Personal Essays by Stephanie Dodier
ALREADY ENOUGH
For women who've seen through the plot of diet culture — you're done shrinking, done proving, and now doing the harder work of feeling enough from the inside out.
Written Stephanie Dodier, someone who's already walked that road.
The problem with the “future self” I was chasing in 2017
The version of your future self you've been working toward might not actually be yours. Here's how socialization hijacks the vision, and what to do instead.
Read time: 9 min.
A few weeks ago, this Facebook memory landed in my feed.
It was a post from 2017. A photo of me, shoulder up. Smiling. P...
by Stephanie Dodier —
Jul 13, 2026
essay
future self
mindset
[Case Study] Self-Trust Is The Ceiling, Not Strategy
For most women learning how to build self-trust is what changes everything
Read time: 4 min.
As a coach, my work is not only to help my clients with tactics, but most importantly to help them build self-trust.
Because most of the time, what women need is not a better plan, but instead a higher ...
by Stephanie Dodier —
Jul 07, 2026
business
case study
non-diet professionals
Monthly Rewind & Forward [June 2026]
Welcome to Monthly Rewind & Forward for June 2026
How was your month, dear reader?
Mine was inspiring, and not by accident. I had to be intentional to get there. After a few months of doom and gloom, that felt good.
Uranus Entered Gemini on April 25
My brain knows astrology isn't scientific. I...
by Stephanie Dodier —
Jul 01, 2026
life
monthly recap
The main character
You didn't know you were living someone else's story. Neither did I.
Read time: 4 min.
Last weekend I went on a hike. The trail is called L'Erablière.
That quiet is why I hike. Not the exercise. The silence from technology. The smell of wood and humidity. The birds — and there are always birds...
Jun 08, 2026
body image
mindset
Righteous and stuck
Blaming diet culture felt like power. It kept me trapped in the same place.
Read time: 4 min.
She was telling me about the airplane seat.
It was our second coaching session. She had just returned from a trip. To be comfortable in her seat, she had upgraded to business class. As she told the sto...
Jun 01, 2026
body image
mindset
weight stigma