Episodes

Ross Copperman is a singer/songwriter and music producer. In today’s episode, listen in as Ross shares his experiences at the Hoffman Process and what it has been like to integrate the work he did at the Process over time. The main themes in this conversation are authenticity, balance, fame, voice, artistry, and learning to trust and love your own way of living in your love’s everyday radius. photo by John Shearer Ross was born in Roanoke, Virginia, with a passion to create songs. After graduat...

Listen in as Tim Callan shares his amazing journey through deep grief after the death of his wife, to find new love on the other side. Tim speaks of his experience of the power of grief willingly and fully met. He also tells us of the power of the Hoffman Process to open our hearts to the life that our Spiritual Self wants us to live. Tim shares that if he hadn’t been willing to walk through it all, his life would have been “an incomplete life.” Listen closely as he tells how he invited grief t...

Listen in as Lorenzo Jones, business coach, facilitator, and speaker shares his Process experience with Sharon. Through the dialogue he had with his Mother during the Process, Lorenzo experienced deep healing. She’s a very private person, he says, so through dialogue, he was able to answer questions he’d always held. Lorenzo also speaks to the power of forgiveness. He says that “forgiveness is like an arrow that goes both ways.” To forgive requires one to also release oneself. It was just this ...

Stuntman, Ben Smith-Petersen, was originally a circus performer and flying trapeze teacher. Ben got his start in the stunt world after meeting a stunt coordinator who brought his children in to learn flying trapeze. In this episode, Ben shares vulnerably and beautifully about his time at the Process. Specifically, he talks about the moment when he was holding his ‘baby me.’ It was a moment of magical realization for Ben. He says in this realization within himself, that he is the one cared for a...

For New Year’s Eve, 2020, we have an intimate conversation with our podcast co-hosts, Sharon Mor and Drew Horning. Listen in as they explore and share many aspects of their Hoffman experiences – as students, teachers-in-training, active teachers, and now as Hoffman Podcast co-hosts. TRANSFORMATION & LOVE What you’ll come to know from listening to this soulful conversation is how much Sharon and Drew love each other. They are friends, yes, but more than that there is a palpable sense of family b...

Marni Battista is a dating and relationship coach and the author of Becoming Irresistible. How did she get into this line of work? Marni shares that her patterns, the way she was raised, and the way she experienced love, came together to create, what she calls, “a bad picker” when it comes to finding love. She came to the Hoffman Process because she did not want to pass these patterns on to her three daughters. Years later, Marni founded Dating With Dignity and the Institute for Living Courageo...

Joey Gauld enrolled in the Hoffman Process in 2007 at the age of 80. During his Process, he reclaimed his childhood nickname. Once home, he returned to work as headmaster of Hyde School in Bath, Maine and asked his colleagues to call him Joey. In this episode, Joey shares wisdom gained from his long, full life. His laugh is infectious, his view on educating children inspiring, and his philosophy on how to move forward even when you aren’t sure whether or not what you want to do will work enlight...

In today’s episode, Cara Jones shares her powerful life story. Cara is a filmmaker, former Emmy Award-winning journalist, and a story coach. She grew up in the Unification Church, often called the ‘Moonies’, and adopted this spiritual belief system. Cara’s real journey began when she left this religious movement. As she did, everything she’d been taught and had come to believe in about the world fell out from under her. In completing the Hoffman Process, Cara found great healing. She came to se...

Jen Atkin is a hairstylist, influencer, and entrepreneur. Just over a year ago, she had a powerful Process that changed her life. Jen grew up in a religious family in a small town in Utah. Listen in as she shares about moving to Los Angeles and her rise to the top of her field. With candor and vulnerability, Jen tells us what she’s discovered working in the world of fashion and celebrity. Jen is building a beauty empire with her award-winning hair care line, OUAI, and editorial destination Mane...

Our guest this week is Anat Baniel. Anat is a trained clinical psychologist, and dancer, and was a close professional associate of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais for over a decade. She is perhaps best known today as the founder of Anat Baniel Method®NeuroMovement®. Listen in as Anat shares a fascinating story of how she came to work closely with Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, as well as how she feels about the Hoffman Process. Anat’s work is at the forefront of movement sciences and brain change. Her work provi...

Anita Sanchez, Ph.D., Aztec, and Latina, is devoted to bridging Indigenous wisdom and modern times. In this episode, Anita shares the four sacred gifts she offers in her book, The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times. Anita then tells a story from her childhood that shows the power of The Gift of the Power to Forgive the Unforgiveable. She also shares a big AHA moment during her Process. She learned of the power that a pattern of rebellion ‘against another’ can hold. It takes a ...

Dr. Jennifer Ashby was raised between NYC and Appalachia by parents who were exotic animal trainers. She moved away from her family at the age of 14 and has been on her own ever since. She’s now a city girl who’s worked in traditional Chinese medicine in the medical healing arts for 25 years. In this episode, Jennifer shares her Process experience vulnerably and evocatively. In her words, the Process was the greatest gift that “has ever been afforded to me besides the birth of my kids. I found ...

Emmanuel Fortune grew up in the Little Haiti community of Miami Florida, a child of Haitian immigrants. His family was 12 – a single mom and 11 siblings (including him). He learned to work hard and to do whatever was needed to help his family. Listen in as Emmanuel shares stories of what this was like and how it impacted his childhood and adolescent years. During a particular moment in his Process, Emmanuel could feel a breakthrough was possible. He stayed with himself as that moment unfolded i...

Enjoy this lively episode with Tamar Geller, Hoffman Process graduate, dog trainer, and New York Times bestselling author, and our new co-host, Sharon Mor, Hoffman teacher. Listen in as Tamar shares about living from Spirit and training dogs in a whole new way. Tamar developed the “The Loved Dog” method of dog training. It’s an innovative method based on the intersection of brain science, personal development, and a deep understanding of dogs’ behavior. Tamar’s work is popular with clients such...

Welcome to Season Two! We are thrilled to open with Stan Stefancic, retired Hoffman teacher and former Director of Special Projects for the Institute. Stan shares his stories of the Process (including working with Bob Hoffman), as well as his life’s work in helping to create a more socially just and caring world. For Stan, “…the Hoffman Process was a life-changing experience. I made many profound discoveries. I also encountered my Spiritual Self, and my own intrinsic worth and value. This meant ...

In our finale episode of season one, Raz Ingrasci shares stories from many parts of his life. He offers some deeply moving stories about his own life as a husband, father, and son. Raz also shares an early history of, and fascinating wisdom about, the Hoffman Process. He speaks of his relationship with Bob Hoffman and the early days when the roots of the Process were first taking hold. You won’t want to miss this one! Listen in to find out why the Process is so effective in facilitating the cha...

Jake Tarr had a profound spiritual experience during his Process. When he turned the light of forgiveness toward himself, something incredible occurred. As Jake says, what happened isn’t ‘on the menu’ of the Process, but spiritual experiences and profound awakenings can and do happen at the Process. Listen in as Jake shares with us what happened and how it unfolded. Since his Process, this experience has deepened within him and has transformed his life and his relationships. Jake is a Managing ...

Lindsay is a 2-time entrepreneur, former venture capital analyst, ex-biotechie, and a 2017 TIME Person of the Year. Listen in as Lindsay shares with us some of the profound realizations that occurred for her during her Process, including the life-changing messages she received through dialoguing with her birth parents. Linsday shares real-life examples of how when one is serious about change and does the work, deep change can happen. Since her Process in December 2019, she has witnessed changes...

In this episode, Renda Baird shares stories of her Process and her life in Minneapolis during a time of great unrest. She also shares stories of her magical childhood growing up on a farm. Renda speaks of the many patterns she took on as a child that kept her from knowing who she is and what her true purpose is. In Renda’s words, post-Process, “I’ve finally put ‘My Who’ and ‘My Do’ together. I’m not carrying shame around who I really am, what I stand for, and why it matters.” Renda shares her e...

Marc Cooper shares both the story of his Process and what followed after – a healing of the negative love patterns with both his biological and adoptive mothers. Healing doesn’t stop at the end of the Process – it continues after we return home. Our healing work radiates love out into our lives and in our relationships with those we love. An entrepreneur, investor, and inventor, Marc is President of The Fiber Resource Group, Inc. Mark is passionate about the paper industry and finding innovativ...

Raj Kapoor is the Chief Strategy Officer for Lyft, as well as the Head of Business for Lyft’s self-driving division. He joins Drew to talk about the inspiration and new purpose he found from his experience contracting and surviving COVID-19. Once recovered, Raj created his new brainchild, World Without COVID, to empower others – COVID-positive or -negative – to come forward for testing and participating in clinical trials. He found there’s a stigma around having COVID-19. Now we all have an opp...

Erol Senel is a purposeful father of two, a creative professional, and the host of the Success Shorts podcast. He’s also a Director of Planning & Product Integration at Fidelity Investments. In this episode, Erol shares some of the mistakes he made in the months following his Process. Erol found his life after the Process challenging. He actively used everything he learned during his Process to navigate these challenges. By doing so, Erol discovered a lot about himself, how he now wishes to be ...

“It takes a lot of skill to be a human being.” Debby Irving is a racial justice educator and the author of Waking Up White. In this episode, Debby shares the power of the Hoffman Process and how it can change the trajectory of your life. Halfway through the Process, Debby had a recurring vision in which she saw how much love she has in her heart for others and how this love was meant to be shared with the world. After leaving the Process, Debby’s vision began to guide her life. She started grad...

Lynne Twist is the founder of the Soul of Money Institute. She’s the author of the best-selling, award-winning book “The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life.” Lynne is also a Hoffman Process grad and a long-time Hoffman Advisory Council member. Listen in as Lynne shares stories of how love moves through her work and life. She speaks to love’s immense power to shift things on our planet. Lynne calls herself a pro-activist: not an ‘activist against’ but an ‘activist...