S12e19: Julie Shapiro – Bubba, Buddha, and a Bench

S12e19: Julie Shapiro – Bubba, Buddha, and a Bench

From The Hoffman Podcast by Hoffman Institute Foundation

June 11, 2026 · 38 min · Season 12 · Episode 19

About this episode

Julie Shapiro shares her transformative experience with the Hoffman Process, exploring themes of change and self-acceptance.

“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 crossroads. She knew what she wanted to change in herself. Yet, she also felt unable to make that change. There’s change we can make through our choices, and then there’s change that must come from deeper within. The Hoffman Process works in this deeper place within us through the Cycle of Transformation. This is the place where the “magic” of the Process happens. Julie’s story is one of courage, desire, and willingness. She came to the Process with profound scepticism. But she also came with a willingness to fully enter into the Process to allow change to happen within her, even though she couldn’t understand how it would happen. In moments of silence in nature, time with a Buddha, and places where Julie knew she had to go deeper, the…

People in this episode

Guest: Julie Shapiro

Topics covered

  • transformation
  • self-discovery
  • personal growth
  • change
  • relationships

Keywords

  • Hoffman Process
  • transformation
  • self-discovery
  • Julie Shapiro
  • personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hoffman Institute Foundation

Books & works: Hoffman Process

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