Help: Approach to fixing Animation Issue

I'm looking for advice on what approach(es) I can take to solve this problem.

My character is using top down mouse look controls while strafing. I wrote code to change which animation to use so his feet move the correct way in relation to his rotation moving direction. This results in a noticeable jerk as he switches animation as he rotates when moving. This is likely because the torso position leans in different positions based on each animation.

Any thoughts as to what approach would make sense to correct it? My initial thoughts are to edit the head and torso positions in each animation to hold the same values and be more 'neutral'. Or maybe there's a trick to better blend them?

Thank you in advance!

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