The Gethard Family (Part One)

After deep diving into David Whyte and spending more time learning about astrology, Hillary adds a whole new layer to her definition of identity and the role it plays with storytelling. Listen to Hillary's conversation with astrologer and poet Heidi Rose Robbins and explore the idea of asking more beautiful questions of yourself and others and how storytelling can do just that!

Additional reading/listening:

• Click here to learn more about Heidi's astrology offerings, including the Progressed Moon workbook.
• Listen to the episode of Heidi's podcast, The Radiance Project, where she dives into the Progressed Moon and her own stories around it. 
• Listen to Heidi's interview with Hillary on The Radiance Project.
• Listen to Heidi's interview with her dad on The Radiance Project.
• Listen to Heidi's interview with her mom on The Radiance Project.
• Follow Heidi on Instagram
• David Whyte's book Consolations

Dear Listener,

Make sure you listen to all of the previous Season 3 episodes for listening to this one. This is a serialized story. 

Thanks,

Hillary

Rashomon is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

Additional music in this episode is by Liz Delise

• Liz Delise's website
• Liz's band Lizdelise
• Watch the music video for Nobody

Rashomon theme music is by Ryan Culinane courtesy of the Free Music Archive

Rashomon's album art is by Thom Lessner

This episode of Rashomon is sponsored by Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that trains entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool. Learn more about working with Hillary 1-on-1 in one of TMAS' Crafting Your Narrative programs.

SPOILER ALERT: Please watch In & Of Itself on Hulu before listening to this episode. 

After watching Derek Delgaudio's In & Of Itself on Hulu, Hillary begins to question whether or not storytelling an illusion of identity. Plus she regrets not having the foresight to see In & Of Itself when it was Off-Broadway in New York City. 

In hopes of making up for the lost experience, Hillary interviews Priya Ollapally Wellington, an audience member from when the show was Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth theater. Priya shares her experience of selecting her I AM card and they talk about magic, identity, and how storytelling plays a part. 

A huge thanks to Priya Ollapally Wellington for having this conversation. And my apologies to Derek Delgaudio for mispronouncing your last name throughout the episode!

Dear Listener,

Make sure you listen to all of the previous Season 3 episodes for listening to this one. This is a serialized story. 

Thanks,

Hillary

Rashomon is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

Additional music in this episode is by Liz Delise

• Liz Delise's website
• Liz's band Lizdelise
• Watch the music video for Nobody

Rashomon theme music is by Ryan Culinane courtesy of the Free Music Archive

Rashomon's album art is by Thom Lessner

This episode of Rashomon is sponsored by Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that trains entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool. Learn more about working with Hillary 1-on-1 in one of TMAS' Crafting Your Narrative programs.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend. You can listen to all of our past seasons from our Simplecast page. 

Hillary takes every personality test on the market and digs in to Clifton Strengths with Surabhi Lal.

At the beginning of the pandemic, Hillary took many personality tests to see if it changed anything about her identity.  Her findings were increased frustration, doubt and skepticism. In January of 2021 Hillary was forced to take yet another personality test called Clifton Strengths. This led to even more questions so she reached out to Clifton Strengths certified coach and business consultant, Surabhi Lal. 

A huge thanks to Surabhi Lal for having this conversation. Learn more about Surabhi's work on her website: https://www.surabhilal.com

Dear Listener,

Make sure you listen to all of the previous Season 3 episodes for listening to this one. This is a serialized story. 

Thanks,

Hillary

Rashomon is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

Additional music in this episode is by Liz Delise

• Liz Delise's website
• Liz's band Lizdelise
• Watch the music video for Nobody

Rashomon theme music is by Ryan Culinane courtesy of the Free Music Archive

Rashomon's album art is by Thom Lessner

This episode of Rashomon is sponsored by Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that trains entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool. Learn more about working with Hillary 1-on-1 in one of TMAS' Crafting Your Narrative programs.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend. You can listen to all of our past seasons from our Simplecast page. 

What's the difference between personality and identity? Hillary meets with Dr. Jasara Hogan to explore this question and learn more about her relationship with Millicent Wimbleberry, epigenetics and the problem with personality.

Dear Listener,

Make sure you listen to all of the previous Season 3 episodes for listening to this one. This is a serialized story. 

Thanks,

Hillary

Rashomon is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

Additional music in this episode is by Liz Delise

• Liz Delise's website
• Liz's band Lizdelise
• Watch the music video for Nobody

Rashomon theme music is by Ryan Culinane courtesy of the Free Music Archive

Rashomon's album art is by Thom Lessner

This episode of Rashomon is sponsored by Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that trains entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool. Learn more about working with Hillary 1-on-1 in one of TMAS' Crafting Your Narrative programs.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend. You can listen to all of our past seasons from our Simplecast page. 

Hillary and Millicent share a love of Disneyland and dream of a future where it's possible to live there. Hillary reads the final chapter of Millicent Wimbleberry: The Early Years and imagines what it would be like in the after life if her family could come back together and ride a log flume in the happiest place on earth (and beyond).

Dear Listener,

Make sure you listen to all of the previous Season 3 episodes for listening to this one. This is a serialized story. 

Thanks,

Hillary

Rashomon is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

Additional music in this episode is by Liz Delise

• Liz Delise's website
• Liz's band Lizdelise
• Watch the music video for Nobody

Rashomon theme music is by Ryan Culinane courtesy of the Free Music Archive

Rashomon's album art is by Thom Lessner

This episode of Rashomon is sponsored by Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that trains entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool. Learn more about working with Hillary 1-on-1 in one of TMAS' Crafting Your Narrative programs.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend. You can listen to all of our past seasons from our Simplecast page. 

Hillary explores how being an only child and being alone are two completely different ways of being. You can't choose to be an only child but you can choose whether or not you are alone and whether or not there are family stories worth telling. Plus, Chapter Five of Millicent Wimbleberry: The Early Years is a dramatic, fictional story about Hillary's real life cousin. (All of the names have been changed to protect the innocent.) And yes, there is another David Whyte quote to enjoy.

Dear Listener,

Make sure you listen to all of the previous Season 3 episodes for listening to this one. This is a serialized story. 

Thanks,

Hillary

Rashomon is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

Additional music in this episode is by Liz Delise

• Liz Delise's website
• Liz's band Lizdelise
• Watch the music video for Nobody

Rashomon theme music is by Ryan Culinane courtesy of the Free Music Archive

Rashomon's album art is by Thom Lessner

This episode of Rashomon is sponsored by Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that trains entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool. Learn more about working with Hillary 1-on-1 in one of TMAS' Crafting Your Narrative programs.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend. You can listen to all of our past seasons from our Simplecast page. 

Chapter Four of Millicent Wimbleberry: The Early Years takes a dark turn with the sudden death of a pet bird and a French teacher.  Murder aside, this story feels the most like a true Hillary story than all of the previous chapters of her childhood memoir. 

Hillary explores school stories related to science experiments involving pancakes, lizards, and urine. It is in these science stories that Hillary starts to discover the stories that she wants to share with a live audience. 

Dear Listener,

Make sure you listen to all of the previous Season 3 episodes for listening to this one. This is a serialized story. 

Thanks,

Hillary

Rashomon is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

Additional music in this episode is by Liz Delise

• Liz Delise's website
• Liz's band Lizdelise
• Watch the music video for Nobody

Rashomon theme music is by Ryan Culinane courtesy of the Free Music Archive

Rashomon's album art is by Thom Lessner

This episode of Rashomon is sponsored by Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that trains entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool. Learn more about working with Hillary 1-on-1 in one of TMAS' Crafting Your Narrative programs.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend. You can listen to all of our past seasons from our Simplecast page. 

With a little bit of help from Philip Pullman, Millicent Wimbleberry Chapter Three, and her more recent pet stories, Hillary explores the question: Do we project our inner-self onto our animals?

Dear Listener,

Make sure you listen to all of the previous Season 3 episodes for listening to this one. This is a serialized story. 

Thanks,

Hillary

Rashomon is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

Additional music in this episode is by Liz Delise

• Liz Delise's website
• Liz's band Lizdelise
• Watch the music video for Nobody

Rashomon theme music is by Ryan Culinane courtesy of the Free Music Archive

Rashomon's album art is by Thom Lessner

This episode of Rashomon is sponsored by Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that trains entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool. Learn more about working with Hillary 1-on-1 in one of TMAS' Crafting Your Narrative programs.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend. You can listen to all of our past seasons from our Simplecast page. 

As long as she can remember, Hillary has always declared (to anyone who will listen) that she hates tomatoes. 

But that's not the full story. 

In this episode Hillary explores old photographs, looking for the true stories contained within. You'll also hear Millicent Wimbleberry: Chapter Two and the perspectives of Hillary's parents, Connie and Steven. 

If you haven't yet listened to the first two episodes of this season of Rashomon, you need to listen to them before listening to this one. Otherwise you will miss most of what is happening with Hillary's childhood memoir Millicent Wimbleberry: The Early Years and the audio assignment she gave to her parents.

Additional reading/listening:

The photo from PunkHouse Philly's Instagram

Atom and His Package

Rashomon is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

Thank you to Adam Goren aka Atom and His Package for giving us permission to play his song "Threshold to Adulthood" in this episode. (Sorry for calling it 'Thresholds'.)

Additional music in this episode is by Liz Delise

• Liz Delise's website
• Liz's band Lizdelise
• Watch the music video for Nobody

Rashomon theme music is by Ryan Culinane courtesy of the Free Music Archive

This episode of Rashomon is sponsored by Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that trains entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool. Learn more about working with Hillary 1-on-1 in one of TMAS' Crafting Your Narrative programs.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend. You can listen to all of our past seasons from our Simplecast page. 

Hillary confesses that she had a codependent relationship with Jessica Simpson's autobiography Open Book towards the beginning of quarantine. And thanks to Jessica, Hillary was inspired to turn her own childhood memoir into an audio book. 

Millicent Wimbleberry: The Early Years begins with "The Avocado Accident" a story that pre-dates Hillary's memory. Hillary searches for deeper meaning to this story and wonders if baby stories are not her stories to tell, rather they belong to her parents. Speaking of... you'll hear from them as well. 

Friends - make sure to listen to the Prologue and Episode 1 of this season to have a better understanding of the full story.

Additional reading/listening:

Listen to Open Book by Jessica Simpson

Listen to these episodes of the podcast You're Wrong About 

• Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” (Week 1)
• Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” (Week 2)
• Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” (Week 3)
• Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” (The Conclusion!)

Read Consolations by David Whyte

Listen to this episode of On Being with Krista Tippett

• The Conversational Nature of Reality an interview with David Whyte

Rashomon is produced and hosted by Hillary Rea

Music in this episode is by Liz Delise

• Liz Delise's website
• Liz's band Lizdelise
• Watch the music video for Nobody

Theme music is by Ryan Culinane courtesy of the Free Music Archive

This episode of Rashomon is sponsored by Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that trains entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool. Learn more about working with Hillary 1-on-1 in one of TMAS' Crafting Your Narrative programs.

Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend. You can listen to all of our past seasons from our Simplecast page.