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The Light Inside

Discover How Subconscious & Unconscious Patterns Shape Your Life

The Light Inside Podcast is your global educational community for deep, transformative insights. Designed for curious academics and therapeutic professionals, we simplify the complex world of subconscious and unconscious patterns into actionable wisdom.


“Dive deep with us and reshape your world—one pattern at a time.”

Explore primary and secondary patterns with The Light Inside Podcast—a global hub for academics, therapeutic practitioners, and change-leaders.

Our Mission: Our goal is simple: to help you identify, assess, and transform the hidden patterns that mold every decision, habit, and emotion in your life.

Join the Movement: Embark on a journey of transformation. Unlock the secrets of the mind and body connection, revolutionizing your daily actions. Subscribe now to access deep, actionable insights that empower change.

What’s Inside:

  • Expert Insights: Learn from global academics and thought leaders.
  • Actionable Strategies: Master the blueprint of your inner world.
  • Transformative Community: Join an educational community dedicated to lasting personal growth.

Illuminating adaptive patterns across body, relationship, and context.

Recent Episodes

Jan. 22, 2026

When Coherence Protects Too Much: Adaptive Dissociation, Self-Sealing…

We engage in a profound conversation with Mike Cuevas, who shares his lived experience with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). We delve into the concept of coherence and its critical role in the context of DID, emphasizing that coherence is not merely a goal but an embodiment within the therapeu…

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Jan. 16, 2026

Reintegration Over Performance: How Embodied Compassion Restores Iden…

A trauma-informed conversation on how early attachment shapes performance identities, dissociative bypassing, and over-functioning in therapeutic roles—exploring somatic awareness, identity flexibility, and building adaptive capacity without flattening complexity.

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Jan. 8, 2026

When Calm Is Over-Performance: Adaptive Dissociation, Over-Resourcing…

In this episode of The Light Inside, host Jeffrey Besecker delves into the concept of containment and its role in emotional regulation with breathwork facilitator D' Layne Benson. Together, they explore how emotional bypassing and avoidance can hinder our ability to process and integrate experience…

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Nov. 19, 2025

Limerence, Attachment Trauma & Over-Functioning: How Hypervigilant ‘S…

In this episode of The Light Inside, host Jeffrey Besecker delves into the concept of limerence and its connection to unresolved attachment trauma. He explores how overwhelming desires to please others often stem from old patterns of behavior, such as hypervigilance and overfunctioning, which can m…

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Oct. 15, 2025

Unresolved Psychological Data and the Body’s Memory: How Somatic Attu…

Somatic integration is essential for deepening our understanding of the complex relationship between bodily sensations and cognitive processes. This integration is vital for enhancing emotional regulation and self-awareness, as discussed in the podcast episode.

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Sept. 13, 2025

Safeguarding the Self: How Avoidance Protects Us—and How to Reconnect…

In this episode of The Light Inside, host Jeffrey Biesecker delves into the concept of avoidance as an emotional coping strategy. He discusses how unresolved psychological issues can disrupt emotional regulation and self-awareness.

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Sept. 9, 2025

Beyond the Diagnosis: How Suppressed Beliefs Sabotage Chronic Healing

In this episode of The Light Inside, we explore how disconnection, emotional empathy gaps, and unresolved psychological data shape the way chronic illness is experienced and treated. Joined by holistic physician Dr. Brad Montagne, we uncover how unconscious beliefs and meta-cognitive dissonance oft…

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July 2, 2025

Encoded Behaviors: How Epigenetics, Trauma, and DNA Shape Our Mental …

What if the blueprint for how we process stress, emotion, and even trauma wasn’t just written by our life story—but by those who came before us?

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June 20, 2025

Driven or Disconnected: The Hidden Cost of Overachievement and Condit…

This episode explores the subconscious and unconscious patterns driving the compulsion to over-perform as a form of adaptive self-abandonment. Joining us is Albert Bramante, who works extensively with creatives and high-functioning professionals navigating identity fusion, perfectionism, and ch…

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About the Hosts

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Anna Getz

Executive Program Director/Freelancer/Dog Lover

Meet Anna, the whimsical whirlwind of words and wonders! As a twenty-something, she roams the world as a freelance writer, content creator, and managing editor extraordinaire. With her trusty pen in one hand and a steaming cup of coffee in the other, Anna crafts captivating tales that dance off the page and into the hearts of readers.

When she's not conjuring up literary magic, you'll find Anna in her cozy loft kitchen, her sanctuary of sugar and spice. Baking is not just a hobby for her; it's an obsession. From enchanting cupcakes to spellbinding pies, Anna’s kitchen is a portal to a sugary wonderland.

But don't be fooled by her baking adventures alone. Anna is a bibliophile with a penchant for the obscure. She devours novels like a famished bookworm, seeking out hidden gems that transport her to mystical realms and spark her imagination.

Winter holds a special place in Anna’s heart, and she embraces the chilly season with a passion for extreme sports. You'll often find her conquering mountains on her snowboard or trekking 14’ers in the Western Rockies. The exhilarating rush of cold air against her cheeks and the thrill of mastering daring tricks fuel her winter adventures.

But amidst all her pursuits, one thing remains constant—Anna’s boundless love for dogs. She adores these furry companions with all her heart, showering them with endless belly rubs, playful games of fetch, and cozy snuggles by the fireplace. Her four-legged friends bring a smile to her face and a wag to her heart, reminding her to live in the moment and cherish life's simplest joys.

Anna, the spirited wordsmith, baking prodigy, literary explorer, and winter daredevil, leads a life brimming with quirkiness and passion. Her journey is an ever-unfolding tapestry of creativity, curiosity, and the pursuit of life's delightful oddities.

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Jeffrey Besecker

Behavior Counselor/Executive Producer/Host

Jeffrey Besecker is a dynamic and multifaceted content creator, podcast host, and behavioral therapist who is deeply dedicated to unraveling the complexities of human psychology, particularly focusing on subconscious and unconscious patterns that shape human behavior and influence decision-making.

His career path has traversed a variety of fields, including brand development, hospitality management, and the restaurant industry, each contributing to his holistic understanding of human dynamics and behavior.

Jeffrey specializes in addressing the unresolved psychological material that influences human responses and personal growth, with a mission to illuminate the unseen forces shaping behavior.

Jeffrey Besecker, as a Trauma-Informed Behavioral Practitioner, has a distinct approach to subconscious and unconscious patterns compared to the traditional approach and practices of his cognitive contemporaries when addressing these deeper-rooted patterns.

* His focus goes beyond addressing automatic behaviors or cognitive patterns by looking at the intricate psychological and emotional undercurrents that drive them.

This approach incorporates both primary subconscious patterns (root beliefs, emotional memories) and secondary behaviors (habitual responses and conditioned reactions) to examine how they impact behavior at a deeper level.

Holistic Integration: Unlike some methods that focus specifically on habit formation or self-talk, Jeffrey’s work combines aspects of neurobiology, psychology, somatic integration, and Jungian concepts like shadow work to explore how these hidden patterns manifest as automatic responses.

* His holistic approach facilitates not only behavioral change but also emotional integration, aiming to bring subconscious influences to conscious awareness, allowing his partners to address underlying emotional blockages.

Empirical Focus on Self-Sabotage: While contemporaries provide valuable frameworks for habit-building and positive self-talk, Jeffrey’s focus on autodedactive and sabotaging behaviors dives deeper into identifying how subconscious patterns integrate with conscious goals.

His model addresses maladaptive behaviors rooted in trauma, unexamined beliefs, or learned helplessness, differentiating his work by pinpointing why these patterns exist in the first place, often linking them to unresolved internal conflicts or emotional conditioning.

Transformational Emphasis: Jeffrey’s work prioritizes transformative insight by encouraging clients to explore and reconcile hidden motivations, especially those that conflict with their conscious desires or self-image. This method aligns with psychological models that prioritize long-term inner transformation over immediate , and partial behavior modification, helping clients achieve more sustainable changes that are aligned with their deeper values and constructed selves.

Jeffrey’s holistic and integrative counseling style helps partners achieve enduring behavioral change by exploring the deeper psychological factors at play, particularly those that conventional habit-focused approachesoften overlook. This makes his approach beneficial for those seeking a more profound understanding and transformation of subconscious influences on their daily lives.

He is the creator and host of The Light Inside, an innovative podcast that serves as an educational platform for understanding the hidden forces driving human behavior. Geared toward a global audience of intellectually curious individuals, academics, and change leaders, Jeffrey's podcast explores topics such as logical fallacies, emotional biases, cognitive reappraisal, and the subconscious mechanisms that shape human actions. Through his in-depth discussions, Jeffrey aims to illuminate how these hidden patterns influence reasoning, decision-making, and openness to feedback, fostering deeper understanding and promoting personal growth.

Passionate about fostering empathy, understanding, and community connection, Jeffrey's work is characterized by a kind-hearted approach that celebrates the contributions of others. His content is rich in metaphorical analogies, making complex psychological concepts more relatable and accessible. He provides practical tips for addressing subconscious shadow material, promoting transparent communication, and encouraging vulnerable emotional expression to improve social and relational dynamics.

Jeffrey's mission is to uncover the intricate relationship between conscious and unconscious processes and bring clarity to the subconscious influences that affect our daily lives. After years of navigating his own journey through trial and error, he now guides others through this subconscious clutter with practical, actionable insights rooted in sound empirical theory.

Reviews

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"In a world where so many want to settle for tips and tactics, Jeffrey and his guests go far beyond to get to the heart of what matters in creating transformation in your business, relationships and l…"

J Nischwitz | Dec. 2, 2020

Jeffrey takes the conversation deep!

"I had the opportunity to be featured as a guest, and I really enjoyed our conversation along with some other episodes. Keep up the great work!"

Alex J Sanfilippo | Aug. 27, 2020

Fantastic energy, fantastic guests

"I appreciate the bright energetic approach that Jeffrey brings.. He runs a great show. And his guests - wow! What a wonderful mix of inspirational people and practical takeaways. I like how conversat…"

@SamuelPHatton | May 9, 2020

Can’t wait to hear more!

"Great episodes so far. I can’t wait to hear more from this show!"

JRichardsonIV | April 2, 2020

Such an engaging host, takes light to topics that matter

"It has been a pleasure to be a guest in this amazing show — The Light Inside Podcast and be able to have an engaging conversation with Jeffrey Besecker. Thank you so much for having me and be able to…"

AKATheAlchemist | Feb. 9, 2021

I’ll be back for more!

"This is my new favorite podcast to binge, its been a safe space for much needed conversations to happen."

Nate Dukes | June 1, 2021

Great Host + Great Topics

"Jeffrey is one of my favorite hosts to date! Wonderful dialogue, extremely thought provoking, and very genuine! You gotta listen to this podcast:)"

TheThankfulGuy | July 19, 2021

Thoughtful Conversations

"In a time dominated by sound bytes, Jeffrey offers listeners a forum where he and his guests can dive deeper. The thoughtful conversations are stimulating and refreshing and encourage audiences to th…"

Speaking247 | Nov. 15, 2021

One of the Best

"As an author, I do a lot of podcasts. Some hosts are good, some are not. Jeffrey is one of the best. Not only was the interview interesting and lively but the graphics promoting the the podcast was t…"

jollytologist | Dec. 10, 2021

Excellent podcast host!

"We had a really good interview. Jeffrey was professional, timely, and asked excellent, deep questions. I really enjoyed our conversation. ✨"

Ann Hince | Jan. 23, 2022

Talking About Kindness

""What a great conversation I had with Jeffrey. We explored new territory and it felt like I was talking with a friend. Most enjoyable!"

Cameron, Donna | Feb. 7, 2022

Just incredible

"What I love about this show is how deep Jeffrey goes into the topics. He does an incredible amount of research, strings together experts, and makes the listener think!"

Dr. Sharon Grossman | May 18, 2022

Great Podcast

"Jeffrey is a thoughtful and insightful host. He dives into the conversation freely and gives inspiration throughout. Thanks for bringing us some more light!"

Alemany_J | May 25, 2022

A must listen!

"A great podcast covering a plethora of pertinent issues many of us are facing regularly."

Keagen Hadley | June 9, 2022

Wonderful!

"It was an honor to be a part of Jeffrey's conversation! He is a compassionate, sensitive interviewer and really got to the heart of these questions of grief. Thank you!"

cap0802 | Aug. 1, 2022

Interesting food for thought

"Host Jeffrey Besecker does deep into today’s pertinent topics & has very insightful guests join him on his journey. Great sound and a soothing voice make this a relaxing, as well as informative, podc…"

Podcastermom | Aug. 25, 2022

"So helpful!"

novie foriense | July 17, 2021

Invaluable Deep Dives

"Jeffrey has an accessible approach to comped topics. I very much appreciated the episode on body types and body shaming. Not only was it enlightening, but Jeffrey engaged so comfortable with the gues…"

JT Allen | Oct. 20, 2022

Unique voice, unique take.

"I don’t always find myself agreeing, in fact I rarely find myself agreeing, HOWEVER, part of becoming wise is listening to points of view that aren’t your own. I think that’s what makes this show a 5…"

Guthtaigh | Oct. 21, 2022

So easy to listen to.

"Jeffrey has an amazingly soothing voice that’s easy to listen to. I loved the episode about the different voices and societal stereotypes."

Afuhriman. | Oct. 24, 2022

Deep and insightful conversations

"Jeffrey has so much energy and vitality, which is just what you need in a podcast host. I have valued his deep insights into the human condition, and his ability to lift the lid and look for the ligh…"

Daniel Sih | Oct. 31, 2022

Thought provoking

"I really enjoy listening to this podcast and find it to be quite thought provoking. I especially appreciate the episode on the Psychology of Expectations."

MamaResilience | Nov. 12, 2022

Thought provoking

"Jeffrey has a very soothing way of bringing up difficult and complicated topics. I especially enjoyed the episode with Daniel Sih about the effects of our digital lives on our mental and physical hea…"

faintlyvisible | Nov. 23, 2022

Jeffrey is a great podcast host

"What a voice. A solid communication tool. I appreciate how Jeffrey uses his voice to create a positive space for his listeners."

vinniepotestivo | Dec. 3, 2022

Insightful

"I love how this show explores the deeper aspects of performance, productivity, and the human experience through psychological, science, and guest’s stories. Every episode gives you something new to …"

dcumberland | Dec. 3, 2022

Interesting conversations

"Stumbled across this podcast and I’m pleasantly surprised. Interesting topics and discussions."

katiebrinkley | Dec. 8, 2022

There is light in the darkness

"I love that a show like this exists. There are so many things that humans try to brush under the rug or ignore so that we can just focus on the performative happy things. However this show talks abou…"

emjay217 | Dec. 16, 2022

Emotionally compelling

"I listened to two episodes around trauma that we separated by a few weeks. Each were profound and the one with Joe Ryan, was exceptionally informative and just the right amount of discomfort to chall…"

Ten Hands One Home | Dec. 28, 2022

Great show!

"The Light Inside with Jeffrey is a wonderful and educational show. I listened to the episodes on narcissism and they were enlightening. Every episode is well produced and interesting. Highly recommen…"

Livmarch | Feb. 1, 2023

Always interesting

"The human mind is an endless source of fascination and this podcast does a great job of guiding you down the rabbit hole! Great convos about big ideas!"

JennyOfLovely | Feb. 1, 2023

Helpful!

"There is a TON of information packed into each of these episodes. It’s good to hear difficult topics being addressed well."

MandyCccccc | Feb. 4, 2023

The Best Philosophical Conversation I've Had in Years

"This podcast was an enlightening experience. Jeff asked questions that aren't usually asked so I was forced to think about the things I was trying to explain in a completely different way. He made it…"

Byron Athene | March 17, 2023

Lots to learn here

"There’s a lot of great information here and an episode/topic that everyone can relate to. I would love for his guests to shine just a little more but the conversations flow and the content is valuabl…"

Cdraw18 | April 30, 2023

Packed with information

"These episodes are absolutely packed with insight and information. Definitely worth your time to check out an episode."

WilliamAttaway | May 1, 2023

Insightful, compelling and empathetic!

"I have been on the journey of learning to heal my wounds and gain a depth of understanding the human experience. Your words have touched my soul deeply! You have given vocabulary to the emotions and …"

Ed | May 17, 2023

Practical tips in every episode

"I love how these interviews draw me in with story and then teach me things along the way. Jeffrey has a way of returning the conversation to real and practical advice that you can implement today. H…"

Sue Erhart | April 14, 2025

Great enthusiasm

"Jeffrey’s passion and enthusiasm for the subject matter is clearly evident, adding great energy to the conversation."

Veritas Chad | July 18, 2023

Wonderful Host

"Jeffery is working hard to help others find the way to good mental health. He was a most gracious and well-informed host who asked peircng and insightful questions. What a super experience!"

grsimonds | Aug. 29, 2023

Informed and open-minded

"Jeffrey brings a wide array of perspective and acceptance into each conversation. He's informed, kind, open minded, and a sincere pursuer of knowledge."

Musichound007 | Sept. 7, 2023

Shining the Light Inside for all to grow!

"The Light Inside Podcast, hosted by Jeffrey Besecker, is a platform with a thoughtful educational approach to co-creating positive ways to inspire and motivate people toward personal growth. Though…"

Great products and service! | Oct. 17, 2023

Excellent Show to Help us Navigate Life in a More Meaningful Way

"Jeffrey is an exceptional podcast host who invites a diverse range of guests to share their personal journeys towards positive changes in their unconscious behavioral patterns. This helps us to empow…"

Anastasia Violet Lipske | Jan. 15, 2024

So much more than surface level

"Jeffrey is an excellent host who thoughtfully curates conversations with his guests to fully understand the nature of our enigmatic lives! He’s easy to talk to and creates a positive and engaging con…"

hneck | April 12, 2024

Shining the Light Inside for all to grow!

"The Light Inside Podcast, hosted by Jeffrey Besecker, is a platform with a thoughtful educational approach to co-creating positive ways to inspire and motivate people toward personal growth. Thoughtf…"

Great products and service! | Aug. 8, 2024