You’re Not for Everyone
I’m Jackie Henderson—a mental health counselor, fitness and dance professional, memoir author, and host of a soul-stirring podcast rooted in truth and transformation.
But titles don’t define me. I’m here to wake people up.
I don’t do surface-level. I don’t do sugarcoated. I speak from lived experience—with all the pain, growth, and healing that shaped me—and I invite others to meet themselves there too.
My work sits at the intersection of emotional honesty, spiritual alignment, and physical embodiment. I help people reconnect with what’s real in a world that constantly tries to numb, distract, or divide us.
Whether I’m moving bodies through dance, guiding minds through therapy, or speaking truth into a mic, my mission is clear: To protect the vulnerable, challenge the status quo, and spark radical self-awareness.
This isn’t about playing small. It’s about reclaiming your voice, your power, and your peace—even in the chaos.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 199
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
E.108. Benefits of Journaling
Journaling is traditionally the exercise of writing down your thoughts and feelings to understand them more clearly. And if you struggle with stress, depression, or anxiety, keeping a j…
E.107. Social Media & Your Mental Health
The use of social media significantly impacts mental health. It can enhance connection, increase self-esteem, and improve a sense of belonging. But it can also lead to tremendous stress…
E.106. The Recovery Wheel: Making a Life Change
Whether it be from addiction, toxic relationships or unfulfilling jobs, many people get to places in their lives where they feel stuck and need a life change. Changing your life is a p…
E.105. The Downside to Down Playing Your Trauma
We often downplay the trauma we survived by telling ourselves that it wasn't a big deal, that we should just get over it, or that others may have it worse. However, as much as we might…
E.104. Stop Negative Thinking
Focusing on negative thoughts may lead to decreased motivation as well as greater feelings of helplessness. This type of critical inner dialogue has even been linked to depression. Thos…
E.103. A Self Love Flood
When we practice self-love, we accept ourselves for who we are and recognize our worth, which has a healthy impact on our self-esteem. Self-love also encourages us to take care of ourse…
E.102. Energy: Yours Vs. Theirs
Our nervous systems are highly sensitive especially if you are an empath or feel emotions deeply. Jackie shares how to regulate your own nervous system and she provides skills to disce…
E.101. Emotional Suffering
Emotional suffering refers to an intense emotional response to an experience that arises from a particular event, occurrence, pattern of events or condition. Jackie explains why we …
E.100. Self Care for Your Nervous System
When we are in a state of overwhelm, stress or anxiety our nervous system gets dysregulated. Jackie provides some self care practices to help bring calm and peace to the nervous system…
E.99. Childhood Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse occurs when a person uses his/her power over a child or youth, and involves the child in any sexual act. The power of the abuser can lie in age differences, intellect…
E. 98. The Damage Done By Shaming a Child
Publicly making fun of, name calling, and embarrassing your child are all forms of shaming. Shaming a child can have significant negative effects on their emotional well-being. It can…
E.97. How To Travel Alone
Traveling alone can be scary to consider but can also sound like an alluring adventure. Jackie shares thoughts about traveling alone and why its an important part of personal developme…
E.96. How To Self-Soothe Yourself
Self-soothing helps the body reset itself during and after experiencing overwhelming stress and anxiety. . All people need soothing after a shock or following trauma or upset. Common se…
E.95. Navigating a Tragic Loss
One of the many painful types of trauma is that of tragic loss. Tragic loss occurs when a loved one unexpectedly dies or is killed, be it by an acute health condition, suicide, crime, a…
E.94. Splitting
Splitting is a psychological mechanism which allows the person to tolerate difficult and overwhelming emotions by seeing someone as either good or bad, idealised or devalued. This makes…
E.93. The STOP Skill
The STOP skill stands for stop, take a step back, observe, and proceed mindfully. The STOP skill helps you to be more assertive and responsive when dealing with distress. It helps you…
E.92. Emotions & Your Physical Aches and Pains
Our bodies experience and manifest what our minds are feeling. Our emotions directly impact our physical health. Just as stress exacerbates heart disease, anger can manifest into arth…
E.91. Passive Aggressive Behavior
Passive-aggressive behavior is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them. There's a disconnect between what a person who exhibits passive-ag…
E.90. Habits for Success
What defines a successful life for you? How do we create that life? Harnessing the power of habits is a great way to pursue success. Committing to habits allows you to free up your br…
E.89. The Story We Tell Ourselves
A good story can entertain, motivate, and teach valuable lessons. That is why it is important we pay attention to the stories we tell ourselves. Stories can change how we see the world.…