Ever feel like your mind is full of chatter? Second-guessing, over-complication, and self-doubt? You’re not alone. In this first episode of Hidden Parts, we dive into why your mental chatter gets so loud—especially when you’re on the brink of something new—and how to decode it. I’ll share why your brain is wired this way, introduce you to "parts work" (a game-changing tool for making sense of inner conflict), and give you practical ways to start moving through the noise. Tune in to learn how to stop battling your own mind and start making aligned, courageous choices.

Notes:

Parts work is a term made popular by Richard Schwartz, author of the book No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model.

This podcast is not a substitute for therapy or professional mental health care. It is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered a replacement for a relationship with a licensed therapist.

In the last episode, you learned about why your mental chatter shows up. But what does it actually sound like when someone sits down and starts sorting through the noise in real-time?

In this episode, I’m joined by writer and artist Cody Cook-Parrott to do exactly that. In our real coaching session, Cody’s in the thick of editing their sixth book—procrastinating hard, missing deadlines, and feeling completely overwhelmed. But as we peel back the layers, it’s not just about edits. It’s about their inner parts trying to protect them: the tantruming toddler, the stressed-out assistant, and the wise elder all trying to take the lead.

Together, we map what it looks like to move from gridlock to grounded action. You’ll hear:

• How Cody learned to reassign roles to their inner voices

• Why the editing work triggered a deep internal freeze

• What shifted when they invited a more resourced part to take charge

• Why play, compassion, and a little structure can change everything

• And how building a relationship with your inner champion builds actual momentum

This episode is a front-row seat to the kind of inner transformation that helps you do your most meaningful creative work—even when the world feels unsteady.

Ever feel stuck but can’t figure out why? In this hands-on mini-workshop episode, Tracy guides you through an exercise to start to identify and map out your inner voices—the ones pushing, doubting, fixing, or hiding—so you can make clearer, more confident choices.

Whether you're walking, multitasking, or journaling, you’ll begin to shift your internal system toward more balance and clarity.

We’ll explore:

• Why feeling stuck is often a result of competing inner voices

• How to identify which parts of you are running the show

• A visual or mental exercise to map your parts

• How to rebalance the voices for more aligned action

• One small next step to experiment with after the episode

Subscribe to the Hidden Parts Hotline where you can download a free workbook with a mapping exercise to follow along at your own pace.

You’ve met your hidden parts, those inner voices that shape how you live, work and lead. Now it’s time to direct them.

In this guided episode, you’ll turn your loudest inner voice into a fully developed character—because the more you understand your parts, the more power you have to work with them (instead of being hijacked by them). Whether your inner Doubter sounds like a snarky teenager or your Perfectionist wears a crisp power suit, we’ll bring your mental chatter to life in vivid, creative detail.

In this episode, we’ll explore:

• How to give your parts a personality, voice, and vibe

• What your parts truly care about underneath their behavior

• Why embodying your parts leads to more awareness and less reactivity

• What happens when you meet your inner voices with curiosity, not control

• How character work deepens your ability to self-coach and shift patterns

Subscribe to the Hidden Parts Hotline newsletter to grab your Hidden Parts Workbook to follow along in more detail, and let’s give your inner voices a casting call.

What happens when your leadership style doesn’t fit the traditional mold of “executive presence”? In this live coaching session, Tracy works with Francesca, a principal designer navigating feedback that suggests she needs to share more of her perspective—but what if her greatest strength isn’t being the loudest voice in the room?

Together, they uncover the inner tension between her cautious part that fears getting it wrong and the budding part of Francesca that leads with curiosity, collaboration, and deep noticing.

In this episode, we explore:

• How to navigate the inner voices that show up when receiving tough feedback

• When your leadership style doesn’t match what your company is expecting from you

• How to bring your full self to high-stakes environments

• Why being quiet doesn’t mean you’re not leading

• A simple way to start leading with more confidence on your terms

By the end of the episode, you'll see how naming and nurturing your inner voices might be the boldest leadership move of all.

What if one of the wisest voices you could listen to was already living inside you?

In this guided visualization episode, you’ll parachute into your inner world and meet one of your hidden parts face-to-face. It might sound a little trippy (because it is), but it’s also a powerful, neuroscience-backed way to get clarity, calm, and deeper self-trust. Whether your part is a panicked perfectionist or a wise risk-taker, they’ve got something to tell you—if you’re willing to listen.

Episode 6 is an invitation to slow down, imagine, and listen in a way that we rarely make time for. No candles or third eyes required! Just curiosity and a willingness to connect with the parts of yourself that are trying to help.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll:

• Drop into an inner landscape to meet a part of yourself face-to-face

• Discover how to tune into where that part lives in your body

• Ask your part what it wants for you, what it needs, and what wisdom it’s carrying

• Practice building trust and boundaries with your inner voices without trying to silence them

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Want a place to reflect on what you discover?
✅ Subscribe to the Hidden Parts Hotline and get the free self-coaching toolkit, with guided exercises for every episode, including this full guided exercise and space to write down what comes up: https://hiddenparts.substack.com/

🌀 Want even more support in making sense of what your parts are telling you? Connect with me for a 1:1 Clarity Session to go deeper: https://www.wavemakercoaching.com/

What does it mean to lead in a chaotic world when your own thoughts are pulling you in different directions?

In this episode of Hidden Parts, we explore how understanding your inner voices isn’t just self-awareness, it’s leadership. Leadership means many things. It’s not just about being the loudest voice in the room! It’s about knowing which part of you to trust in a given moment. It’s about showing up with steadiness, even when things feel uncertain. And it’s about cultivating the kind of influence that starts from the inside out. Whether you're leading a team, a project, or just leading yourself through uncertainty, this episode will teach you how your hidden parts can help you lead with more confidence, curiosity, and clarity.

🎧 In this episode, you'll learn:

• • How your hidden parts help you lead

  • Why creative leadership is especially urgent and powerful in this moment of uncertainty

  • The four distinct ways leadership shows up

  • How to lead in a way that is meaningful to you

  • How to identify your inner champion, the part of you that knows the way forward, even in high-pressure moments

  • How to call on the parts of you that are aligned with your values and connected to your instincts

  • A reflection practice to identify the leadership style you want to strengthen right now

  
  

Want a place to reflect on what you discover?

✅ Subscribe to the Hidden Parts Hotline and get the free self-coaching toolkit, with guided exercises for every episode, including this full guided exercise and space to write down what comes up: https://hiddenparts.substack.com/

🌀 Want even more support in making sense of what your parts are telling you? Connect with me for a 1:1 Clarity Session to go deeper: https://www.wavemakercoaching.com/

We’ve spent this season getting to know your hidden parts—the inner voices shaping your choices, confidence, and creative direction. Now it’s time to take all that insight and do something with it.

In this final episode of Season 1, Tracy introduces her Breadcrumb Method, a gentle, non-linear way to move from insight to action without burning out. Inspired by design thinking and coaching tools, this method helps you practice sustainable change, one tiny, powerful step at a time.

Whether you’re navigating a big decision, trying to lead with more clarity, or simply want to trust yourself more, this episode is your guide for applying parts work to your actual life.

Episode Takeaways:

• Why insight alone isn’t enough to generate change

• How to turn parts awareness into sustainable action

• A step-by-step breakdown of Tracy's Breadcrumb Method

• Examples of small, doable steps you can try this week

Hidden Parts is a podcast about your mental chatter–the inner voices that shape how you live, work and lead. On this show we’ll explore why they show up and what to do when they get really loud so you can move forward with more confidence.

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