S12e5: Tamsyn Strydom – A Profound Willingness to Change
From The Hoffman Podcast by Hoffman Institute Foundation
March 5, 2026 · 34 min · Season 12 · Episode 5
About this episode
Tamsyn Strydom shares her journey of healing and self-acceptance after participating in the Hoffman Process.
“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 health challenges and struggling to get out of bed after relocating to a new country. Coming to the Process with a Hoffman scholarship and a quiet, desperate urgency to heal, Tamsyn felt hope. She knew that doing the Process would mark a profound turning point in her life. At the Process , Tamsyn gave it her all. She met all parts of herself, the light and the dark. She faced everything with a willingness to change. Tamsyn left feeling incredible. Yet it only took a week back home for her to fall back into the darker patterns that had brought her to Hoffman in the first place. Once home, Tamsyn had shared with others how good she felt. Now, she felt shame that the patterns had returned. Rather than saying anything to anyone, she began to isolate. This is when she found a profound…
People in this episode
Guest: Tamsyn Strydom
Topics covered
- personal growth
- healing
- self-acceptance
- mental health
- transformation
Keywords
- Hoffman Process
- healing
- self-acceptance
- mental health
- transformation
- personal growth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hoffman Institute Foundation
Books & works: Hoffman Process
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