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.69. High-Functioning Depression
High-functioning depression is a term used to describe someone who, despite having the symptoms of a depressive disorder, can function well in various aspects of life, like work, school…
E.68. Emotional Immaturity in Adults
Emotional immaturity is a person's inability to express or cope with emotions in a healthy way. People who are emotionally immature overreact to situations or have trouble controlling t…
E.67. Understanding Sexual Assault: An Interview with Pam Limoges
Pam Limoges is a retired Lieutenant from the RI State Police and is currently the Director of Public Safety at New England Institute of Technology. She is also a Title 9 Advocate. Pam…
E.66. Conflict Resolution Skills
Conflict is a normal part of relationships. Conflict tells us that problems exist. It's necessary to explore healthy ways to move forward. Jackie encourages you to strike when the iro…
E.65. Signs of a Healthy Relationship
A healthy relationship is a safe union that nurtures love, intimacy, honor, & respect for one another. Here are some characteristics to use in building and maintaining your love rela…
E.64. Loneliness Versus Solitude
Jackie shares the difference between loneliness and solitude. She explains how to be OK with spending time alone and accept the truth that you are complete just as you are.
This podca…
A Walking Meditation
New podcast episode!!! A walking meditation is a mindfulness practice that has many benefits and will help you to feel more grounded, balanced, and serene. It also helps you to develop …
E.63. Non-Violent Communication
Nonviolent Communication is a communication framework that helps people to connect with themselves and others through empathy, and communicate using a four-stage process of observation,…
E.62. The Quiet Challenge
We are surrounded by constant noise and overstimulation. Jackie challenges you to create a 15-minute daily quiet time in your life with no screens or unnatural noise. Listen in for t…
E.61. Radical Acceptance
Radical acceptance means practicing a conscious effort to acknowledge and honor difficult situations and emotions. Fully accepting things as they are, instead of ignoring, avoiding, or …
E.60. Healing Your Inner Middle Schooler
Middle School was a traumatizing time for many people. We were trapped in an awkward age coming out of early childhood into adolescence. Egocentrism ran our lives. Middle school woun…
E.59. Why New Year Resolutions Don't Work!
The majority of people give up within one to six weeks of starting their new year resolutions, AND many of these failed resolutions are repeated year after year. Jackie explains her p…
E.58. What's Your Trauma Response?
The mental health community broadly recognizes four types of trauma responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, & Fawn. Jackie defines each one of these responses and asks you to reflect on your…
E.57. 40 Important Life Lessons to Live Your Best Life!
Prioritizing self-care, being mindful and living in a place of gratitude are a few of the top ways to live your best life. When you're open to trying new things, helpful to others, aren…
E.56. The Ability to Adapt
Adaptability expands your capacity to handle change, no matter how serious it might be. The ability to adapt will help you to thrive in whatever situation you find yourself. Jackie pro…
E.55. Distress Tolerance
Distress tolerance skills allow a person to survive an immediate emotional crisis without making it worse. The skills also help them accept the reality of the situation when they feel o…
E.54. Getting Grounded
The concept of being grounded refers to a feeling of being stable, at ease, and consciously present. When we feel grounded, we become at peace with our authentic self. Jackie encourag…
E.53 Final Episode of 2022: A Holiday & New Year Wish
Thank you so much for supporting my podcast in 2022. This episode is dedicated to you and makes a wish for your holiday season and new year! See you in 2023!!!!
This podcast is a combi…
E.52. Managing Holiday Sadness
Many people experience sadness during the holiday season and this sadness can be overwhelming and isolating. Jackie provides ways to face the holiday in new ways and she offers tools …
A Meditation For Sadness
This meditation acknowledges and honors the presence of sadness and moves us to the understanding that though we may be in the dark night of the soul, morning is coming!