Have you ever considered that you might already be in a trance?

In this episode, I sit down with Zarina Tariq, Integrated Clinical Hypnotherapist and Empowerment Coach based in Cincinnati, to explore hypnotherapy as a powerful bridge to healing, self-trust, and inner knowing.

We talk about how many of us walk through life in unconscious “trance states” shaped by limiting beliefs, emotional wounds, and protective patterns — and how hypnotherapy can gently help us wake up.

Zarina shares the history of hypnotherapy, what it actually is (and isn’t), and clears up common misconceptions about hypnosis. We explore the difference between everyday trance states and intentionally entering trance “at will” for healing and transformation.

You’ll also hear:

• What a typical hypnotherapy session looks like

• How hypnotherapy helps access the subconscious mind

• How it supports breaking self-sabotaging patterns

• The similarities and differences between hypnotherapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS)

• The connection between hypnotherapy and chakras

• My personal experience working with Zarina

Zarina Tariq is an Integrated Clinical Hypnotherapist and Empowerment Coach based in Cincinnati. She helps individuals break free from limiting beliefs, emotional blocks, and self-sabotaging patterns by addressing root causes rather than surface-level symptoms.

Blending hypnotherapy, energy work, and coaching, Zarina empowers her clients to unlock the vast potential of their subconscious minds, cultivate self-confidence, and step into their personal power with clarity and confidence.

Website: https://zarinatk11.wixsite.com/zarina Instagram: @zarinatariq11

Email: zarinatk11@gmail.com

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In this powerful and deeply validating conversation, I sit down with Jessica Tomich Sorci, LMFT, Level 3 Certified IFS Therapist and creator of the Mom Parts Method, to talk about something so many mothers silently carry:

Mom parts.

The anxious ones. The angry ones. The overwhelmed ones. The “I should be better at this” ones.

And the truth that often feels radical: There are no bad mom parts.

Jessica brings her expertise in Internal Family Systems and perinatal mental health to help us understand how motherhood activates powerful manager and firefighter parts—and how IFS offers a compassionate path forward.

• What “mom parts” are and why they make so much sense

• Common manager mom parts

• Common firefighter mom parts

• Why guilt and shame keep moms blended with their parts

• How IFS helps mothers unblend and move toward compassion instead of self-criticism

• The cultural burdens of motherhood and the impossible expectations placed on women

• How vulnerable parts can re-emerge as our children reach different developmental stages

• The concerning decline in maternal mental health—and why this isn’t about individual failure

• The “selfish vs. selfless” burden so many mothers carry internally

• Jessica’s Mom Part Cards for self-reflection and how to use them in daily life

• Her groundbreaking new book, When Good Moms Feel Bad

Jessica Tomich Sorci, LMFT, is a Level 3 Certified IFS Therapist, IFSI Approved Clinical Consultant, Certified Perinatal Mental Health therapist, and creator of the Mom Parts Method. She has spent over 15 years helping mothers understand and befriend their parts through compassionate, accessible IFS language.

Jessica trains clinicians through her Mothercentered certification program and supports moms through her membership community.

Her new book When Good Moms Feel Bad: An Empowering Guide for Transforming Guilt, Anxiety and Anger into Compassion, Confidence and Connectedness is a transformative resource for mothers navigating guilt, anxiety, and anger.

Learn more: www.momparts.com Website: jessicasorci.com Instagram: @jessicatomichsorci Email: https://www.jessicatomichsorci.com/when-good-moms-feel-bad

If you are a mother who has ever thought:

“Why am I reacting like this?” “Why do I feel so much guilt?” “What’s wrong with me?”

This episode is for you.

And for therapists supporting mothers, this conversation offers language, compassion, and tools that can profoundly shift your work.

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In this episode, I’m joined by IFS therapist, consultant, and author Max Littman, LCSW, for a deeply meaningful conversation about his groundbreaking new book:

Internal Family Systems Therapy for Gay and Queer Men: A Companion for After Coming Out

Max’s work centers the lived experiences of gay and queer men through an Internal Family Systems lens, offering a compassionate, culturally attuned resource for healing after the coming out process—when many parts, burdens, and relational dynamics can become activated in new ways.

This episode is filled with tenderness, truth, and the powerful reminder that taking up space creates space—and that vulnerability can become an invitation for collective healing.

• Why Max wrote a companion for AFTER coming out, rather than before

• The emotional and relational layers that can emerge in the years following coming out

• How cultural burdens within gay and queer communities can shape internal parts and protective strategies

• The importance of representation, visibility, and storytelling as a form of collective unburdening

• Max’s personal experience navigating identity, attachment, and healing after coming out

• The powerful role of media and relational narratives, including reflections on Heated Rivalry and the impact of seeing queer struggle and love portrayed honestly

• An IFS-informed practice "The Pool Party" for meeting and understanding different parts

• Max’s heartfelt message to gay and queer men seeking deeper connection, healing, and wholeness

Max reminds us that healing doesn’t stop once someone comes out. In many ways, it’s only the beginning of a deeper internal journey—one that includes meeting the parts shaped by shame, longing, belonging, protection, and cultural expectation.

This conversation offers a supportive and empowering path toward Self-leadership, authenticity, and relational healing.

Max Littman, LCSW, is an IFS therapist, consultant, and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His work focuses on attunement, attachment, cultural burdens, and relational and neurobiological understandings of trauma. He specializes in working with gay and queer men and provides mentorship to therapists in private practice.

Max has served as a Program Assistant for IFS Level 1 and Somatic IFS Step 2 trainings. He is also the author of a widely read IFS blog exploring themes such as the weaponization of Self, the practice of attunement, and the importance of normalizing therapeutic missteps.

His new book is the first IFS book to center gay and queer men:

Internal Family Systems Therapy for Gay and Queer Men: A Companion for After Coming Out

Max’s Website: https://maxlittman.com/

Order the Book: https://a.co/d/6WA6iIO

If you are a gay or queer man navigating identity, relationships, belonging, or the inner world that unfolds after coming out—this episode and Max’s book offer a compassionate companion for the journey.

And for therapists, allies, and loved ones who want to better understand and support the gay and queer experience, this conversation is a powerful reminder of the importance of culturally attuned, representation-centered healing spaces.

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