The Hoffman Podcast
The Hoffman Podcast explores the theme of love's everyday radius, delving into how love manifests in daily life. Hosted by the Hoffman Institute Foundation, it offers insights and discussions on personal growth and relationships.
Episodes
S12e22 (non-grad): Cory Muscara – Life is the Meditation Cushion
“If we imagine fear as this tight fist that says, I’m not going to let go, I need to keep you safe, love comes in as just this warm hug, and it’s like, It’s all right, sweetheart, I’ve got you, you don’t have to hold this burden anymore. And the fear doesn’t want to do this…. It is doing it because it does not believe there is another path for you in
S12e21: Mike Ingrasci – The Gifts That Come With Change
“It was this conversation between three generations — but I was the only one who could speak. Someone wise told me to recognize the gifts that come with change. That was really a gift. There’s a connection there across generations. And that’s really what Hoffman does.”
– Mike Ingrasci
Drew and Mike/Hoffman Podcast Studio
Hoffman’s Director of Marketing, Mike Ing
S12e20: Sara Bissell Rubin – Living With the Human Experience of Pain
“There was something about the Process that really allowed me to understand that there’s also a lot of healing that comes from pleasure and play and connection, and to really disentangle the parts of me that were so attached to being a sufferer, to being someone who struggled.” – Sara Bissell Rubin
Sadie and Sara at the Hoffman Podcast Studio, Santa Sabina
Medical Sociologi
S12e19: Julie Shapiro – Bubba, Buddha, and a Bench
“It was always in a weird way, I wouldn’t say triggering, but I just didn’t like it. And then by the end, I really did love it. It just felt really heartwarming when different people in the Process, even still, since we all – a lot of us still keep in touch, and they call me Bubba, it makes me smile.” – Julie Shapiro
Hoffman grad, Julie Shapiro, found herself at a cro
S12e18: Julia Bodkin – Nowhere Left to Go, Nothing Left to Lose
“I often feel like the work is kind of a disintegrative work that we’re doing, we’re allowing the patterns and the structures to release, so that there’s sort of nowhere left to go, because there’s nothing left to lose.” – Julia Bodkin
Beloved Hoffman Process facilitator and psychotherapist, Julia Bodkin, first took the Process in India in her very early adulthood. Af
S12e17: Markus Bihler – Intelligence Below the Neckline
“At the very end, we’re all the same, and we want the same thing, which is we want to feel like we’re worthy of love and belonging.”
— Markus Bihler
Markus Bihler | Chairman, Hoffman South Africa
The Chairman of Hoffman Institute South Africa, Markus Bihler, is a different person than he was before taking the Hoffman Process. One beautiful outcome of his Process was th
S12e16: Tyson Fok – Wisdom, Wonder, and the Question of ‘Why?’
“Wisdom is a little bit more than just knowledge or experience; it’s a felt sense of truth and what reality is, and it’s a very tricky thing, because no one really has the final say on some of these things.” – Tyson Fok
When philosopher, designer, innovative creator, and Hoffman Process grad, Tyson Fok, tells his story, he weaves together his life experiences with hi
S12e15: Robin Linde – Santa Sabina, Our New Home
“It’s not just a job. It’s really a mission, a purpose to be part of something that really does contribute to the rest of the world.
It’s healing for people. It’s love for people. It’s Spirit for people.” – Robin Linde
Today’s episode is an exciting two-for-one. Robin Linde, Senior Director of Operations – Infrastructure, joins Drew for a video
S12e14: Jake Daigle – Weaving a Life and Work Into the Land
“I feel like we are our own greatest science experiment.” – Jake Daigle
As Hoffman’s Facility and Land Manager, Jake Daigle weaves his love and care for the land with his love and care for the Hoffman Process. He found an intimacy with the land and wildlife at the IONS site in Petaluma when he and his wife, Christine, were caretakers there for many years. Now, as we transit
S12e13: Perry Dorsey Jr. – The Interplay of Land, Love, & Transformation
“You know, there’s that old saying, anywhere you go, there you are.
The Hoffman Process brings that magic with it wherever it goes.”
– Perry Dorsey Jr.
Today’s guest is Perry Dorsey Jr., Hoffman Institute’s retreat site manager and a beautiful human being. As we transition from Petaluma Retreat Center to our new Santa Sabina Retreat Center, we invited Perry to share his wi
S12e12: Cindy Murray – Allowing, Versus Wrestling and Fighting
How can I just be in the sensing of my life and the experiences that I have,
rather than having to wrestle and fight those?” – Cindy Murray
We are thrilled to have beloved Hoffman teacher and coach, Cindy Murray, as our guest today. Cindy responds to Drew’s question – Why the Process? – sharing a few reasons. Cindy had been very successful in her career as a psychotherapis
S12e11: Steve Cieciuch – Honoring This Remarkable Life
“The relationship I have with my girls now is just remarkable. It’s remarkable. I’m so blessed.”
– Steve Cieciuch
Husband, father, avid skier, and fly-fisher, Steve Cieciuch is living, in his words, a remarkable life. Steve begins his story recounting the 2004 horrific avalanche in British Columbia that he survived, but which took the life of his skiing partner and f
S12e10: Jan Docherty – I Wanted to Know Who I Am
“I wanted to live my very best life. I wanted to know who I really am.” – Jan Docherty
Do you ever wonder who you really are? Today’s guest, Jan Docherty, did. She wanted to know who she really is and what she could accomplish living as her true self. Jan came to the Hoffman Process to find the answers to these questions. She left knowing herself and loving herself, too.
J
S12e9: Allison Kahler – Building My Trust Muscle
“I’ve just started to tap into that, trusting a little bit faster over time. Because I see that when I make these decisions that feel aligned with what I want, and I believe is right for me, that on the other side, I haven’t regretted one of those decisions.” Allison Kahler
Allison Kahler attended the Hoffman Process in 2024 after experiencing multiple big life changes. Th
S12e8: Andy Milberg – Exploring the Negative Love Syndrome
“It’s huge to find out that who you are is really not who you’re afraid you are,
and not all the patterns you’ve been acting out.” – Andy Milberg
Andy Milberg
Beloved Hoffman teacher, Andy Milberg, has been teaching the Process since August 1991. Bob Hoffman, founder of the Hoffman Process, trained Andy to become a teacher. One thing Andy is known for is his art
S12e7: Carrie Levine – Living in Alignment for Optimal Wellness
“I have all these learned behaviors, and … was seeing them play out in my own family, with my own children, and thinking about the generational transference of hurt and wounds and wanting to do what I could to minimize that.” – Carrie Levine
Certified nurse-midwife and functional medicine practitioner Carrie Levine has had a lifelong interest in deep exploration. She compl
S12e6: Mike Depatie – A Purposeful, Worthwhile Struggle
“Oddly enough, it’s the vulnerability that connects us.
It’s not the perfect; yeah, that’s like Teflon.” – Mike Depatie
Mike Depatie
Mike Depatie, Founding Partner of KHP Capital Partners, attended the Hoffman Process in 2005. At the Process, Mike looked around the room and felt like he didn’t belong. He wasn’t even sure it was right for him because
S12e5: Tamsyn Strydom – A Profound Willingness to Change
“Welcome your enemy, welcome the darkness. Let everybody come and sit with you at the table.
Welcome with open arms, with love, with light. …That is when everything dissolves, and you are free.”
– Tamsyn Strydom
Before discovering the Hoffman Process, Tamsyn Strydom shares that her life had “quietly begun to shut down.” She felt overwhelmed, facing unexplained
S12e4: Alyssia Sheikh – Suddenly, Life Was in Full Color
“I used to believe that I needed to transcend being human to be enough,
and now I see that being human is the sacred experience.” – Alyssia Sheikh
Beloved Hoffman Process teacher and coach, Alyssia Sheikh, is our guest today. When she did the Process eight years ago, Alyssia’s sense of self, her sense of ‘me,’ changed dramatically from her time there. Out of thi
S12e3: Nicole Olivier – Honoring Lineage & Reclaiming Courage
“Trust in your inner knowing. Absolutely. And know that your angels do have your back.” – Nicole Olivier
photo by Jonathan Condit
Screenwriter and Hoffman Process graduate Nicole Olivier has a profound ancestral history. As a daughter of families active in France and Norway’s WWII Resistance, she grew up hearing family stories of moral courage and being of service. Nicole h
S12e2: Veta McFall – A Visual Representation of My Inner Transformation
“Just like I can choose to stop making that line on that canvas,
I have choice to stop making that pattern in life.” – Veta McFall
Professional artist and Hoffman Process graduate Veta McFall felt a growing call for change within as she approached her 40th birthday. Until then, she’d been a commissioned portrait painter of people and animals. This was a call for deeper cre
S12e1: Matt Brannagan – Our New CEO for Hoffman 3.0
“By doing this work, we know there’s something powerful about how
the human heart opens in the presence of other open-hearted humans.”
– Matt Brannagan, CEO, Hoffman Institute Foundation
Photo by Sam Comen
We open season 12 of The Hoffman Podcast with Matt Brannagan, Hoffman Process teacher and Hoffman Institute’s new CEO. In conversation with Drew, Matt reflects on t
S11e16: James Bonilla – Seeing in Technicolor
“In the Process, I came to realize … how nature in my own life had been such a healing force.”
– James Bonilla
We wrap up season 11 with New York-born Puerto Rican writer and retired professor emeritus, James Bonilla.
James’s story is filled with transformation, healing, and wisdom. Born with congenital cataracts, at the age of nine, his right eye was injured in scho
S11e15: Emma Swift – The New Land Within Yourself
“So much of what I was trying to address was so buried deep within me. It was like scratching an impossible itch, and then, finally, I got to Hoffman, and I was like, Oh my gosh, I can reach the spot. Wow.”
– Emma Swift
Singer-songwriter Emma Swift sits down with Sadie to talk about her time at the Hoffman Process, a time she says was “utterly magical.”
Emma’s
S11e14: Brian James Daly – The Ground Game of Transformation
Brian James Daly, somatic healer, men’s team leader, and addiction coach, shares his Process journey and his following journey of embodiment. Embodiment is where it’s at for Brian. He calls it the ground game because it took him deep into himself to see those parts of himself that he’d been carrying hidden for so long. And once seen, they can be integrated and somatically expressed.
Br
S11e13: Ana Bok – It Is My Life That I Claim
“It is my life that I claim. That sense of empowerment wouldn’t have happened without the Process.” Ana Bok
Today’s conversation with Hoffman graduate Ana Bok begins with Ana sharing a story that happened three years after her Process. Her week at Hoffman provided a powerful foundation that would come to help guide her through a tough time.
Since childhood, Ana’s dre
S11e12: Medical Panel – Healing, Hoffman, & Finding Safety Within
Welcome to today’s episode with host Sadie and a medical panel of three Hoffman Process graduates who are also esteemed medical practitioners. Our host, Sadie, Carrie Levine, Dr. David Hanscom, and Dr. Kash Trivedi engage in this powerful conversation. They cover the connection between emotional health and physical health, the mind-body connection, finding the safety within needed to heal, a
S11e11: Jessica Harjo – My Ancestry Is My Soil, My Foundation
“I can only describe the Process in poetry, because it’s that spiritual for me.” Jessica Harjo
In July 2022, Jessica Harjo came to the Hoffman Process to learn how to parent after realizing the coping mechanisms she’d developed to help her manage the weight of motherhood and career no longer worked for her. And of course, she came for so much more than she could imagine.
As
S11e10: Dr. Angela Le – Reclaiming My Power to Create
“I reclaimed my Power to create. …
There’s no amount of suffering that is beyond what can’t be healed.”
Dr. Angela Le
Dr. Angela Le specializes in women’s reproductive and hormonal health through acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, and Somatic Experiencing.
In 2014, Angela was going through a Dark Night of the Soul. She was desperate. She then remembered hearing abo
S11e9: Drew Horning – What It Means to Be Human
“We’re 100% Divine and 100% human. It’s in that shared common connection between the two of those that real magic happens.” Drew Horning
Hoffman teacher, coach, and podcast host, Drew Horning, sits in the guest chair today to share about his time in the Process and so much more.
Drew originally came to the Process in 2013 for support with marital relationship issues, havin
S11e8: Nichol Bradford – Technology, AI, & the Hoffman Process
“If the age of AI is anything, it’s the age of relationship.” Nichol Bradford
Nichol Bradford shares her love’s everyday radius with us – the arc of how the deep work she’s done throughout her life now informs the impactful work she’s doing in the world. At the forefront of human potential and AI, Nichol’s work is accelerating human transformation th
S11e7: Madison Utendahl – Go Enjoy Your Life. I’ve Got Your Back.
“I can’t say that in 34 years I have enjoyed my life in the way that I do now. That is the shift. That’s the shift post-Hoffman. It’s the shift of doing this work. It’s the shift of my life.”
Madison Utendahl
Six months before Madison Utendahl arrived at the Hoffman Process, she closed her business. The immediate question that came to her in the wake of closing
S11e6: Jeff Orlowski-Yang – The Stories We Tell
Award-winning and celebrated filmmaker Jeff Orlowski-Yang is a masterful storyteller who documents the profound stories of our time. Founder and Creative Director of Exposure Labs, Jeff came to the Hoffman Process after hearing about it through many friends. One of Jeff’s friends knew a woman who was offering to pay for anyone ready to step into parenthood to attend the Process. Jeff was cur
S11e5: Rao Rao – Across the World, We Share the Same Humanity
“We understand each other, and we are saying we share the same humanity.“
In this episode, Drew sits down just outside Shanghai with Rao Rao, Hoffman China teacher trainee, co-founder and CEO of the Hoffman China Center, and seasoned business leader.
In June of 2024, life pushed Rao Rao in the direction of Hoffman. She’d been doing healing work after a series of events that caus
S11e4: Simbi Hall – The Strength to Question My Own Narrative
“The goal is freedom. The goal is your own happiness. The goal is joy, and it’s hard to have as much joy and lightness as you can if you’re holding onto old resentments.”
Simbi Hall, Storyteller, Screenwriter, Director, and Producer, sits down with Hoffman Podcast host Sadie Hannah to share her life journey of healing.
While Simbi completed the Process in 2022, her journey of self-reflection be
S11e3: Shirin Oreizy – A Deep-Felt Appreciation for Life
Shirin Oreizy, engineer and coach, found herself hindered by a pattern of perfectionism as she embarked on a career transition. She’d known about the Hoffman Process for five years, but she didn’t think she needed it. When she saw the effects of this pattern of perfectionism and how it was blocking her from creating her dream and vision, she knew it was time.
Concurrently, over these f
S11e2: Dr. Kash Trivedi – I Am My Own Resource
Welcome to the podcast, Dr. Kash Trivedi, gastroenterologist, father, and Hoffman Process grad.
Kash arrived for his week at the Hoffman Process at age 50. What brought him to Hoffman was the experience of “a deep state of constant disconnectedness and anxiety.” Kash didn’t really like himself. He felt disconnected from his inner child, and nothing he did seemed to touch the pai
S11e1 (non-grad): Suleika Jaouad – An Alchemical Life
Welcome to Season 11 of The Hoffman Podcast. We begin our new season with Suleika Jaouad, an extraordinary writer, artist, and author – and deeply soulful human. Suleika is not a graduate of the Hoffman Process, but many in her circle have attended, and her work deeply reflects its spirit.
Suleika Jaouad :: Photo by Nadia Albano
Suleika speaks and writes about creative alchemy. Her recent be
S10e18: Diana Chapman – Experiencing More Heaven on Earth
We’re thrilled to host Diana Chapman for our final episode of Season 10. A highly sought-after and trusted advisor, in her own words, Diana is an environmentalist at heart.
Diana came to the Hoffman Process in July 2024 with one desire. She’d already done a lot of personal growth work. She’d even sent many people to Hoffman. But it wasn’t until this one desire became clear
S10e17: Helen Valleau – This Essence of Eternal Love Within
Meet today’s guest, Helen Valleau, beloved Hoffman teacher and coach. Helen completed the Hoffman Process in March 1992 and began teaching the Process in November 1995. Now, three decades later, Helen sits down with Drew for a beautiful conversation about how the Process changed both her and the trajectory of her life.
Growing up in Edmonton, Alberta, Helen’s childhood was very differe
S10e16: Corey Campbell – I Am Enough Just as I Am
Beloved Hoffman teacher and coach, Corey Campbell, had no thought of becoming a Hoffman teacher when he arrived for his week at the Process. Rather, he came because he was exhausted and didn’t know why. He hoped to find something that would help him change his approach to life.
Often, people believe that if they have good parents and/or a happy childhood, there is nothing to be gained from
S10e15: Ade and Claudette Faison – Unlocking Futures
Ade and Claudette Faison have worked in the field of human development for more than 50 years and 40 years, respectively. Together, that’s more than 90 combined years working to support others in transformation and lives of possibility. It’s no surprise, then, that they both came to do the Hoffman Process along the way.
Yet, it’s all still fresh in their minds. They remember spec
S10e14: Diana C. Toman – A Heart-Driven Badass
Diana C. Toman is a global legal and strategy consultant. She’s also a heart-driven badass – the mantra she coined during her week at the Hoffman Process.
For much of Diana’s career, she hid her softness and kindness, fearing she’d be seen as weak. She would hide her generous heart at work, fearing she would be seen as soft in her role at work. But because she is generous a
S10e13: Lee Klinger Lesser – What Does This Moment Ask of Me?
Lee Klinger Lesser is our guest today. A graduate of the Hoffman Process, Lee has led Sensory Awareness somatic workshops worldwide for many decades. She teaches workshops to diverse groups, including veterans and wildland firefighters.
Lee led and co-founded a non-profit organization to work with military veterans: Veteran’s PATH. While she no longer leads this organization, Lee still works with
S10e12: Jake Reisch – Telling the Whole Story
Jake Reisch, a 2024 Hoffman Process graduate, is passionate about building impactful companies from the ground up. He’s also an authentic speaker and storyteller, as you’ll hear in this conversation with Jake and Sadie. At the heart of Jake’s story is authenticity, courage, and a willingness to stay present to himself.
At the start, Sadie asks Jake to share his bio – a seem
S10e11: Brad Keywell – A Life of Expansive Curiosity
Today’s guest, our 200th guest on the Hoffman Podcast, is Brad Keywell. As you’ll soon hear, Brad is expansively curious and always moving toward more aliveness. An entrepreneur, investor, professor, author, artist, philanthropist, and Hoffman graduate, he shares his personal experience of the Process with us. In addition, Brad reflects upon the Hoffman Process through his lens of entr
S10e10: Our Pre-Process Panel – Before the Process With Regina, Marc, and Jason
Today, we’ve brought together our Hoffman pre-Process Panel. Hoffman teachers Jason, Marc, Regina, and our host, Drew, share personal and professional insights into how the time leading up to the Hoffman Process solidly prepares you for your week at the Process.
Regina offers wisdom on the pattern of perfection and how it doesn’t serve you when you come to the Process. Allowing ourselv
S10e9: Rusty Duke – Happy Before; Very Happy Now
Retired trial judge, Rusty Duke, came to the Hoffman Process on the advice of his wise, eleven-year-old granddaughter. Her father, Rusty’s son, had returned home happier after his time in California.
While swinging on a porch swing together, Rusty and his granddaughter were talking. She said she thought that Rusty, her grandfather, was happy, but Rusty would return from California even happi
S10e8: Carol Frank – Healing and Growing Relationships
Entrepreneur and business owner, Carol Frank, came to the Hoffman Process for one clear reason: she wanted to find a life partner. In her early fifties and never married, Carol had just ended a year-long relationship. The beautiful thing was that Carol was ready. She knew that if she wanted a lasting partnership, she had to make a change. Carol shared this with a friend who happened to be a Hoffm
S10e7: Our Post-Process Panel – After the Process, With Kevin, Steve, and Zeina
Our post-Process panel, Kevin, Steve, and Zeina, gathers together with Drew to share both personal and professional insights into why your days after the Hoffman Process are so important to the journey that lies ahead. As Hoffman teacher and coach, Zeina Mobassaleh, says about leaving the Process, “You’re not done, you’ve just begun.”
Why is this time immediately post-Proce
S10e6: Patrick Belisle – Monks, Mysticism, and Money
Patrick Belisle, Director of Philanthropy at the Hoffman Institute Foundation, is our guest today. A self-described practical mystic, Patrick embarked upon a spiritual journey that took him around the world and the country. In 2022, he participated in what he calls the pinnacle of his spiritual journey, the Hoffman Process.
In this conversation with Drew, Patrick shares his unique perspective on m
S10e5: Nita Gage – Remembering Lee Lipsenthal, M.D.
Nita Gage, Hoffman teacher and Director of Faculty, worked closely with Dr. Lipsenthal, M.D., for several years before his death. He was an internationally recognized leader, teacher, and author in integrative medicine and physician wellness. And he loved the Hoffman Process.
The vision, care, and understanding that Dr. Lipsenthal brought to the world of medicine and medical doctors has changed
S10e4: Miranda Barnhart Domenico – Rewriting the Past
Miranda Barnhart Domenico, a mom of two, came to the Hoffman Process wanting to heal from a recent, painful breakup. Even before arriving at the retreat site, Miranda realized that she was coming for so much more.
With two difficult relationships behind her, Miranda discovered that blaming her ex-partners wasn’t helping. Instead, she found that by looking back to her childhood she could heal
S10e3: Sarah Hernholm – Whatever It Takes
Sarah Hernholm, the Founder and President of Whatever It Takes (WIT), is our guest today. Through WIT, Sarah supports teens and young adults in using their voices, launching businesses, and creating sustainable impact in their communities.
Feeling “sick and tired of being sick and tired,” Sarah came to our retreat site in Connecticut to attend the Process. During the Process, students
S10e2: Megan Lowry – Building a Kernel of Hope Into Something Bigger
Megan Lowry, Marine Corps Veteran, Veteran Wellness Specialist, and citizen of the Muscogee Nation is our guest today on the Podcast.
Megan’s story is one of hope. She held ‘a kernel of hope’ when she came to the Hoffman Process in 2015. As a Native American, Megan wasn’t sure how she would navigate the week of the Process. She shares, “Being Native, there’s thi
S10e1: Marissa & Raz Ingrasci – Spiritual Lineage & the Hoffman Process
Welcome to Season 10 of the Hoffman Podcast! We’re glad to be back with you and a new season of conversations.
Marissa and Raz Ingrasci
Marissa Ingrasci and Raz Ingrasci, Hoffman Process teachers, join Drew for this deep dive into the many layers of spiritual lineage running through the Process, and their own journeys to becoming Process teachers. There’s also a familial lineage, as Ma
S9e17: Kevjorik Jones – Moving Forward with Strength and Power
Welcome to our season 9 finale, this generous, vulnerable conversation with Hoffman grad, Kevjorik Jones, and host, Drew Horning.
There are many reasons why people come to the Hoffman Process — as many reasons as people who have graduated from the Process. Kevjorik, a self-described consummate student of the human condition, came because he felt he was falling short. He was aware of the powers and
S9e16: Christy Foley – Living in the Presence of the Unknown
Christy Foley is a dynamic connector, life explorer, and philanthropist. She’s also Vice-Chair of the Hoffman Board of Directors. Christy attended the Process two decades ago, just two weeks after her father graduated.
The Hoffman Process was the first step in Christy’s spiritual journey. To this day, Hoffman remains one of the three most profound experiences that completely transformed her
S9e15: Arielle Ford – As Much Fun as Possible
Arielle Ford, author, and love and relationship expert, joins Drew for this episode centered on change, truth-telling, and having as much fun as possible.
Arielle came to the Hoffman Process in the early ’90s on recommendations from her sister Debbie Ford and her friend Joan Borysenko. Seventeen students were at the Process alongside Arielle. Their Process was held in the Big House at Esalen
S9e14: Roanne Adams – Putting the Process Into Practice
Roanne Adams, founder and Chief Creative Director of RoAndCo Studio, is our guest today. In this wide-ranging conversation, Roanne and Sharon cover many topics. You’ll hear them speak of self-care, the spiritual journey, relationships, and business, to name a few. What stands out is Roanne’s commitment to putting her Process into practice, personally and professionally.
It’s ofte
S9e13: Anna Switzer, PhD – The Human Spirit and the Natural World
Anna Switzer, PhD, outdoor educator, science educator, and educator of educators, shares her Hoffman Process experience and her deep expertise in partnering with Nature’s innate processes for healing and connection.
In 2012, on the recommendation of her medical doctor, Anna came to the Process. Due to the high level of stress Anna was experiencing, her doctor said she should consider doing s
S9e12: Lori Raudnask – Doing Deep Work at Hoffman Canada
We welcome Lori Raudnask, Operations Manager for Hoffman Institute, Canada, and an international speaker, entrepreneur, and author in her own right, to the Hoffman Podcast.
Lori guides Canadian students through their pre-Process journey and oversees Hoffman Process, Canada operations. She has coached, trained, and mentored thousands worldwide and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Me
S9e11: Sarah Abrams & Virginia Benson Wigle – The Gifts of Our Story
Sarah Abrams and Virginia Benson Wigle join host Sharon for this warm-hearted conversation about their friendship, their Process experience, and the non-profit they founded, The Starfish Connection.
Virginia attended the Hoffman Process at the urging of her husband, John. Years later, John passed away. Virginia, in turn, passed the Hoffman Process on to Sarah, and then to her new husband. Giving t
S9e10: Annie Looby – It’s Just on the Other Side of This
Annie Looby, Hoffman Process Senior Facilitator in Australia and Gestalt Psychotherapist is our delightful and wise guest today.
For much of her life, Annie has had an extensive career in the performing arts, including film, television, and theatre. Then, in 2014, Annie found the Hoffman Process. She decided to do the Process after witnessing the change in her husband after he completed it.
During
S9e9: Cory Britt – From Addiction to Freedom
Cory Britt was sober for four years before coming to the Hoffman Process in June of 2024. As Cory shares his life story and recovery story with Sharon, he touches on many painful parts of his life and many joyous ones, too. In a raw and detailed way, Cory leads us through his journey from addiction to freedom.
For two decades of alcoholism, Cory held incredibly poignant life dreams and aspirations
S9e8: Alysse Godino – Turning Inner Change Into External Action
Alysse Godino, Money Coach and Founder of Saffron Money tells her story of transformation during her week at the Hoffman Process. But like all stories of transformation, it begins long before her time at Hoffman. When the Maui fires hit, Alysse was preparing to fly to California for her Process. She wondered if she should go, wondering if it made sense to go during a time of such emergency. But s
S9e7: Leila Day – Reigniting Curiosity & Re-Engaging in Life
Leila Day, journalist, co-creator/co-host of The Stoop, and freelance podcast show-runner, is our guest this week. She and Drew sat down for an in-depth conversation about story, belonging, and the Hoffman Process.
Always a lover of story and storytelling, Leila shares that she fell in love with podcasting as a creative way to format personal storytelling. She says podcasting keeps her curious; wh
S9e6: Michael Wenger – The High of Being What I Really Am
Michael Wenger is a Hoffman teacher and past Director of Hoffman International. In this conversation, he shares stories of the early days when the Hoffman Process was first introduced in European countries. This is a delightful conversation about the Hoffman Process’s early days, how the Process spread internationally, and about Michael and his spiritual journey.**
Michael first learned abou
S9e5: Liz Moody – Healing Can Come From a Place of Joy
In this insightful episode with author and podcaster, Liz Moody, Liz shares a powerful truth not often spoken about – that healing can come from a place of joy. Liz graduated from the Hoffman Process in early 2024. As she shares with Drew, even though she found healing in the more painful parts of the emotional work, Liz shares how she found joy pivotal to her healing process.
In speaking a
S9e4: Nailah Blades – Diversifying the Great Outdoors
Nailah Blades is a Life and Leadership coach and a lover of the great outdoors. She’s our last non-grad guest in our short series of four non-grads. Nailah is passionate about exploring the natural world. She and her family are avid outdoor enthusiasts. A portion of Nailah’s work is also in the great outdoors. She invites women of color to return to nature, a space that has always bel
S9e3: David Bedrick – Unshaming Your Shame
Teacher, counselor, and attorney David Bedrick has developed a profound method for helping people unshame their shame. In this third episode of our short non-grad series of four, David and Drew dive deep into a conversation about the true nature of shame and how to heal it through what David calls Unshaming. While David is not a graduate of the Process, his work is very closely aligned with the wo
S9e2: Zach Bush, MD – Nature is the Pathway to Healing Our Wounds
We welcome physician, author, educator, and thought leader, Zach Bush, MD to our podcast. Part of our non-grad series, Dr. Zach is not a graduate of the Hoffman Process but his work speaks to the nature of the unburdening of self that also happens through our highly transformative Hoffman Process.
In this conversation, Dr. Zach and Drew speak of the unburdening of patterns as just the first step.
S9e1: Michael Franti – Telling Your Story is the Greatest Gift
Welcome to Season 9! We begin this new season with a mini, four-episode non-grad series highlighting guests whose work is harmonious with the work and ethos of the Hoffman Process. Our first non-grad guest is musician, activist, and award-winning filmmaker, Michael Franti.**
As you listen to Michael’s life story, you’ll hear him speak of his feelings of abandonment and being an outside
S8e20: Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary – The Raw Power of Self-Love
We wrap up season 8 with Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary and her powerful, dynamic conversation with Sharon. Dr. Chaudhary is a neurologist, neuroscientist, and Ayurvedic practitioner. She combines modern neuroscience with ancient wisdom. She also coaches executives of large corporations on how to connect.
Dr. Chaudhary completed the Hoffman Process in 2022. She shares a powerful, pivotal moment from her Pr
S8e19: Leslie Kornstein – Embodying Our Social Sensibility
Equine Assisted Coach and soon-to-be-published author, Leslie Kornstein, is our guest today. Leslie and Liz sit down for this powerful conversation about healing and coming into a wholeness of self that includes what Leslie calls our social self, the aspect of ourselves she discovered learning from the horses she worked with.
Leslie experienced a delayed emergence of language until age five. Her e
S8e18: Elaine Duncan – From Big Family to Far-Reaching Community
Elaine Duncan, Hoffman Process graduate, and strategy and development consultant, shares her touching story about growing up in a family with numerous adopted siblings. She came to the Process over a decade ago. One thing Elaine remembers and cherishes about the Process is the copious amount of laughter she experienced and the feeling of deep connection, laughter, and joy.
Elaine was the only chil
S8e17: Roxy Hayde – Blowing the Cover off My Defended Heart
Roxy Hayde, Hoffman teacher and member of the Hoffman UK team, is our guest today. She came to the Hoffman Process after a lifetime of trying to hold it all together behind a deeply defended heart.
At a very young age, Roxy knew that to feel safe she would have to learn how to control everything and everyone around her and not let herself feel vulnerable. Through the Process, she dropped into a ve
S8e16: Tami Tack & Kim Worrall – Living From the Spiritual Self
Tami Tack & Kim Worrall graduated from the Hoffman Process in 1996. They took the Process a second time after it was rejuvenated from an 8-day Process to 7 days. Tami and Kim have been stewards of this work ever since. For over 15 years, Tami has been a graduate group leader in the Portland, Oregon area.
Tami and Kim speak to the power of learning to trust in and live from the Spiritual Self a
S8e15: Jessica Kizer – Finding Belonging Through Our Commonalities
Jessica Kizer, PhD and Professor of Sociology, shares her powerful life story. One of the main threads of her story is the deep feeling and sense of not belonging. Through her story, we can understand how identities, roles, and circumstances can cause us to feel as if we do not belong in this world as we are for who we are. You’ll also hear Drew reflect to Jessica: “…that’s
S8e14: Johanina Wikoff – Going Deep in a Superficial World
Johanina Wikoff, PhD, sits down with Drew for a conversation about consciousness, the Hoffman Process, psychedelics, relationships, and deep inner healing.
As someone who has always been “drawn to explore the mysteries of life,” Johanina began exploring psychedelics when she was a teen and in college. She lived off-grid in deep nature and homesteaded while raising her children. Eventua
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