Heather Hendrie

Heather Hendrie Community • Counsellor • Connector
Providing in-person and online counselling support and words from my soul to yours. "Life is slippery. Let's hold hands."

How lucky we are that we can get much the same release from a really good laugh as we do from a really good cry.And laug...
08/31/2026

How lucky we are that we can get much the same release from a really good laugh as we do from a really good cry.
And laughing’s a lot more fun. 😅 There are so many paths to healing and wellness. What matters, is which way is right for you in any given moment.
I said this on the “Sh #$t That Goes On In Our Heads” podcast and it’s stuck with me ever since — because your nervous system doesn’t really care which way you get there. Tears, laughter — both support your body’s release. Both can offer nervous system support and regulation.
So next time you’re reaching for a good cry, maybe also make room for the friend who makes you laugh until you can’t breathe, the show that makes you cackle alone in your kitchen, or that memory that still gets you every time. (Ha! For more on that front, check out some of our awfully hilarious | award-winning books 📚 😂 moments!!)
No matter how you get there. If it’s right for you, it’s right.
🎧 Had such a great conversation about all this (and about PMDD, shame, and healing outdoors) with Sh!tThatGoesOnInOurHeads on their hilarious, destigmatizing show Sh #$t That Goes On In Our Heads. Our episode is called, “From PMDD to Peace: Heather’s Journey of Therapy, Humor, and Healing”
Check it out!



Ps okay - fave new account that makes me laugh and learn everytime?! My epic cousin Jamie, a Scotsman newly in Canada 🇨🇦 killing it with his commentary - check him out:
😂 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ➡️🇨🇦 Jimmny 😆 😂

While I grew to love and admire Dolly fiercely, I both learned from and long struggled with the way the world’s gaze wen...
08/28/2026

While I grew to love and admire Dolly fiercely, I both learned from and long struggled with the way the world’s gaze went straight to her chest…
In fact, these carousel quotes come directly from the P-M-double-D chapter 📖in my upcoming book, Where the Eff Is My Red Tent?: On Periods, PMDD and Hormone Hell, in my exploration of gender, body image, the male gaze, and the patriarchal culture that is (so poorly) raising and conditioning us all.
Thank you Dolly, for all you’ve taught us, for all you’ve brought us, for all you’ve done, for your generosity, and for your courage. 💕
One step at a time. Big boots to fill.
👢👢👢
*Thanks and shout out to brilliant author and agent Cody Caetano for helping me coin the “Double Ds” term in this way as relates to my diagnosis of



WTF.Because apparently we can talk about anything — except what actually happens when our hormones turn everything upsid...
08/13/2026

WTF.
Because apparently we can talk about anything — except what actually happens when our hormones turn everything upside down. 🌿
PMDD. Periods. The stuff we were taught to hide, minimize, and “just push through.”
Not anymore.
Nature herself is wild and cyclical. Untamed. Unapologetic.
So why are we expected to be anything else?
🩸🌙 WTF, right? 🌙🩸
What’s with the gender gap in healthcare? Where’s the research on women’s bodies? Who’s saying menstruating bodies matter?
WE ARE.
This is the conversation Where The Eff Is My Red Tent? On Periods, PMDD and Hormone Hell was written to start. Because it’s past time.
Let’s do this. Together. 🌙
💛 Heather



(Book pre-order link in bio)

07/22/2026

The Red Zone by Chloé Caldwell from Soft Skull Press was the first book I ever read that explicitly mentioned PMDD - what relief I felt to see someone writing about this!
If you experience rage as a symptom PMDD, I can’t recommend this book highly enough!
🩸🔥🩸🔥🩸🔥

07/02/2026

1 in 4. Let that sit for a second.
Stat from ’s Red Report — and it tracks with everything I see in my practice. We’ve been taught that our pain is “too much” to bring into the room. It’s not. We’ve taught that it’s shameful to speak about menstruation. It’s not. You are allowed to take up space in that appointment. Your needs matter. Your story matters. & imagine! By speaking about your own period, and your own experience, you could well even be destigmatizing the subject and paving the way for others…
Book link in bio 🩸


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just released 🩸The Red Report🩸, and these numbers stopped me cold.1 in 4 people who menstruate don’t feel comfortable t...
06/30/2026

just released 🩸The Red Report🩸, and these numbers stopped me cold.
1 in 4 people who menstruate don’t feel comfortable talking to their doctor about it. For Gen Z, that’s 1 in 3.
We are not lacking confidence. We’ve been taught, over and over, that our pain is too much for the room. That periods aren’t something to talk about.
My thoughts on this — in a longer conversation coming Thursday. 🩸

06/15/2026

NatGeo just published a piece on PMDD and I was thrilled this topic is finally getting long overdue coverage.
I also felt angry, and sad, because for one of the first times I saw: “rage,” and “suicidal thoughts” in the same breath as “1 in 10 women” in a mainstream publication.
Thank you! It’s about time…
They got the science right: it’s not out-of-whack hormones. PMDD is a brain sensitivity to normal hormonal shifts. Your brain isn’t broken. Neither are you. It’s just... extremely reactive to progesterone.
& here’s what science journalism can’t give you:
🩸the grief of losing two weeks of your life every month
🩸the shame spiral of “why can’t I just cope”
🩸the 2am google search no one talks about
🩸the dark humour that gets you through
🩸& the community of folks who actually GET IT
(Like the amazing and )
This is why I wrote “Where The Eff Is My Red Tent?: PMDD, Periods & Hormone Hell” because it’s the company, support and validation I needed every month after ovulating when I thought I was losing my mind.
(Link in bio to preorder)
🩸 Please share or save this if you know someone who needs it. You could save a life.

06/12/2026

Stay tuned.
More thoughts dropping on Monday…
Happy weekend all!

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