Five Word Life Story
A podcast where five words change your life and how you see it. Storyteller Hillary Rea has led thousands of people through her signature exercise, The Five Word Life Story. Whether it was in a conference breakout room, during an interview on someone else’s podcast, or via her transformative 1-on-1 Crafting Your Narrative programs, Hillary witnessed the power of this exercise to change someone’s life and the stories they choose to tell other people about it. This exercise heals old wounds and invites people to take their power back so that they can show up, take up space, and use their voice in an expansive way. Each guest (actors, writers, influencers, reality television stars, fellow podcasters, and those who have endured tough edits in the public eye) goes through the Five Word Life Story exercise with Hillary’s guidance and the conversation continues based on the words that emerge. Produced + Hosted by Hillary Rea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Michele Wang. Originally from NYC, Michele now calls Las Vegas home. She started her YouTube channel discussing her work as a hand knitwear designer in 2016 and switched to beauty-related content in 2017. Now a full-time influencer, Michele focuses on luxury beauty, fashion and lifestyle on YouTube, Inst...
Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Rob Lawless. On a mission to spend 1 hour, 1 on 1, with 10,000 different people, Rob Lawless sees the world from an incredibly unique perspective.Over the last 9 years, he’s met over 6,500 people across 90+ countries, sharing their stories on his Instagram, @robs10kfriends. Rob has been featured on "On A...
Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Jessica Snow. Jessica's bright creativity and magical voice have made her a beloved meditation guide in her hometown of Los Angeles. Since 2012, she has guided hundreds of events with many thousands of people, written four books, and created a deep library of more than 130 original audio meditations (whi...
Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Brooke Forry. Brooke Forry is a graphic designer, entrepreneur, and podcaster who loves seeking new creative pursuits. In 2010, Brooke co-founded Curious & Co. Creative, a boutique branding design firm where she is still the Creative Director, creating striking visual brands that help small businesse...
Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Elise Hu. Elise is a Los-Angeles based journalist, podcast host and author who spent more than a decade at NPR, as a correspondent and host, and worked as a television correspondent for VICE News Tonight. Today, she’s the host of TED Talks Daily, one of the world’s most listened-to podcasts, an...
Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Jen Ata. Jen is a longtime healer, teacher and creator of Tidal Heart Healing. A lover of the Divine, she moves through the world with compassion and aliveness as her guides. Her work witnesses others find their healing in love and connection to Spirit, assisting to remove any energies and stories no lon...
Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Liz Femi. Liz is a Nigerian-American writer, a 2024 Pushcart Prize winner in poetry, and a 2025 Sundance Episodic Virtual Lab fellow. An avid storyteller, Liz wrote and performed Take Me To The Poorhouse, which earned a Duende Distinction and an NAACP Theatre Award nomination. A recipient of Writeability...
Welcome to Season 2 of Five Word Life Story - a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
This is the first episode of our brand new season!
Today's guest is Jeremy Hartwell. Jeremy is a lifelong learner, passionate about optimizing holistic wellness using the latest research in fitness, nutrition, neuroscience, and psychology. As a cast member on Season 2 of Netflix’s Love is Blind, Jeremy experienced wor...
Welcome to Episode 9 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
This is a bonus episode where Hillary shares the audio from her Creative Mornings PHL talk from July 26, 2024.
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Welcome to Episode 8 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Whitney Howard. Whitney is a seeker, teacher, mentor, entrepreneur, creative free spirit, twenty-year veteran of corporate America, evolutionary astrologer, music nerd, devotee of the natural world, and gratefully sober human being. Her current focus is being fully alive, grounded, and presen...
Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is R. Eric Thomas. R. Eric Thomas is a best-selling author, playwright, and screenwriter. He also writes the syndicated advice column Asking Eric in over 100 newspapers nationwide.
Learn more about R. Eric Thomas and his work here: https://rericthomas.com/
Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Shannon DeVido. Shannon (she/her) is an award-winning actress, comedian, and writer. The BAFTA Breakthrough actress is best known for her roles in TV/Film: Lucky Hank, Difficult People, Bridesman, Best Summer Ever, Insatiable,The Other Two, and Manifest. Off Broadway: Teen...
Welcome to Episode 5 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Sherz Aletaha. Sherz is an actor and singer based in New York City. Her credits include the hit Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along where she understudies the leading role of Mary Flynn and appearances on the tv shows Powerbook III: Raising Kanan, The Detour, First Wives Club, and Three...
Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Jenny Wise Black. Jenny is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in how media impacts our mental health. She coined the term Media Trauma after observing the traumatic symptoms her clients and family were experiencing through their phones. In addition to speaking to hundreds o...
Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Jamie Page. Jamie is a makeup, beauty, and lifestyle aficionado based in Montreal, Canada. Her passion for content creation started at a young age and led to her earning a BA in film. Paired with her love for beauty and lifestyle, it was a no-brainer to start her YouTube channel and social me...
Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Tara Lenich. Tara Lenich is the founder of Liberty Advisors LLC, a criminal justice advocacy firm that helps defense teams prepare and support clients and their loved ones facing government investigations and federal charges by providing mitigation, sentence advocacy, and prison consulting se...
Welcome to Episode 1 of Season 1 of Five Word Life Story, a podcast where five words change your life and how you see it.
Today's guest is Abby Gardner. Abby is a writer with a past life in magazines and digital editorial, who now writes about her wide-ranging pop culture obsessions on her substack, We Have Notes. She also hosts a podcast of the same name that is currently on a One Direction-style hiatus—but with a greater chanc...
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