It’s Beyond The Food: Non-Diet Health Coaching · Stephanie Dodier

445-Coach Corner: "... but I want to physically feel better" & Coaching the Gap Between Wanting Change and Doing It

November 13, 2025·14 min·1 clip

Stephanie Dozier cites weightlifter Meg Boggs and ultra-marathoner Myrna Valerio as living proof that fitness and health exist at any size.

Host Stephanie Dozier answers two coaching questions submitted by health professionals. First, she explains how to help clients separate the desire to 'feel better physically' from the desire to lose weight, using the psychological concept of confirmation bias. Second, she addresses the gap between a client's stated desire to change and their actual actions, framing it as a safety issue rooted in unconscious thoughts.

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