Helen Dempsey-Henofer
The Silver Lining of Social Anxiety: Contemplating the "Comfort Zone"
Social anxiety can often feel like a never-ending loop of self-conscious thoughts and physical discomfort. You feel like the physical...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- Sep 6
- 3 min
When life does not go as planned: 3 self-care tips for life's disruptions
Sometimes things happen that we were not prepared for. When your world gets rocked, when the structure that you trusted as "how things...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- Sep 2
- 2 min
Celebrating Authenticity when you struggle to fit in
In a world that often feels intent on fitting square pegs into round holes, embracing what sets you apart can feel not only daunting but...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- Aug 31
- 5 min
Boundaries: Does that word mean what you think it means?
Therapy speak has gotten WAY more mainstream. Maybe the pandemic, or TikTok, or (this is a fun thought) the degradation of...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- Aug 19
- 3 min
From Isolation to Connection: A Compassionate Guide to Self-Care
Sometimes life throws us into situations that cause us to feel like a foreign object. You just don't fit in. In that environment, humans...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- Aug 14
- 3 min
Two Flavors of Guilt: A Guide for Honoring Your Values and Boundaries
Guilt is often uncomfortable. We tend to think it means we've done something wrong. Could it help us connect with values & boundaries?
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- Aug 12
- 3 min
Not Again! What to do with repetition frustration.
You know the feeling: when you've done the thing, and it hasn't worked, before. You might hear yourself having the same argument, or...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Where are you going?
If you're treading water in your career or your relationships, staying afloat without going anywhere in particular.... Sometimes staying...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- Jun 3
- 2 min
Relieving anxiety with gentle stretching
There's relationship between being stuck in our struggles and psychological inflexibility. What's psychological inflexibility? Glad you...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 3 min
Escaping the thought-cage
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Did you hear that expression that as a child? It may be one of my...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 2 min
Social Rules and Personal Values: Navigating the Labyrinth
In the quest for a meaningful life, you may find yourself navigating a labyrinth of social rules and personal values. It's easy to become...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 3 min
Unmasking Authenticity: Powerful Vulnerability on the other side of Burnout
Masking and burnout are hidden adversaries, lurking beneath the surface of our daily lives. You may experience considerable pressure to...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 2 min
Pliance in The Good Place: A Dialogue on Balancing Social Rules and Authenticity
As a therapist working with LGBTQIA+ individuals, neurodivergent people, those grappling with religious trauma, and people who struggle...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 4 min
When thoughts/feelings hurt
one consideration for relieving suffering As 2023 comes to a close, I find myself returning to the first post/letter I wrote this year...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 4 min
Know your mental traps
Admiral Ackbar's holiday survival guide. Bells, singing, lights, revelry. The winter season is filled with holiday traditions. You and I...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 4 min
Humanity in Context
the neurodivergent mind and a world on fire CW: If reading a blog post by a psychotherapist that speaks to the link between wellbeing and...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 4 min
The Acceptance Struggle
on wanting to feel different & not giving up One thing I've noticed in hearing people reflect on therapy experiences is frustration with...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 4 min
Outsmarting the horsemen
navigating relationship frustration Hey Hey Hey Fellow Human, I talk about relationships a lot. I'm not a relationship or couples'...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 3 min
Works in Process
about stuckness, shame, and self-compassion Hey Hey Hey Fellow Human, This is just going to be a vulnerable from me-to-you note about my...
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Helen Dempsey-Henofer
- May 30
- 2 min
How to break the cycle
and see yourself out (of the same old thing) Hey Hey Hey Wanderer, Do you ever find yourself stuck in a time loop? Like, crap, I'm doing...
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