⚡️I hope you love this one! Stephanie Douple has a fascinating story of being plucked off the streets of Vegas to become a model, then falling into addiction, and is now many years into a journey as a gifted therapist. She's funny, she's real, she's a beautiful soul.
👉Key points
(00:34) Meet Stephanie Douple
(02:29) How a guy named Breakfast in Vegas launched my modeling career
(05:20) Struggles with Addiction and Self-Worth
(15:22) The Path to Sobriety and Self-Discovery
(25:20) Understanding Harm Reduction and Sobriety
(33:09) Embracing Energy Work and Therapy
(36:03) Detaching from Results in Therapy
(37:23) Understanding EMDR and Trauma Integration
(38:25) Grounding Techniques for Therapists
(41:06) Overcoming Negative Thoughts
(42:45) Embracing Unique Life Paths
(44:41) Generational and Personal Healing
(01:00:20) Navigating Social Media and Mental Health
(01:08:14) Exploring Addiction and Dissociation
(01:14:25) Final Thoughts and Contact Information
Topics: how a guy named Breakfast in Vegas launched my modeling career, going from addiction to sobriety, disabilities, body dysmorphia, becoming a therapist, how to step into your higher timeline every night, and what it's like being a therapist for Gen Alpha clients.
About Stephanie Douple
Stephanie is the founder of Embrace Mind Health, which supports individuals with substance misuse and mental health challenges. Stephanie believes that a path that leads to saving yourself is aligned with supportive people who have been where you are, have walked the path before you, and are willing to sit knee-to-knee with you and support you while you find the answers within you. Stephanie lives near Austin, TX and enjoys sunshine, good food, and being silly.
This week’s show features a candid conversation in which we explore Stephanie’s journey through addiction, self-worth, and sobriety. Stephanie shares her background as a performing arts instructor and model, describing how external validation through beauty and success masked deep struggles with body dysmorphia, addiction, and self-acceptance.
She reflects on her experience growing up with physical differences and a chaotic family environment, which shaped her self-image and challenges. Stephanie emphasizes the difficulty of recalibrating self-worth away from external achievements toward intrinsic value, a process she describes as ongoing and requiring constant self-observation and compassion.
The episode also touches on the normalization of drug use in certain social circles and how Stephanie’s spiritual awakening and sobriety began in her thirties, leading her to a path of healing and self-love.
In this episode, you'll hear:
🦋 Self-worth must be recalibrated from external validation to intrinsic value, which is a lifelong and evolving process.
🦵 Body dysmorphia and negative self-talk can be managed by observing and naming the critical inner voice, allowing space for self-compassion.
🍷 Addiction often masks deeper emotional and spiritual pain; sobriety can be a path to rediscovering light, love, and joy in life.
🚧 Healing from trauma and addiction requires patience and acceptance that setbacks and struggles are part of the journey.
🎂 Spiritual awakening and self-love can emerge later in life, showing it’s never too late to transform one’s relationship with oneself.
What does living your most alive life mean to you? "Living my most alive life means that I am able to operate within the frequency of flow, being willing to forget everything I think I know so that I can have a new experience." --Stephanie Douple
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