Meredith Futernick-Gerak

Bringing Remedy to Shame Shame is often a whole-body experience.It can show up as heat in the face, collapse in the chest, a frozen feeling, an urge to hide, or a harsh inner voice that seems to take over.That is one of the reasons we are bringing Brainspotting-informed work into this month’s Mom Parts KAP Lab on Shame in...

Low + Slow: Psycholytic as a Mindset When I first began exploring psycholytic work, I understood it primarily as a way of describing a low-dose approach to ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Over time, I realized it was pointing me toward a philosophy of practice: one rooted in curiosity, spaciousness, and honoring the pace at which mean...

I’ve been reflecting a lot about my own postpartum journey and how learning the Mom Parts Method from Jessica Tomich Sorci has completely changed the way I understand myself and my experience.

I wrote about this in my newest blog post, ‘What Looks Like Dysfunction May Actually Be Protection: Motherhood, Shame, and KAP’.

If you’re a mom, I hope it helps you feel a little less alone.

If you’re a clinician, I hope it offers a more compassionate lens for understanding maternal mental health.

Read the full blog here: https://www.integrativejourneylearning.com/post/what-looks-like-dysfunction-may-actually-be-protection-motherhood-shame-and-kap

I’d love to hear what resonates with you.

What Looks Like Dysfunction May Actually Be Protection: Motherhood, Shame, and KAP More than one in five perinatal people are diagnosed with a mental health condition during pregnancy or within the first postpartum year (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2023). Motherhood Is Not PathologyWhen we look more closely at the emotional landscape of motherhood, it beco...

Motherhood can bring us into some of the most tender, complex, and often unspoken parts of ourselves.

In this conversation, Jessica Sorci, author of When Good Moms Feel Bad, and Meredith Futernick-Gerak, LPC, explore how non-ordinary states of consciousness, parts work, and KAP can offer moms a more compassionate, non-pathologizing path toward healing.

Together, we reflect on how the Mom Parts framework can help clinicians support these experiences with more nuance, care, and compassion.

This conversation is also part of the invitation into our upcoming NYC event:

When Good Moms Feel Bad: A Day Retreat + Experiential Clinical Training
Saturday, June 27
Journey Clinical HQ | NYC
7 NBCC CE Hours

This intimate in-person day will include:

✨ Mom Parts Mapping for KAP preparation, dosing, and integration
✨ Experiential exercises and reflective discussion
✨ A restorative “Low + Slow” psycholytic embodied movement practice
✨ Lunch, snacks, and community
✨ A signed copy of When Good Moms Feel Bad + Mom Parts Cards
✨ A sound bath to close the day
✨ Manhattan skyline views

This is continuing education designed to feel restorative, relational, and deeply human.

Check out MomPartsKAP.com for more info.

Non-Ordinary States & Healing with The Mom Parts Method Motherhood can bring us into some of the most tender, complex, and ...

What if maternal shame isn’t pathology?

So many moms are carrying guilt, depletion, ambivalence, resentment, grief, and inner criticism; often without enough space to name what’s really happening inside.

In this clip from our free webinar, Jessica Sorci and I explore a more compassionate, non-pathologizing way to understand maternal mental health.

For clinicians who want to go deeper:

✨ July Mom Parts KAP Lab: Turning Toward Shame

✨ June 27 NYC Day Retreat + Experiential Clinical Training: When Good Moms Feel Bad

Learn more at MomPartsKAP.com

Motherhood's Toll on Mental Health So many moms are carrying shame, guilt, depletion, ambivalence, and...

What if earning CE hours felt restorative?

Most continuing education asks us to sit longer, think harder, and absorb more information.

This day is designed differently.

On June 27, we’re gathering in NYC for a day of experiential learning, reflection, community, and restoration.

You’ll earn 7 NBCC CE hours while exploring:

✧ The Mom Parts framework through a KAP-informed lens

✧ Experiential Parts Mapping exercises

✧ Low + Slow: A Psycholytic Embodied Movement Practice

✧ Integration through a restorative sound bath and reflection experience

✧ Lunch, connection, and meaningful conversation with fellow clinicians

Together, Jessica Sorci (author of When Good Moms Feel Bad) and I will explore a compassionate, non-pathologizing approach to maternal mental health, shame, identity, depletion, and healing.

Whether you come as a clinician, a parent, or simply a human navigating complexity, our hope is that you leave feeling both professionally inspired and personally nourished.

Because professional development doesn’t have to come at the expense of your nervous system.

📍 Journey Clinical HQ | NYC
🗓 Saturday, June 27
🎓 7 NBCC CE Hours

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What if earning your CE hours felt more like a retreat than a training?

On Saturday, June 27, Jessica Sorci, author of When Good Moms Feel Bad, and I are gathering at Journey Clinical HQ in NYC for an intimate day of experiential learning, reflection, connection, and restoration.

Together we’ll explore the Mom Parts framework through the lens of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), while creating space to connect with the parts of ourselves that often get overlooked in traditional professional development.

This day includes:

✨ 7 NBCC CE Hours
✨ Experiential learning and discussion
✨ Mom Parts Mapping for KAP preparation, dosing, and integration
✨ Lunch included
✨ Mom Parts Cards + signed book
✨ Restorative practices
✨ Sound bath to close the day

This isn’t about sitting through hours of slides.

It’s about learning in a way that supports both your clinical work and your nervous system.

📍 Journey Clinical HQ, NYC
🗓 Saturday, June 27

🎟 Journey Clinical members receive $100 off with code JC100

Space is intentionally limited to keep the gathering intimate.

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