Meredith Futernick-Gerak

08/21/2026

Maternal legacy includes the beliefs, strengths, wounds, expectations, roles, and ways of loving that move through a maternal line.

Just like us, our mothers had protective systems. So did their mothers. Maternal legacy work does not require excusing harm. Understanding can help us reflect:

What did this response learn to protect?

What did it make possible—and what has it cost?

What do I want to keep, and what no longer needs to continue through me?

Motherhood has a way of making the past feel very present. Memories and stories we carry about our own childhood may show up as activation, tension, disconnection, and hyper-vigilance.We might literally hear our mother’s words come out of our own mouths. We may promise ourselves we will do everyth...

08/03/2026

Upcoming Psycholytic Experiential Opportunities

Two upcoming opportunities for clinicians who want to learn psycholytic KAP experientially:

🌿 Low + Slow: Psycholytic Embodied Practice
Friday 8/14 from 1-3pm EDT

A gentle practice weaving together Psycholytic KAP + Yin Yoga.

Explore what becomes possible with support over shape, curiosity over urgency, and room to respond to what emerges.

Learn more + register: lowandslowkap.com

🌱 Mom Parts KAP Lab: Maternal Legacy Gifts + Burdens
September 2 | 12–3 pm ET
Integration: September 3 | 1–2 pm ET

Jessica Tomich Sorci and I will explore the maternal legacies we carry: what has supported us, what has shaped us, and what may be ready to be held differently.

The Lab brings together didactic learning, experiential practice, reflection, and clinical application across KAP preparation, dosing, and integration.

Learn more + register: https://meredithgerak.systeme.io/kaplabs

Both experiences may be attended with prescriber-supported ketamine or completely medicine-free.

A Psycholytic (Low-Dose) Ketamine Assisted Yin Yoga Practice

07/25/2026

A felt sense of sanctuary is the experience of feeling held enough to show up exactly as you are, in that moment, without pressure to perform or conform.It expands beyond safety. Safety is complicated. We don't always know what will feel safe to another person, and we cannot guarantee that an experi...

07/22/2026

Hi everyone!

We are exploring two possible in-person Mom Parts experiences in NYC this fall:
1. A Mom Parts Experiential designed for mothers
2. A practitioner-focused Mom Parts KAP training or experiential learning event

We’re gathering interest before finalizing the format and dates. If either offering speaks to you, or if you know moms or practitioners who may be interested, we would love for you to complete or share this brief form.

The intention of the form is to help us understand what would feel most useful and accessible. It is not a commitment to attend.

Thank you for helping us shape these offerings.

We are exploring two related in-person offerings in NYC: a Mom Parts Experiential for Moms and a Practitioner Learning Event. We are gathering interest before finalizing the dates, format, location, and pricing. Completing this form does not commit you to attending. Your responses will help us under...

07/09/2026

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...

07/07/2026

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...

06/18/2026

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.

06/18/2026

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...

06/15/2026

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.

Motherhood can bring us into some of the most tender, complex, and ...

06/14/2026

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

So many moms are carrying shame, guilt, depletion, ambivalence, and...