Wise

About Wise

We live in a world that teaches us to look outside ourselves for answers. But what if the clarity we’re seeking has been within us all along? On Wise, Sharon Hoffman explores what it means to re-orient to a deeper understanding of ourselves and the nature of life — living from wisdom rather than fear, conditioning, or old patterns. Through real conversations drawn from live sessions with a global audience, listeners discover how clarity emerges when we reconnect with our inner truth. Each episode explores the questions that shape our lives — relationships, purpose, uncertainty, fulfillment, identity, and the deeper patterns beneath them. Wise is about remembering what we already know.

Publisher

Sharon Hoffman

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 May 2026

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   Pivoting Toward Wisdom in Dating, Work, and Friendship

   What happens when we change how we approach the challenges in our love relationships, at work, and with friends? Sometimes a simple pivot toward our deeper wisdom opens possibilities we haven't considered. In this episode of Wise, Sharon speaks with three women from different parts of the world about trusting our inner knowing, breaking familiar patterns, and discovering new ways forward. The first conversation begins with a cardiologist who regularly uses her intuition alongside her medical training but recognizes that she relies heavily on intellectual analysis in her personal life. As she explores a longstanding, on-again, off-again romantic relationship, Sharon demonstrates how engaging head, heart, and gut together can bring greater clarity. In a later reflection, Sharon considers how our earliest experiences of love can unconsciously shape the partners we choose, even when those relationships leave us feeling drained. Next, a woman describes a recurring pattern of colleagues sabotaging her at work. As they talk, she realizes that she's been suppressing her naturally joyful, expressive personality to avoid attracting negative attention. Sharon offers a different approach: rather than dimming her light to protect herself, what if she brings her full, authentic self into the workplace? The possibility leaves her feeling unexpectedly jubiliant. In the final conversation, a woman asks how Sharon remains calm and present during difficult exchanges. Sharon describes the expanded state of being she experiences when she's fully aligned with her purpose. The conversation then turns to a friend who is struggling to change difficult circumstances. Sharon offers a different understanding of support: we cannot take responsibility for someone else's life, but we can offer love, acceptance, and the freedom for them to find their own way. From romantic relationships to workplace dynamics and friendship, these conversations reveal how changing the way we show up can change what becomes possible in our lives.

2. 

   27 Oct 2026

   When Consciousness Transforms Reality

   What if changing our consciousness can change our physical bodies, our relationships, and the circumstances of our lives? What we believe and how we live from those beliefs can transform the reality we create. In this episode of Wise, Sharon shares a flowing conversation with three people about consciousness, beliefs, and our capacity to create change from the inside out. The conversation begins with a woman who is having difficulty sleeping. Together, they consider how our beliefs and expectations can influence our physical biology and what becomes possible when we approach familiar challenges from a different state of consciousness. The discussion expands to an extraordinary account from Andrew Weil about a psychedelic experience during which he reports that a longstanding cat allergy disappears and never returns. Bruce Lipton's The Biology of Belief also enters the conversation as they consider the relationship between consciousness, beliefs, and cellular biology. A second participant reflects on his own difficulties with sleep and how easily we can understand these principles intellectually yet forget to apply them in everyday life. A newcomer then joins the conversation, deeply resonating with what he's hearing. Drawing on his spiritual beliefs and personal experiences, he shares how changing the way he shows up in his marriage transforms the direction of his life. His story illustrates how an inner shift can lead to profound changes in our relationships and circumstances. Sharon closes with a personal reflection on her time in Bali, where she encounters an extraordinary culture of mutual care, connection, and belonging. Returning to an American culture often shaped by individualism and competition, she struggles to sustain that feeling and longs to return to Bali. Eventually, she discovers that she doesn't have to live somewhere else to have the life she desires. By cultivating that same consciousness within herself, she creates a life rooted in the connection and belonging she once believed she could find only in Bali. These conversations explore consciousness, beliefs, the mind-body connection, sleep, psychedelics, relationships, belonging, and our capacity to transform our lives by changing what we live from within.

3. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Staying on the Same Side When Someone Crosses a Line

   What do we do when someone crosses a line—whether through everyday disrespect or outright prejudice? We can remain silent, withdraw, or fight back. But what if there's another way—one that honors ourselves while inviting the other person into greater understanding? In this episode of Wise, Sharon explores how we can respond to difficult interactions with honesty, self-respect, curiosity, and compassion, without turning against one another. In the first conversation, someone wonders how to respond to a friend who repeatedly texts while they're spending time together. Is it better to speak up or simply accept the behavior? Together, they explore how turning inward helps us recognize what we're experiencing and express ourselves honestly and lovingly, without criticism or judgment. The conversation then moves into the deeper challenges of perceived differences and cultural identity. Two women, one from an African culture and the other from India, share experiences of being treated differently because of how others perceive their backgrounds, appearance, and identities. Through their conversations about intersectionality, they explore how to respond to prejudice without allowing it to define the relationship or deepen the divide. Rather than calling people out, what might happen if we call them in—remaining curious, finding common ground, and inviting greater understanding? Drawing on the wisdom of Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning and the strategy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, these conversations illuminate the courage it takes to remain engaged, speak honestly, and recognize our shared humanity even in the face of prejudice. These conversations explore prejudice, cultural identity, self-respect, compassionate communication, inner wisdom, and how we can speak up when someone crosses a line while remaining on the same side of our shared humanity.

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