Love, peace & new hope: with mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin MBE
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Jonny Benjamin
became a social media phenomenon while searching for the stranger who talked him out of a suicide attempt on Waterloo Bridge.
The
#FindMike
campaign was seen by more than 300 million people and succeeded in reuniting Jonny with Neil Laybourn, the man who saved his life.
Jonny’s journey back to wellness included doing the Hoffman Process in 2016. In 2017, he was recognised with an MBE for his taboo-breaking work with young people and mental health, particularly through the
ThinkWell
school education programme. His
YouTube channel
has thousands of subscribers, he's been the subject of a
Channel 4 drama
and now the book that tells Jonny's story,
The Stranger on the Bridge
, will be released in May.
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Jonny says,
'Thanks to an unwavering passion, determination and self-conviction born from my week on the Process, life is very different for me today. In the two years since I graduated from the Hoffman Process, I was awarded an MBE, I completed a marathon, travelled extensively, and am now working full time
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If someone had told me I could have achieved all of this before I did the Hoffman Process, I simply wouldn’t have believed them...'
To read more of Jonny's Process story and his journey 'from despair to hope,'
click here.
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Do you have a Process Story to share? We'd love to hear from you.
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How healthy are your boundaries? Take a quiz by counsellor Susan McGrath
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Most people are aware of physical boundaries, like not invading someone’s space, but we also have internal boundaries that protect our thinking, values and beliefs. We set them to protect ourselves and to encourage us to treat others respectfully.
We learn our boundaries from our childhood environment, and if we’re not allowed to set them healthily from an early age, we’ll struggle to assert and maintain boundaries as adults.
See if you can identify any areas where you could strengthen your boundaries by taking a quiz created for this year's
Hoffman magazine
by counsellor and Hoffman graduate
Susan McGrath
.
Click here
to take the quiz.
For more about Susan's work with couples, individuals and adolescents, visit her website
here
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Hoffman UK Co-Founder Tim Laurence interviewed on
The Life Stylist
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Hoffman graduate
Luke Storey is a former Hollywood fashion stylist turned public speaker, broadcaster and entrepreneur.
The Life Stylist is his weekly podcast, where Luke shares his 'strategies for healing, happiness, and high-performance living.'
Since doing the Process in 2017, Luke says,
'Life has changed drastically in the most positive sense... The Hoffman Process was one of the most profound experiences of my life, which is why I made it my mission after completing the program to share it."
One of The Life Stylist's most recent guests is our very own HoffmanUK co-founder Tim Laurence. From the nature of true forgiveness, and how to 'accept the unacceptable', to how you can salvage relationships you thought were beyond saving, they discuss topics such as childhood abuse, family roles and common patterns of resistance - including why compliance can block change. The interview lasts just over an hour.
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Our first Hoffman Scholarship Ambassador, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
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Wilfred did the Process in 2017 and says, '
My creativity has gone up a gear and I've already won a big piece of business by coming up with a concept that I would not have thought of before Hoffman.' You can read Wilfred's article about the Process
here.
Groups, businesses and individuals who donate the equivalent of a full Process place to our Scholarship fund will join the Hoffman Ambassador ranks.
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French Retreat April 2018: Last few places!
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Our next five-day Hoffman French Retreat takes place at the home of supervising teacher Matthew Pruen and his wife Emma near Bordeaux in south west France. Our April
French Retreat will run from
Monday 16 - Friday 20 April inclusive.
Spaces on this retreat are exclusively available to to Hoffman grads. You can come alone or call some of your Process group and come together. Each of the five days offers connection to the Hoffman tools as well as learning some new techniques. Unlike on the Process, this retreat also offers plenty of time to relax, go on walks or bike rides. Explore the beautiful french countryside or simply lie by the pool and let your Quadrinity relax.
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5Rhythms© - Dance like nobody's watching (because they're not...)
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Our 5Rhythms evening will offer the chance to switch off the Intellect, reconnect to your feelings and express them through movement. In a lovely spacious studio in Battersea, South London, you'll be guided by our Hoffman grad and 5Rhythms instructor, Catherine Gaynor.
There are no steps to learn, and you can simply let go...
Time: 7.00 -9.00pm
Cost: £15/£10 concs.
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Hoffman regional check-ins: Brighton, Bristol or London
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Local Hoffman check-ins are a fun way to keep your Process insights alive. In this relaxed environment, you have a safe space to share authentically, deepen your learning, build a support network of other local Hoffman graduates, and reconnect to your Hoffman Toolkit.
Click on the orange links to find out more about one near you and to book:
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Closure: A celebration of new Hoffie energy
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Closure evenings are open to all Hoffman graduates regardless of where or when you did the Process. Some of you might remember Cheshta and Ginger Buckley who taught here years ago. Cheshta is back here teaching and Ginger is going to be there at closure. So come back and see them too!
Closure starts at 5pm prompt at Florence House and there's no cost to attend. Dinner's on us. All you have to do is
email the office
or call us on (+44)1903 889 990 and let us know that you'd like to come.
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Hoffman events for family and friends
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Information Events
Process Dates
March 10-16: Wait List*
March 31-April 6: Wait List*
April 14-20: Wait List*
May 5-11: Wait list*
May 26-June 1: Wait list*
June 16-22: Available
July 7-13: Available
July 21-27: Available
*
When a Process is on a Wait List, a place may still become available. Ring the office on 01903 88 99 90 for full details.
For a full calendar of Hoffman Information events,
click here
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March Top Tip: A natural expression of passion and love
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Just one of 365 tips from the Hoffman Graduate Journal.
Click here
to order.
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At this time of year, flowers are starting to poke up through the ground and they can surprise us with their beauty and resilience after a winter underground.
Sometime this month, make time to go for a walk in the countryside and admire the beautiful display of colour. You could also go and buy yourself some flowers, or plant some in your garden. Really treat yourself as a reminder of how colourful and wonderful you are too...
If you're in the UK (and not stuck in a snowdrift), now's the time to hunt for snowdrops, wild violets, daffodils and crocuses. Contact your Process group and arrange to go on a walk together. There are some great snowdrop walks
here.
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Hoffman Magazine
Request a copy for yourself or to pass on to friends and family
here
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The Post-Process Website
Events, Downloads and a Hoffman Toolkit
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The Hoffman Post-Process Journal
365 days of the year with Hoffman tools.
Find out more and order
here
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The Hoffman App
A Hoffman teacher in your pocket...
Click
here
to find out more
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