People pleasing is not just being nice. It is what happens when you keep abandoning yourself to keep everyone else comfortable.

In this episode of Next Level You, Stefanie shares her personal journey from people pleaser to fully comfortable saying no, holding boundaries, and honoring her own wants and needs without guilt. She explains why people pleasing can keep you living for everyone else instead of yourself, and why disappointing people is sometimes necessary when you are choosing growth, alignment, and self-respect.

Stefanie breaks down how this pattern often shows up for high achievers, especially when lack of self-confidence, fear of conflict, abandonment wounds, or conditional love are at the root. She also shares how hypnotherapy, journaling, meditation, personal development, and intentional consumption helped her build the confidence to stop shrinking herself and start flexing the “no” muscle.

This episode is a permission slip to stop calling yourself a recovering people pleaser and start choosing a new identity: someone who can honor their boundaries, survive disappointment, and live their life for themselves.

In this episode, Stefanie covers:

• Why people pleasing can be detrimental to your growth and relationships
• The difference between people pleasing from a trauma wound versus conflict avoidance
• Why disappointing people is a skill you can build over time
• How self-confidence and boundaries are deeply connected
• The inner narrative to watch for when you say no
• Why high achievers and entrepreneurs need to practice this skill
• How hypnotherapy can help rewire the deeper root of people pleasing

Stefanie also shares about the hard launch of her local Dubuque Sister Circle chapter, a community for female entrepreneurs in the Eastern Iowa area who are craving connection, sisterhood, growth, and support while building their businesses.

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In this solo episode, Stefanie pulls back the curtain on a brand new container she is launching: The Unbecoming Circle - and shares exactly why she created it, who it is for, and what makes it unlike anything else available for women in the healing and service-based business space.

Stefanie opens up about why the journey to her next level was never really about becoming something new. It was about unbecoming the versions of herself she picked up along the way, the ones built on survival, on people pleasing, on narratives that were never truly hers to carry. And she believes that is true for most high-achieving women too.

In this episode you will hear:

• Why Stefanie created the Unbecoming Circle and what inspired the name
• Who this container is specifically designed for: licensed healthcare workers, service professionals, healers, and practitioners building soul-aligned businesses
• Why hypnotherapy and coaching have to happen in the same room at the same time for real transformation to take hold
• How the nervous system, not mindset alone, is often the real block keeping women stuck in loops of self-doubt, undercharging, and overthinking
• A full month-by-month breakdown of what the six-month journey looks like: from excavation to dissolution to embodiment to becoming
• Everything included in the container and the founding member investment details
• How to get on the waitlist before the price increases on October 16th

If you are done managing your fears and self-doubt and you are ready to dissolve them at the root, this episode is your sign. The Unbecoming Circle launches November 1st and founding member pricing ends October 16th.

DM Stefanie on Instagram or email hello@stefaniedingbaum.com to get on the waitlist and receive the landing page.

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Sometimes growth does not just change your business. It changes your circle, your voice, and the way you let yourself be seen.

In this episode of Next Level You, Stefanie sits down with Christi Pratte, founder of Ghost Girl Writing, for an honest conversation about entrepreneurship, identity shifts, aligned friendships, and what happens when your personal growth starts changing the relationships around you. Stefanie and Christi share how they connected organically through Instagram, bonded over similar growth seasons, and quickly recognized the power of finding people who truly understand the season you are in.

Together, they talk about the grief and beauty of relationships shifting, why growth can mirror insecurity in others, and how to know when you are being called into more aligned rooms and connections. Christi also shares how writing became her voice, why you do not have to be the loudest person in the room to make an impact, and how powerful storytelling can open doors when you follow what feels natural and aligned.

This episode is a reminder that your evolution may change what and who fits in your life, and that is not something you need to feel guilty about.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why entrepreneurship often shifts your relationships and support system
• How to navigate the grief of outgrowing old dynamics
• Why aligned female friendships can feel so magnetic and healing
• How mirroring and triggers show up when one person is growing
• Why your voice does not have to look like anyone else’s
• How writing, storytelling, and authentic expression can become powerful forms of visibility
• Why divine nudges, community, and aligned action can open unexpected doors

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Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn: @christipratte

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