Hidden Parts

Hidden Parts is a podcast about your mental chatter—the inner voices that shape how you live, work and lead. This show explores why they show up and what to do when they get loud so you can move forward with more confidence. Host Tracy Candido, executive coach and workshop facilitator, introduces a neuroscience-backed method inspired by parts work as a tool for every day life. Each episode shares stories, insights and actionable ways to befriend your inner world and separate the noise from the wisdom. + Hidden Parts is edited by Softer Sounds + Collage image on podcast art is by Jesse Draxler

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Episodes

How To Decode Your Mental Chatter

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...

Aug 13, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 1

In Session With Cody: Hidden Parts and Creative Work

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 thei...

Aug 12, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Pick Up Your Brain Phone! (Your Hidden Parts Are Calling)

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 o...

Aug 11, 2025•10 min

Martin Scorsese Your Parts (Character Studies for Your Inner Voices)

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 ...

Aug 10, 2025•11 min•Season 1Ep. 4

In Session With Francesca: Hidden Parts and Leadership

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, collaboratio...

Aug 09, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Getting Trippy: Talking To Your Hidden Parts

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 i...

Aug 08, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Leading With Your Hidden Parts

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 inf...

Aug 07, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 7

From Insight To Action: You Are The One You've Been Waiting For

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 n...

Jul 02, 2025•11 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Introducing: Hidden Parts!

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. Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hidden Parts Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter where you can download a free workbook with a mapping exercise to follow along at your own pace. The link to the free workbook will be embedded in the welcome email, so check your inbox! https://hidden...

Apr 30, 2025•3 min

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