by Stephanie de Niese | Feb 14, 2026
The Right Thing Is Not Always the Easiest Thing to Do This time two years ago, I made a big decision in my life: to give up teaching regular group fitness classes. To some, this might not sound like a big deal, but for me it was a huge decision. Teaching group fitness...
by Stephanie de Niese | Sep 6, 2025
The truth about transformation is that it’s not pretty. One of the first things my clients will tell you about me is that I’m honest and transparent. I’m not going to sit here and tell you that going on your healing journey with me will be a breeze. It won’t always...
by Stephanie de Niese | Jul 16, 2025
Have you ever found yourself asking, “Why am I so angry?” Maybe it was after an intense conversation, during a moment of overwhelm, or perhaps you just noticed a slow-burning frustration in your day-to-day. Whatever it looked like, anger showed up—and it might have...
by Stephanie de Niese | Jun 17, 2025
As June rolled around, I found myself pausing to reflect — how was I really feeling? The answer surprised me: I wasn’t unhappy. I wasn’t unwell. I wasn’t even doing things I disliked. But I was stressed. Not the bad kind — just a lot of good stress. The kind that...
by Stephanie de Niese | May 20, 2025
We All Have a Default We all have ways we respond when conflict or emotional needs show up in our relationships. Most of the time, we don’t even realise we’re doing it. We just default to these automatic, learned behaviours—what we call coping styles in therapy....
by Stephanie de Niese | Jul 27, 2022
Something I’ve been learning – am still learning – is how to be unapologetically me. A hard task for a people-pleaser! Something you may or may not know about me is that I am a devout Catholic. If you follow me on my personal Instagram it’s...
