Chandler Hoffman
@chandlerhoffman.bsky.social
Psychologist, Peacemaker Mediator and podcast host with a love for helping folks enjoy healthy relationship through friendship and belonging practices.
Link to Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hometown-friends/id1725910680
Link to Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hometown-friends/id1725910680
Happy Halloween:
When your Hometown Friends identify with music that is aggressive and loud the culture is a kin to a Tim Burton movie
#timburton #halloween #hometownfriends #podcast
When your Hometown Friends identify with music that is aggressive and loud the culture is a kin to a Tim Burton movie
#timburton #halloween #hometownfriends #podcast
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Happy Halloween:
When your Hometown Friends identify with music that is aggressive and loud the culture is a kin to a Tim Burton movie
#timburton #halloween #hometownfriends #podcast
When your Hometown Friends identify with music that is aggressive and loud the culture is a kin to a Tim Burton movie
#timburton #halloween #hometownfriends #podcast
Reconnecting with Hometown Friends is effortless, maintaining friendships takes effort. #hometownfriendspod #Friendship #belonging #socialhealth
September 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Reconnecting with Hometown Friends is effortless, maintaining friendships takes effort. #hometownfriendspod #Friendship #belonging #socialhealth
A little piece to explain why Im so passionate about Hometown Friends and social health for all
September 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A little piece to explain why Im so passionate about Hometown Friends and social health for all
College age young people have to think about what friendships are right for them. #collegefriendships #hometownfriendspod
September 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
College age young people have to think about what friendships are right for them. #collegefriendships #hometownfriendspod
Building belonging through friendship is a passion and podcasting can be an initiative for social health
August 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Building belonging through friendship is a passion and podcasting can be an initiative for social health
We can incentivize people to stay sober! It works
Check the research: reasonstobecheerful.world/paying-drug-...
Check the research: reasonstobecheerful.world/paying-drug-...
August 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We can incentivize people to stay sober! It works
Check the research: reasonstobecheerful.world/paying-drug-...
Check the research: reasonstobecheerful.world/paying-drug-...
New podcast logo
New Episode out
New Episode out
July 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New podcast logo
New Episode out
New Episode out
June 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Psychological attachment happens with caregivers but repeats itself in childhood friendships #attachment #friendship #securebase #podcast
June 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Psychological attachment happens with caregivers but repeats itself in childhood friendships #attachment #friendship #securebase #podcast
The podcast about our most foundational friendships is called Hometown Friends.
These are the stories that define our lives.
#friendship #childhoodfriends
#gratitude
#hometownfriends
#podcast
These are the stories that define our lives.
#friendship #childhoodfriends
#gratitude
#hometownfriends
#podcast
June 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The podcast about our most foundational friendships is called Hometown Friends.
These are the stories that define our lives.
#friendship #childhoodfriends
#gratitude
#hometownfriends
#podcast
These are the stories that define our lives.
#friendship #childhoodfriends
#gratitude
#hometownfriends
#podcast
When you grow up in a hometown like Berkeley and raise your kids in other locations, you gonna bust out some dance moves for them! #hometownfriendspod
#dancemoves
#berkeley
#childhoodfriendships
#dancemoves
#berkeley
#childhoodfriendships
June 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
When you grow up in a hometown like Berkeley and raise your kids in other locations, you gonna bust out some dance moves for them! #hometownfriendspod
#dancemoves
#berkeley
#childhoodfriendships
#dancemoves
#berkeley
#childhoodfriendships
One of the first episodes of my podcast was with my first grade friend and it was a touching experience of reconnecting and sharing of love between 2 men who grew up together and stayed loosely connected having a conversation to review it all. #hometownfriendspod #berkeley #friendship #love #re
May 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
One of the first episodes of my podcast was with my first grade friend and it was a touching experience of reconnecting and sharing of love between 2 men who grew up together and stayed loosely connected having a conversation to review it all. #hometownfriendspod #berkeley #friendship #love #re
When you’re from somewhere that you have identify with like Berkeley, you make sure you tell your kids the stories. #placeidentity #hometownfriends #berkeley #raisingkids
May 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
When you’re from somewhere that you have identify with like Berkeley, you make sure you tell your kids the stories. #placeidentity #hometownfriends #berkeley #raisingkids
May 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Hometown friendships help us build resources!
April 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hometown friendships help us build resources!
I bet you can think of a time that your childhood friend helped you or supported you in a time of need. They help us build resilience and feel belonging! #belonging #hometownfriendspod #friendship
#lifelongfriends
#lifelongfriends
April 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I bet you can think of a time that your childhood friend helped you or supported you in a time of need. They help us build resilience and feel belonging! #belonging #hometownfriendspod #friendship
#lifelongfriends
#lifelongfriends
Wholeness comes from within but friends add so much value to our lives! #selflove #hometownfriendspod
Chosen Family || Hometown Friends || Season 2, Episode 6
youtu.be/8t9titHilSo
Chosen Family || Hometown Friends || Season 2, Episode 6
youtu.be/8t9titHilSo
April 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wholeness comes from within but friends add so much value to our lives! #selflove #hometownfriendspod
Chosen Family || Hometown Friends || Season 2, Episode 6
youtu.be/8t9titHilSo
Chosen Family || Hometown Friends || Season 2, Episode 6
youtu.be/8t9titHilSo
My next guest dropped out of high school and became a successful real estate developer in Oakland. He also is a good friend to many. #realestatedeveloper #oakland #friendship #podcast
April 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My next guest dropped out of high school and became a successful real estate developer in Oakland. He also is a good friend to many. #realestatedeveloper #oakland #friendship #podcast
Some friends are like family and the support they provide is profoundly important to our lives. #hometownfriendspod
#friendslikefamily
#friendslikefamily
March 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Some friends are like family and the support they provide is profoundly important to our lives. #hometownfriendspod
#friendslikefamily
#friendslikefamily
Father Figures are a part of the hometown friend experience and this man has been a mainstay in my life inspiring me to be kind! #friendships #kindness
March 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Father Figures are a part of the hometown friend experience and this man has been a mainstay in my life inspiring me to be kind! #friendships #kindness
I hope that my podcast that centers the stories of friendships of our youth and adolescence can inspire people to be more aware of how these relationships are the building blocks of our social development and be a resource for a lonely and disconnected society
March 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I hope that my podcast that centers the stories of friendships of our youth and adolescence can inspire people to be more aware of how these relationships are the building blocks of our social development and be a resource for a lonely and disconnected society
“It’s the Realness”
Im inspired by the work of Barbara Fredrikson’s work on positive emotions but my guest said it best!
#positivity
#connectedness
#hometownfriends
Im inspired by the work of Barbara Fredrikson’s work on positive emotions but my guest said it best!
#positivity
#connectedness
#hometownfriends
March 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“It’s the Realness”
Im inspired by the work of Barbara Fredrikson’s work on positive emotions but my guest said it best!
#positivity
#connectedness
#hometownfriends
Im inspired by the work of Barbara Fredrikson’s work on positive emotions but my guest said it best!
#positivity
#connectedness
#hometownfriends
Hometown Friends have memories that make them laugh at how silly we were in our younger days. Can you do the PeeWee?
March 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hometown Friends have memories that make them laugh at how silly we were in our younger days. Can you do the PeeWee?
I love talking to young people about their friendships. My latest guests give great advice about what it takes to cultivate and maintain friendships. #hometownfriendspod
#friendshipmatters
#friendshipmatters
March 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I love talking to young people about their friendships. My latest guests give great advice about what it takes to cultivate and maintain friendships. #hometownfriendspod
#friendshipmatters
#friendshipmatters
March 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM