It’s Beyond The Food: The Non-Diet Coaching Podcast

Behavior change doesn’t start with a fix—it starts with understanding.

If you’ve ever felt stuck trying to help your clients change their habits, this episode is your breakthrough.

I’m sharing the #1 mistake most coaches make—and how to shift your approach to create lasting change without trying to “fix” your clients.

You’ll learn a simple, powerful 4-step method to coach behavior change that actually sticks.

In this episod...

Feel like you're not ready to coach? You're not alone—and this episode is your turning point.

If you're waiting to feel ready before you start coaching, you're likely stuck in a cycle of doubt, perfectionism, and overthinking.

In this episode, I walk you through the exact steps to build confidence, take action, and finally feel ready to coach—no matter where you're starting from.

You’ll learn:

• Why waiting to feel “ready” is...

Struggling to feel confident in your non-diet coaching sessions?

You’re not alone—and the good news is, there’s a repeatable way to coach with ease and clarity.

In this episode, I show you how to coach behaviors (not bodies) with a powerful structure that gets results.

You’ll learn how to:

• How to move from “educator” to “coach,” and finally feel legit marketing y...

What if emotional eating isn’t something to stop—but something to understand?

In this episode, I reveal why emotional eating is not a personal flaw and how coaches can finally support clients without using diet culture tools.

You'll learn:

• Why emotional eating is a normal, valid response
• The real reason it’s not a “problem” to solve
• How to coach without reinforcing guilt or shame
• Two powerful coaching questions to use with client...

Feeling overwhelmed by GLP-1 questions from clients? Here’s how to coach without compromising your values.

GLP-1 drugs are everywhere right now.

As non-diet professionals, we need to lead with confidence—not confusion.

This episode breaks down exactly how to support your clients with clarity, neutrality, and integrity.

No food policing. No shame. Just powerful, informed coaching.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How to coac...

Join me, Stephanie Dodier, a non-diet nutritionist and educator, in the It's Beyond The Food podcast for coaches and health professionals aiming to challenge traditional coaching methods. This show focuses on coaching health behaviors without emphasizing body size, rooted in weight-neutral practices and genuine coaching skills. In the first episode of the season, I dive into discussing weight w...

If you freeze when clients talk about weight... this episode is your guide.

Learn how to hold powerful, non-diet conversations that actually support healing—not harm.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• How to stop avoiding weight conversations in coaching
• Why over-intellectualizing can shut down your client
• The exact questions that uncover what’s really driving weight concerns
• How to shift from fixing bodies to transforming beliefs

Food noise isn’t a flaw—it’s often a trauma response.

GLP-1s claim to silence food noise.
But what if the root issue isn’t hunger… it’s harm?

In this episode, I sit down with non-diet dietitian + therapist Julie Duffy Dillon...

Menopause changes your body—but that doesn’t mean it’s broken. 

Weight gain in menopause isn’t something to “fix.” It’s normal, expected, and not a sign that you’re doing anything wrong.

In this episode, I chat with Jenn Salib Huber to unpack the science, ditch the fear, and talk about what really supports health in midlife.

What you’ll learn:
✔️ Why weight gain in menopause is no...

Most health pros weren’t trained to help clients with body image.

But ignoring it? That’s a missed opportunity for real transformation.

In this episode, I’m breaking down how to integrate body image coaching Read more