coaches and visionary leaders. As a multiple best-selling author, Rik has written powerful books, including A Life Beyond Limits, 7 Beliefs That Will Change Your Life, ROAR! Courage – From Fear To Fearless, The Life Coach Millionaires, A Richer Way to Think, and 5×5 To Thrive. His insights and transformational methods have been featured in leading media outlets, and his thought leadership continues to inspire audiences worldwide. For interviews, speaking engagements, or to discover how Rik Schnabel can help you break through your limits, visit LifeBeyondLimits.com. #HilaryBurns #GettingRealWithHilary #TheGettingRealWithHilaryShow #RikSchnabel #UntrainYourBrain #ARicherWayToThink #Manifesting #Abundance #Wealth #NLP #Coaching #Author #Mindset #Transformation #QuantumWorld #TraumaHealing #Joy #Australia #PersonalGrowth #LifeBeyondLimits Hilary Burns, Getting Real With Hilary, The Getting Real With Hilary Show, Rik Schnabel, untrain your brain, A Richer Way to Think, manifesting, abundance, wealth, NLP, coaching, author, mindset, transformation, quantum world, trauma healing, joy, Australia, personal growth, Life Beyond Limits
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    56 min
  • The Getting Real With Hilary Show, November 25, 2025
    Nov 25 2025
    Title: S5EP13, Who Else Cares About What You Care About? Creating Intergenerational Communities That Change the World with Renee Beth Poindexter Summary: Renee Beth was curious about how people learn, what makes people tick, what they care about and who else cares about that. She followed the thread of her questions to many different career paths, entrepreneurial ventures, and life adventures. At one point she got burned out. She was diagnosed with chronic fatigue and took six months off to heal herself. She started working with plants, and reconnected to nature. Through introspection, prayer and healing she gained a spiritual understanding that we are not machines and discovered more of who she is meant to be. She currently has no more evidence of having chronic fatigue. That is remarkable. Renee Beth also worked with children and business people and saw what they could accomplish together. She started creating intergenerational communities that combine curiosity,, creativity, and the wisdom of different ages and experiences. "What if community is the answer for everything?" she asks. Find her at http://www.livingthepotential.com and join her community. She is looking for youth advisors, parents who need support, and anyone looking to discover who they really are. Thank you, Renee Beth for being a pioneer for changing the planet. Bio: Renee Beth Poindexter is the founder of Living The Potential Network, a community that works together to create a better future by connecting individuals of all ages and backgrounds with the mentors, collaborators, resources, training, and opportunities they need to unfold their unique potential, so they can be and create the change they want to see in the world. An accomplished trainer, facilitator, success coach, and organizational consultant, Renee Beth discovered the significance of learning in the world of business over twenty-five years—across many sectors, including technology, healthcare, financial services, construction, advertising and public relations, executive search, coaching, and consulting. A former high school English teacher, Renee Beth has worked with non-profit organizations, schools, and businesses to facilitate the positive changes needed to fulfill their organizational vision. Website: http://www.livingthepotential.com & https://reneebethpoindexter.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/renee.poindexter.7 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneebethpoindexter/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-beth-poindexter-5978b5/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@livingthepotentialnetwork #HilaryBurns #GettingRealWithHilary #TheGettingRealWithHilaryShow #ReneeBethPoindexter #LivingThePotential #IntergenerationalCommunities #HolisticLearning #YouthEmpowerment #ParentingSupport #Educators #MentorshipMatters #CommunityBuilding #TransformationalLeadership #PersonalGrowth #HolisticHealth #LearningCommunities #FutureOfEducation #PurposeDrivenLife #EducationInnovation #CollectiveWisdom #chronicfatigue #healingchronicfatigue #spitirualunderstanding #nature #bridges #connectingtonature Hilary Burns, Getting Real With Hilary, The Getting Real With Hilary Show, Renee Beth Poindexter, Living the Potential, intergenerational communities, holistic learning, youth empowerment, parenting support, educators, mentorship matters, community building, transformational leadership, personal growth, holistic health, learning communities, future of education, purpose driven life, education innovation, collective wisdom
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    56 min
  • The Getting Real With Hilary Show, November 18, 2025
    Nov 18 2025
    Title: S5EP12, Uncovering The World's Best and Most Talented People with Jodi Asbell-Clarke Summary: Jodi taught me about STEM - Science, Tech, Engineering and Math - she was involved back in the 1980's before it even had a name. As one of the few women physicists, she was encouraged to continue down her path. She worked on the space shuttle and met the astronauts. At some point she pivoted and went to work for TERC, Technical Education Resource Center where she has worked for 31 years. It's a think tank that helps educators catch those falling through the cracks. Many children who are extremely talented in a certain area due not necessarily thrive in the typical education setting. Jodi and her colleagues do research, create games, help teachers, create curricula. and do so many wonderful in the 2000's. It is a fun way for children to learn how to problem solve and develop computhings to help solve these issues. Zoombinis is a game they created in the 90s that just got re introducedtational thinking. Jodi has written a book based on her research which you can find in her bio along with links for Terc and Zoombinis. Thank you, Jodi, for your incredible commitment to our gifted and talented children. Bio: Jodi Asbell-Clarke, Ph.D. is the author of the book titled Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM: Strategies for Embracing Unique Problem Solvers (Routledge/Taylor&Francis; Publication date: November 23, 2023; $34.95 paper). Grounded in decades of research and classroom practice, this groundbreaking work emphasizes the inclusion of learners who think differently. This book presents individual examples of neurodivergent journeys in STEM and connects neurodiversity to the types of innovative problem-solving skills needed in today’s workforce. Teachers, parents, and administrators will learn how to embrace the unique brilliance and potential of neurodivergent learners, working against historic marginalization and deficit-based perspectives of neurodiversity that hold some of our best learners back. Website: https://www.terc.edu/ #HilaryBurns #GettingRealWithHilary #TheGettingRealWithHilaryShow #JodiAsbellClarke #TERC #Zoombinis #Education #STEM #Space #Astronauts #Astrophysicist #Physics #ComputationalThinking #ProblemSolving #Students #Neurodiversity #IBM #Teachers #Educators #ProfessionalDevelopment
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    58 min
  • The Getting Real With Hilary Show, November 11, 2025
    Nov 11 2025
    Title: S5EP11, A Cuban refugee, journalist, and author of memoir Property of the Revolution with Ana Hebra Flaster Summary: Ana Hebra Flaster, a Cuban refugee, journalist, and author of memoir Property of the Revolution has an incredible story. At age five, Ana fled Cuba in a 48-hour escape that upended her life, and rebuilt it in a New Hampshire mill town. Her memoir is funny, raw, and full of fierce love, told through the voices of the women who raised her. Think exile, identity, matriarchs, trauma, and survival… all with a sense of humor and a battle cry of “ponte guapa” (“make yourself brave”). Ana reminds us to talk to our elders. Hear their stories and learn from them. You can record them as well. Don't lose your legacy and history. Thank you, Ana, for your heartfelt conversation. Your whole family is so inspiring, endearing, and will stay in our hearts long after we read your book. Bio: Ana Hebra Flaster has written about Cuba and the Cuban American experience for national print and online media including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Boston Globe, as well as for her popular Substack, @CubaCurious. Her commentaries and storytelling have also aired on NPR and PBS’s Stories from the Stage. Property of the Revolution, her first book, has won early recognition in several international writing competitions, including being shortlisted in the 2023 Restless Book’s New Immigrant Writing Prize and the 2022 Cintas Creative Writing Fellowship. She loves watching birds, walking in the woods, and chatting with just about anyone. After almost forty years in the Boston area, she recently moved back to southern New Hampshire with her husband, Andy, and their Havenese pups, Luna and Beny Moré. Website: https://anacubana.com/ Book: https://a.co/d/gylXIfm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anahebraflaster/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-hebra-flaster-9ba59513/ #HilaryBurns #GettingRealWithHilary #TheGettingRealWithHilaryShow #AnaHebraFlaster #PropertyOfTheRevolution #Cuba #CubanRefugee #Immigrants #Refugees #Exile #Identity #FamilyStories #GenerationalLiving #Memoir #Journalist #Author #Inspiration #PonteGuapa #TraumaAndSurvival #WomenVoices #LegacyStories
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    57 min