S4E05: Jess Rona – Doing The Hoffman Flip

Jess Rona, dog groomer extraordinaire, star of Haute Dog on HBOMax, comedienne, and new Process graduate talks with Drew about self-compassion, vindictiveness toward self, and something Jess calls the Hoffman Flip. When Jess first came to the Process, she heard only whispers from her Spiritual Self. Now, her Dark Side is only a whisper while her Spiritual Self is guiding her life. Jess calls this flip that happens between the Spiritual Self and the Dark Side, The Hoffman Flip. One of the most valuable things Jess took away from the Process is her ability to be compassionate with herself. Jess shares with Drew how she softened into her own humanity. When she came to understand where her patterns came from, she realized that of course, she's like this. This realization opened the door even wider to deep self-compassion. Listen in on this vulnerable, engaging, and funny conversation with Drew and Jess. More about Jess Rona: Jess Rona is the most influential dog groomer today. She's built a devoted following on social media with her signature musical slow-mo blowout videos and her impressive celebrity pet clientele. As a skilled groomer, content creator, and comedian, Jess has created a multi-dimensional grooming empire. After releasing her digital grooming courses, she has solidified her position as a leader and expert in the grooming industry. Jess is the executive producer and star of the most adorable competition series of all time: Haute Dog on HBOMax inspired by her life and brand. When she's not creating poodle content, you can find her at her unique flagship brick and mortar in Larchmont Village in Los Angeles. Or you might find her snuggling with her husband, actor Eric Edelstein, and their two rescue mutts, Meemu and Chupie.  You'll find more about Jess and her products and services here, as well as on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. As mentioned in this episode: Kristen Neff: The three steps of self-compassion. Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor & 90 seconds: When we simply feel and witness the physiological sensations in our body without reacting, the emotion dissipates within 90 seconds. If we continue to feel it after 90 seconds, it's because we're choosing to ruminate on and stay connected to the thoughts. Hoffman Process Terminology: Awareness Hell: In awareness hell, we know we are aware of our patterns and the things we do we wish we didn't do, but we are still unable to change. We understand but feel stuck in this place of hell even though our awareness keeps expanding.  Our work to grow and transform must include three additional steps for change to take place. After Awareness comes Expression, Compassion, and New Ways of Being. All four make up the Cycle of Transformation. Right Road, Left Road & the awkward feeling of your new path: Those first steps onto the right road can feel awkward like first learning to ride a bike.  Even so, we have to keep stepping forward onto the Right Road as we navigate this new unfamiliar place of connecting to, and living from, our Essence, our Spiritual Self.  Too often we stay on the Left Road, hanging onto the known familiarity of it despite its cost in our lives. Be. Do. Have.: We live in a world that puts the BE at the end. Our parent's patterns and the patterns and messages we get from society tell us that we must always be doing something.  Generally, that means working: working to make money or working on ourselves. “Don’t just sit there, do something!” Then, if we DO those things, we will HAVE the right job, enough money, the right relationship, the right group of friends, live in the right neighborhood, etc. Only when those first two are in place will we BE happy and content. Well, that messaging is a pattern.  And it's not the truth.

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Love’s everyday radius is an inspiring collection of conversations with graduates of the Hoffman Process and those impacted by their ripple of change. Our aim is to highlight how the Process enhances reciprocity, gratitude, and responsibility toward the whole. The Hoffman Process is about more than individuals healing themselves. When you change yourself from within, your actions change and you become an integral part of the healing of the world through your own “everyday radius.” Podcast Host: Drew Horning | Sound Engineer: Walt Hubis | Executive Producer: Julie Daley | Podcast Music: Radius of Spirit by Walt Hubis. The Hoffman Quadrinity Process®, founded by Bob Hoffman in 1967 is a week-long residential and personal growth retreat that helps participants identify negative behaviors, moods, and ways of thinking that developed unconsciously and were conditioned in childhood. The Hoffman Process will help you become conscious of and disconnected from negative patterns of thought and behaviors on an emotional, intellectual, physical, and spiritual level in order to make significant positive changes in your life. You will learn to remove habitual ways of thinking and behaving, align with your authentic self, and respond to situations in your life from a place of conscious choice. The Hoffman Institute Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to transformative adult education, spiritual growth, and the personal dimensions of leadership. We serve a diverse population from all walks of life, including business professionals, stay-at-home parents, therapists, students, tradespeople, and those seeking clarity in all aspects of their lives.