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Hi, I’m Holly Hughes—podcast host, TEDx speaker, intuitive healer, and author of Real, Not Perfect. After years working in Hollywood production, I stepped away to help others reclaim their voice and power—just as I had to do for myself.

I’ve lived through abuse, loss, estrangement, and reinvention, but those experiences shaped my creativity instead of defining my limits.

The Holly Hughes Podcast was created for honest conversations with creative people living outside the box. Together, we explore resilience, reinvention, intuition, creativity, and what it really takes to build a life that feels true to you.

This podcast is a meeting place for quirky, passionate creatives from around the world—people whose love for their craft never wavers. I believe in real people, not perfect ones. The kind of people willing to take risks, challenge expectations, and create life on their own terms.

As I often say: “Don’t put me in a box; I’ll smash it and dance on top.”

When I’m not interviewing authors, dancers, musicians, artists, content creators, producers, and directors, you can usually find me writing, dancing, or planning my next trip to South Korea.