Meet the Founder

About Stefanie Michele

I'm a Certified Coach, Occupational Therapist, Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner IT with a background in Human Development and Mental Health Psychology. Perhaps more importantly, I have boots-on-the-ground experience with recovery from 20+ years of body and food disorder.

A little history: My disordered eating began when I was 15 years old dealing with adolescent strife and hormonal shifts. For the rest of my teens, 20’s, and well into my 30’s, I struggled with bulimia, binge-eating disorder, and orthorexia. The binge-restrict cycle was THE focus of my life for over 20 years and something from which I never, ever thought I would recover.

I thought I was broken.

Somehow during that time, I got married, had 3 girls, and led a pretty normal looking life. There were times I even felt normal — when I was with my friends, snuggling with my babies, or engrossed in a book. But most of the time, I felt ashamed, angry, and completely out of control. I hated my body and lived in fear of gaining weight.

Just before my 40th birthday, I made the decision to challenge diet culture and enlisted the support of a coach to work through my body image, which went hand in hand with food recovery. I did the work, and the work worked.

When I tell you that I’m excited to help you, I mean it. I have laid in bed for days, canceled plans, avoided mirrors, and detached from my authentic self just like you have, and I know there is a different way. You can change your life, and start changing the way women in this world are valued and seen.
xo Stef.