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.
Tags: mindset
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[Case Study] When "nobody wil like me" isn't really about being liked
My client didn’t need a new affirmation. She needed a different question to ask herself
Read time: 5 min.
As a coach, my work is not only to help my clients change their behaviors but most importantly to help them examine the beliefs quietly running the show underneath those behaviors.
Because...
by Stephanie Dodier —
Aug 10, 2026
case study
mindset
self-worth
[Case Study] Intuitive eating is not the end point. Normal Eating is
I am the case study this time. A story about my latest All-inclusive resort trip.
Read time: 5 min.
This case study isn’t about one of my clients. This is my story.
In February 2026 I went to an all-inclusive resort for the first time in decades and this is the story of what happened at the “al...
by Stephanie Dodier —
Jul 27, 2026
case study
eating
mindset
nutrition
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
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