When Good Moms Feel Bad: An Empowering Guide for Transforming Guilt, Anxiety, and Anger Into Compassion, Confidence, and Connectedness -- Jessica Tomich Sorci, Hardcover

"This is a brilliant adaptation of the IFS model of therapy; addressing 'Mom Parts' is a groundbreaking way to help mothers improve their mental health. When Good Moms Feel Bad is a must-read."
--Richard Schwartz, PhD, creator of Internal Family Systems and author of No Bad Parts

Moms have it hard; whether it's ingrained beliefs, the pressures of everything from social expectations to social media, or their own childhood wounds, even the best moms can feel like they are flailing--and failing. Psychotherapists and moms Jessica Tomich Sorci and Rebecca Geshuri see this every day in their practices. With compassion, humor and paradoxical wisdom, Tomich Sorci and Geshuri address difficult and often suppressed emotions such as: fear, anger, guilt, disappointment, ambivalence, and the shame and grief that ubiquitously accompany motherhood. In the first book applying Internal Family Systems to motherhood, they share their revelatory adaptation of IFS to validate these feelings, helping moms to accept and work through them. Introducing the concept of "parts" as well as the techniques of unblending (separating from reactions and recognizing them as parts) and befriending (bringing warmth and curiosity to individual parts), Tomich Sorci and Geshuri's simple and practical program offers a way for any mom anywhere to identify her pain points, make sense of her distress--and begin to find relief.

Author: Jessica Tomich Sorci,Rebecca Geshuri
Publisher: Balance
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780306837708

About the Author
Jessica Tomich Sorci, LMFT, is a pioneer in the field of maternal mental health, bringing her expertise in Internal Family Systems into the developmental realm of motherhood, creating a paradigm shift in how we understand mom-psychology. As a Level 3 Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist, an IFSI Approved Clinical Consultant and a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional with advanced training in Intimacy From the Inside Out (working with couples using IFS), Jessica brings a wealth of compassion and knowledge about reproductive mental health to the clinical training and supervision of therapists as well as to the healing journeys of mothers.

Rebecca Geshuri, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She holds certifications in Internal Family Systems, Perinatal Mental Health, and Brainspotting. In addition to seeing moms and their partners in her private practice in Campbell, California, Rebecca teaches workshops to therapists, physicians, doulas, and yoga practitioners. She has presented at the IFS Institute and Postpartum Support International conferences and has been featured on the Mom & Mind, The Child Psych, and Securely Attached podcasts. Rebecca is the Founder of Second Street Collective, which provides psychotherapy and support to moms and their families. Rebecca's work is grounded in the profound and extraordinary experience of being a mom to three daughters.