HIListically Speaking with Hilary Russo Hilary Russo

If you’ve ever wondered how self-perception can influence your journey to personal success, this conversation on the HIListically Speaking Podcast with guest Dr. John Demartini is for you. A world-renowned luminary in human behavior and emotional intelligence, Dr. Demartini will have you asking yourself, “How do I elevate my self-awareness?” But also inspire authentic living through balance and embracing both the inner hero and the bully within. Dr. Demartini shares his trauma-to-triumph stories that will leave you in awe. Including two powerful lessons he learned as a high school dropout from one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs of his time, to the words he lives by that have been the blueprint for humanity, wisdom, and love. ⁣  
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⁣CHAPTERS/KEY MOMENTS⁣
0:00   Intro ⁣
0:10    Human Potential Through Emotional Intelligence⁣
03:38  Imposter Syndrome, the Ego for Authenticity⁣
07:17   Self-Judgment and Behavior ⁣
16:08  Lesson in Wisdom and Courage⁣
21:54  Creating Original Ideas for Humanity⁣
29:09  Free Masterclasses with Dr. Demartini⁣
31:00  Essentials of Emotional Intelligence Book⁣
32:50  Unlocking Your Inner Genius  ⁣
38:47  Self-Talk for Success⁣
42:48  Authenticity and Self-Acceptance  ⁣
46:25  The Power of Gratitude and Love⁣
56:28 Life's Balance and Self-Confidence⁣
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00:00 - Dr. John Demartini (Guest)⁣
Every symptom in our physiology, every symptom in our psychology, every symptom in our sociological connections, in our relationships, even in our business transactions. Our feedback mechanisms trying to get us back to authenticity, where we have equanimity within ourselves and equity between ourselves and others, so we can create a transaction that has a sustainable, fair exchange, where we maximize our potential. So we understand that, no matter what's going on, it's on the way for that objective, not in the way. ⁣
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00:30 - Hilary Russo (Host)⁣
Am I unlocking my greatest human potential? Think about that question just for a moment, because that's where we're going today. Sit with it for a moment and then think about that, because you're about to meet somebody who can challenge you with that question and help you find the answer. He is not your typical expert. He has a unique blend of wisdom and wit and insight, and he's dedicated his life to unraveling the mysteries of human behavior and helping people, including himself, discover that human potential. Thank you so much for joining us here. As I mentioned, you are a world leading human behavior specialist. You're a philosopher and international speaker, multi bestselling author and founder of the Demartini Method, which is a revolutionary tool in modern psychology, and it is just such a pleasure and a joy to have you here to share more about what you do and how you hold space in this world. So thank you. ⁣
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01:32 - Dr. John Demartini (Guest)⁣
Thank you. What a great intro. Thank you. ⁣
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01:35 - Hilary Russo (Host)⁣
Well, I've been really tapping into everything you're sharing and you talk a lot about, most recently the emotional intelligence side of things with your most recent book, and I want to touch on that because you really have made such a significant difference in how p

How do we navigate the heartache of loss while cherishing the beauty of memories shared with our cherished pets? Join me for an intimate reflection on the enduring impact of my cat, Eliza Doolittle, whose passing after nearly 19 years left a profound mark on my heart. Let’s delve into the love and responsibilities that come with being a pet parenting, finding solace and support within our community during times of grief, and ten life lessons learned from our furry companions.  Plus, a chance to share your pet story on an upcoming episode.⁣  
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CHAPTERS:  ⁣
00:00 Intro: The Rainbow Bridge ⁣
05:31 The Story of Eliza: The Cat Who Saved Me ⁣
09:44 The Grief and Guilt of Euthanasia  ⁣
12:54  Finding Gratitude Through Grief  ⁣
17:33  Connection With Pets Beyond the Veil  ⁣
20:00 Ten Things I Learned from the Life of a Pet⁣
23:21 The Power of Community and Rest ⁣
26:30 Share Your Pet Story⁣
27:55 Honoring Unconditional Love ⁣
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Episodes mentioned on this podcast 
Ep 17 Chris Palmore Finding Gratitude After Loss
Ep 128 Are You a Human Being or a Human Doing? 

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00:00 - Hilary Russo (Host)⁣
19 years Seems like a moment in time, but for close to 19 years I was blessed to have a pure shadow of sunshine by my side. On my birthday, however, my sweet Eliza Doolittle decided it was time to take a journey without me, and a light in me dimmed. April 1st, just two days after my birthday and two months shy of 19 years, my five pound sassy calico found her way over the rainbow bridge and something changed in me, which is why I'm sharing this with you, because I have a feeling, if you've ever loved and lost a pet, you're going to resonate with what I'm about to share with you. It took me some time to sit down and record this episode. I have to be honest, I needed some time to step away. To be honest, I needed some time to step away. I needed to process this loss and I really needed to allow myself to see where this was going to hit me, because, while I have had pets my entire life since I was a little girl in fact, I don't really know that many years without having a pet in my home, nothing was quite like Eliza. She was mine and I was hers, and for close to two decades, I made this commitment to protect her, to love her, to care for her, and that came with some responsibilities Responsibilities I have never known before. Responsibilities, responsibilities I have never known before. It was level up, it was different, and the feelings that go along with that kind of responsibility, that kind of love, were different too. So, after sharing with those who are closest with me about her passing my family, my friends, my Hug it Out Collective, even colleagues and clients I realized that community is where we really find our healing, and it's a reminder that we were never alone in this battle. Right, even if the responsibilities are different, even if there are hours and hours alone, even if they were just for us to bear, we're really never doing it all by ourselves, because someone you know or yourself has been through it, and I want to share with you just how common it is. ⁣
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⁣Your journey through menopause can be transformative and empowering. When I first heard that statement, I rolled my eyes! But, hear me out on this. You and I both know there is no magic pill to make it go away. And “no”, you can’t sell your uterus on Ebay either. (Yes, that was a question I got in an email).  What you can do is find ways to better understand all the changes and holistically age with beauty and grace.  From hormones to hot flashes, brain fog to body changes, it’s like puberty for adults. 

On this episode of the HIListically Speaking Podcast, Hilary welcomes Certified Menopause Coach Specialist Erika Shannon-Hathaway who not only answers your questions but shares actionable steps and practical tips from symptom management and macrodosing to mental clarity and menoparties for self-care.⁣
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CHAPTERS:  ⁣
00:00  Intro  ⁣
02:08  The Importance of Health Coaches (51 Seconds)⁣
06:40  Navigating Adult Puberty and Parenting⁣
14:44  Importance of Self-Care and Mindset⁣
26:50 Erika Answers Your Questions (Audience Q&A)⁣
37:00 Managing Menopause, Hormones and Sleep⁣
46:48 Struggling With Brain Fog⁣
53:05 Nutrition and Exercise in Menopause⁣
54:04 Weight Gain and Estrogen Loss⁣
57:45 Rapid Fire Game ⁣
01:00:00 Erika’s Closing Thoughts ⁣
01:01:00 Hilary’s final thought and info⁣
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Interested in getting better sleep? Listen to Ep 140 with Sleep Expert Mollie Eastman.
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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT ⁣
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00:00 - Erika Shannon-Hathaway (Guest)⁣
There are so many things now that give us community around it that it helps us regulate our symptoms and therefore improve our quality of life as we're going through the inevitable journey of menopause. ⁣
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00:13 - Hilary Russo (Host)⁣
As a living, breathing human. You are someone, you know someone or you love someone on the menopause journey and I'm now on the other side of this myself. But I still have questions about how to stay healthy mind, body and spirit All the questions there. Because it's more than just hormones, it's befriending your body, it's understanding the signs and acceptance of this beautiful aging process that we go through as women. And if this isn't you, this conversation is going to help you, support those who are going through this journey. So I've invited my friend, Erika Shannon Hathaway on the show to have a little girl chat, answer your questions and help you walk away from this conversation with a clear understanding of how you can embrace the change. Now some of you tuning in might know Erika because we've spent some time together a number of years on Daily Burn 365, that live streaming fitness show we were both on. ⁣
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But Erika, my dear friend, you have not only been in this fitness industry for close to two decades, you started making that womanly change yourself and said that you want to do more, not just for yourself, but fo

Embark on a profound journey with Dr. Kate Truitt, the voice of lived experience and scientific wisdom, as she unveils the raw intricacies of her latest work, "Keep Breathing.”  Dr Truitt is an award-winning clinical psychologist and applied neuroscientist. She's internationally recognized for her expertise in trauma, stress, and resilience. She calls “Keep Breathing” part autobiography and part scientific exploration. Together, we unwrap the layers of life's adversities, from the anguish of loss to the resilience required to face another day. As Dr. Kate shares her personal journey into the darkness, we intertwine the stronghold of community with the advancing tides of therapy, emphasizing the paramount importance of human connection and trust in the odyssey of healing and light.⁣
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CHAPTERS⁣
00:00  Dr. Kate Truitt Opening Soundbite⁣
00:36  Hilary Russo Episode Intro Keep Breathing⁣
7:49   Navigating Mental Health and Wellness⁣
12:25 Chronic Illness and the Opioid Epidemic⁣
14:57  Changing the Narrative on Loss to Resilience⁣
19:19 Flash Bulb Memories and Vulnerability  ⁣
32:24 Navigating Grief and New Love⁣
47:09  Rapid Fire Interview With Dr Kate⁣
51:00 Dr. Kate’s Final thoughts⁣
52:30 Hilary’s Close and Information⁣
53:25 Havening for Healing Journey Support⁣
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⁣Connect with Dr. Kate on all social media platforms at @DrKateTruitt
Get her free Keep Breathing Healing Companion Toolkit: 
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Tune in to Dr. Kate's other conversation on the HIListically Speaking Podcast  (Ep 109) and learn about Healing in Your Hands https://www.hilaryrusso.com/podcast/episode/20c0e132/ep109-dr-kate-truitt-the-healing-power-of-touch⁣
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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT ⁣
https://www.hilaryrusso.com/podcast⁣⁣
00:00 - Dr. Kate Truitt (Guest)⁣
Those behavioral responses, those flash-bowl memories. They're there through an evolutionary construct and that's, I think, such useful information when our brain is grappling with depression and anxiety or suicidal considerations, or just trying to find a way to keep breathing. Fundamentally, Because our brain's good at keeping us alive. It's its number one job. It's not so good at reading the instruction manuals that the 21st century has handed to us for a thriving life. ⁣
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00:36 - Hilary Russo (Host)⁣
There are people in your life that you will meet that will either be there for a moment, a season or a lifetime You've heard this before and somehow someway no matter how much time they are in your life, because it's just a measurement of time you need to decide the role that they're going to play, especially as life is going forward, and I'm not only talking about those positive moments either, because life is truly about contrast. ⁣
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It's about growth, it's about finding balance, personal development right, and Dr Kate Truitt knows that all too well. If the name sounds familiar, it's because she has been here on the HIListically  Speaking podcast before, and she was here talking about her first book, healing in your Hands, which was the story of really how we can put self-healing and self-havening into our lives. But now she's back with somethi

It’s the crucial biological fabric that holds us all together. On this episode of the HIListically Speaking Podcast we pack the mysteries of fascia release by taking you on a transformative journey with the wisdom of Fascia Remedy founder Julia Blackwell. Tune in as Julia shares her story of profound emotional and physical relief. And what she did to turn her lifelong battle with nerve damage into a mission to help others heal from within. ⁣
From foam rolling and simple breathing techniques, It’s time to move past the common misconceptions and find solutions to pain management and mobility improvement.  We venture beyond the surface and explore the root causes of fascial tension and what you can do right now to “Unlock Your Hips” and unravel the unrest.⁣
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FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ⁣
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⁣CHAPTERS⁣
00:00 Intro ⁣
04:00 Deep Dive Into Fascia and Pain  ⁣
13:54 The Power of Fascia in Healing  ⁣
19:21 Fascia's Impact on Mental and Physical Health ⁣
22:00 Fun with Fascia. How do you say the word?⁣
25:20 The Importance of Proper Foam Rolling  ⁣
32:58 Rapid Fire Game⁣
34:40 Julia’s final share with you⁣
35:16 Hip Unlocking Challenge With Julia ⁣
35:40 HUG it Out Challenge with Hilary⁣
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Connect with Julia at www.movementbyjulia.com or on social at @movementbyjulia on Facebook and Instagram⁣
Get her free foam rolling series Unlock Your Hips:⁣ www.movementbyjulia.com/podcast⁣
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⁣In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m giving one woman that chance to work with me for free. Just schedule your session and mention you heard about it on the podcast.⁣ https://hilaryrusso.as.me/hugitout⁣
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Download the free 5-Day HUG it Out Challenge and turn your chaos into calm with confidence. https://www.hilaryrusso.com/5daychallenge⁣
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TRANSCRIPT Full version https://www.hilaryrusso.com/podcast


00:00 - Julia Blackwell (Guest)
Within three months of doing this type of fascia release, I felt more freedom and emotional releases and just a change, such a big change in the feeling function of my arm than I had in 23 years of trying all the other types of modalities. 
00:21 - Hilary Russo (Host)
Okay, my sunshine, how many times do you have that feeling of pain or discomfort in your back, your neck, your shoulders, any part of your body, your knees and nothing seems to work. Nothing that you're doing to stretch it out, to make it feel better is working at all. It took me years to understand that you really have to get to the root of the issue of these kind of things. And then I tried fascia release therapy. Game changer how I found it was. I took a trip to Costa Rica and I was doing a retreat and I gave it a try. It was part of the retreat and let me tell you, it made a huge difference and I realized that there were parts of my body that I truly didn't understand and there were things that I was holding within that I didn't know how to release and I needed a little help, as we all do right. 
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So Julia Blackwell is a fascia release practitioner, she's an educator, she is the creator of the fascia remedy, and you may be wondering what the heck is fascia? Right? All good, all good, we're gonna cover that. That is why Julia is here on, HIListically Speaking, not only to share more about what fascia is, but what you can do to relieve that pain, to be more mobile, to increase your performance. And, julia, I know that you have your own story and I'm so grateful to have you here, because this is a topic I haven't  HIListically Speaking, and I think it is so important beca

As a March baby myself, there's an extra spring in my step when this month rolls around, not just for the promise of longer days but for celebrating the indomitable spirit of women throughout history. But what about our own stories of triumph and the quiet impact we've made? That's the heart of our latest chat, where we turn the spotlight inward and take a deep dive into the importance of the words we use and choose and the thoughts and worries that determine our day. I got real about the inner battles we all face, like stress, self-doubt, and that nagging inner critic that's all too familiar. I share my journey of overcoming these hurdles with insights into neuroscience, and discuss how changing our mindset can dramatically alter our relationship with stress. Plus, a giveaway for one lucky listener and a bonus meditation to close our conversation.⁣
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In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m giving one woman that chance to work with me for free. Just schedule your session and mention you heard about it on the podcast.⁣
https://hilaryrusso.as.me/hugitout⁣
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Connect with Hilary:⁣
https://www.instagram.com/hilaryrusso⁣
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CHAPTERS  ⁣
0:00  Intro⁣ about March and Honoring the Divine Feminine⁣
0:45   Confronting the inner bully, worries and self-doubt⁣
1:06  Hilary shares her personal story and the If/Then Game    ⁣
3:33  Relate. React. Respond.⁣
4:48  Hilary’s giveaway to HUG it Out⁣
5:45 Bonus Guided Meditation with music by Lipbone Redding⁣
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Full Transcript available here: https://www.hilaryrusso.com/podcast
HILARY RUSSO⁣
00:00 - Hilary Russo (Host)⁣
I am all kinds of giddy because March is my favorite month. It marks the beginning of spring. Daylight Savings is just around the corner. It's the month when I was born Shout out to you if you're a March baby too. And it's Women's History Month. What a great time to be empowered and inspired by what other women have accomplished over the years. Who's your favorite? Who inspires you? Actually, I have a better question for you. What about your own accomplishments, and who have you touched, moved, and inspired in your life? ⁣
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Now, if you're struggling with that thought, if you have a hard time thinking that you've made a difference in someone's life and you're hard on yourself, wondering why someone else is getting more done in their lives, or you're overwhelmed and you're feeling stuck, that inner bully is definitely showing up in the moment. How many times do you let that doubt creep in? You allow the inner dialogue to take over and enter stress? I get it. I've dealt with it too. ⁣
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Here's a little story for you. My dad used to call me a worry wart, because if I could worry about something, I would find it, and I would definitely worry about it to the end of time. In fact, I had this ridiculous game that I used to play. I called it the if-then game. Yeah, I even gave it a name. It made no sense at all. It would go something like this If I can toss that little piece of paper into the wastebasket, then I'm going to get an A on my test. Yeah, like I said, it makes no sense. Here's another one If I can make that light before it turns red, I'm totally going to get asked to prom. So, spoiler alert, I got asked to prom, but it really had nothing to do with me making the red light. It's ridiculous, right? How the hell did any of this benefit me? What was the value in that kind of game? Reality check, it had no positive impact on my life. If anything, it made me more stressed and I was putting way too much pres