Becoming Her

I’ve been waiting my whole life to be old. When I was a child, adults kept telling me: “You’ll understand when you’re older.” “You’re not old enough yet.” “When you’re older, I’ll explain.” I imagined adulthood as an arrival place, one where age unlocked a vast storehouse of knowledge. As I’ve gotten older, and worked with hundreds of older bodies as a personal trainer and yoga teacher, I’ve had t...

If you’ve ever felt confused about your health, you’re not imagining it. Maybe you’ve followed the advice you were given. You’ve tried to do the “right” things. You’ve listened to doctors, wellness experts, books, podcasts, and social media voices that all seemed confident in what they were saying. And yet, something still doesn’t quite add up in your own body. A lot of women tell us they feel lik...

Before we get deep into vaginas (ha! pelvic floor jokes—yes, she’s got jokes), I want to start with a proper introduction. For anyone new here, and for my friends who’ve been asking where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing since the studio closed—this is for you. Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing personal reflections on how yoga therapy helped me, what it really is, and why integration mat...

I want to start this month by introducing you to the first course in our Whole Self education series, Empower Your Core . But before I talk about the program, I want to tell you who created it and why. I am Jeanetta Bodie . I am a yoga therapist , strength coach, and educator, and I have been teaching movement and women’s health for over a decade. I did not come to this work because everything wor...

The holidays add stress to a body that’s already carrying a lot. Old stories get triggered. Family patterns reappear. Grief resurfaces in quiet ways. Your nervous system responds to all of it even when you’re telling yourself you should be fine. It’s completely normal to feel the pull of both longing and loss this time of year. Your body is simply responding to everything it remembers. And whether...

Hi friend, So Substack sent me an email this morning with a challenge to go live today. And I thought— what the hell . I love a good challenge, and honestly, I’m in a season of facing my own fears and insecurities… so I hit “go live” with messy hair, sweats, and zero perfection. When I watched the replay later my very first thought was: “I like me.” So thank you, Substack Team , for the nudge to b...

Episode Summary This week, Jeanetta opens up about the past four months of unexpected challenges, including three significant mountain bike crashes that left her with broken ribs and a fractured pinky. Rather than hiding away, she shares what it’s looked like to slow down, process, and find presence in the midst of disruption. In this vulnerable solo episode, Jeanetta reflects on how life’s interr...

Episode Summary This week, Jeanetta welcomes a very special guest—her mom, Doraine. After an unexpected bike crash and a broken collarbone, Jeanetta calls in reinforcements to introduce a new project close to both of their hearts: Becoming Her Stories . Together they share the vision behind this five-week storytelling workshop and podcast series, designed to help women reflect on their lives, writ...

Hi, love—and welcome back to Becoming Her . It’s Steph here, Jeanetta’s partner behind the scenes, usually editing and cheering from the background. This year has been one of deep growth for me. Again and again, I find myself revisiting old beliefs and patterns—gently asking if they still serve the woman I’m becoming. With growth comes discomfort: the tender work of sitting with feelings, naming t...

Episode Summary In this raw and courageous episode of Becoming Her, Jeanetta Bodie invites us into the messy middle of honesty, burnout, and transformation. At 38, she’s learning the hard truth that no one is coming to save you—and why that’s the best news you’ll ever hear. With candor and compassion, Jeanetta shares her own season of depletion, decision fatigue, and recovery after closing her stu...

Hi Love! Welcome back to Becoming Her . I’m Steph, Jeanetta’s business partner. Most days you’ll find me behind the scenes polishing episodes and quietly cheering her on, but today I wanted to share a recent experience of feeling big emotions in my body. This past week I was in Minneapolis visiting family and friends. I haven’t lived in South Minneapolis in over a decade, and between the hugs, the...

Episode 30 – Shame, Humiliation & the Leadership Gift We Overlook In this raw and deeply personal episode of Becoming Her , Jeanetta Bodie explores the difference between embarrassment, true shame, and toxic shame—and why our fear of them so often keeps us from taking risks. Through candid storytelling, she shares moments from her own life and leadership, from closing her yoga studio to a recent s...

Hi, love—it’s Steph. Jeanetta and I have different ways of unwinding. She heads to the mountains with her bike; I find my rhythm on the river with a raft. But what we both know, deep in our bones, is the power of unplugging—of letting nature hold us while we remember who we are. Listening to this episode, I could feel the exhale in her voice—the kind that only comes when we finally give ourselves...

Hi love, Steph here. This episode stirred something deep in me. The idea that we, as women, move through inner seasons and that our hormones shape how we feel and think each day was a true aha moment. I’ve always thought of myself as an emotional person, but when I started tracking my cycle, the waves of emotion and spiraling thoughts finally made sense. It gave me compassion. It reminded me I’m n...

Hi love, and welcome to another episode of Becoming Her. What if your emotions, energy levels, and strength weren’t unpredictable… but rhythmic ? In this special episode, Jeanetta sits down with her mom, Doraine, for a tender and powerful intergenerational conversation about hormonal cycles, menopause, and the wisdom of listening to your body. Together, they explore how tracking your cycle—whether...

Hi, love—and welcome back to Becoming Her . It’s Steph here, Jeanetta’s partner behind the scenes, usually editing and cheering from the background. This week, Jeanetta offers an empowering breakdown on what it really means to build a well-rounded fitness routine. This one hit especially close to home—because I remember how overwhelming it felt when I first started strength training. In the beginn...

Hi, love—and welcome back to Becoming Her. It’s Steph here—Jeanetta’s partner, usually behind the scenes editing and producing these weekly episodes. But this week, I had the honor of producing a powerful conversation between Jeanetta and movement educator Natali Kummer, and I wanted to step forward to share what resonated with me most. I fell in love with movement through yoga a few decades ago—b...

Hi, love and welcome back to Becoming Her, that we have officially moved to Substack! This episode is especially for those of you who know you should probably be moving your body, but you’re overwhelmed by what that actually means in real life. How do you pick a gym? Follow a program? What if your gym or yoga studio is closing? Where do you go from here? It’s a timely question because this week ma...

Episode Summary In this heartfelt and reflective episode of Becoming Her, Jeanetta Bodie returns to the mic in the wake of announcing the closing of Iron Crane Yoga. As new listeners continue to join following this news, Jeanetta opens her heart to share what it really feels like to navigate leadership, loss, and transition all at once. With her signature honesty and compassion, she explores the r...

In this heartfelt and raw episode of Becoming Her, Jeanetta Bodie shares the deeply personal story behind her decision to close Iron Crane Yoga. What started as a reflection on her birthday turned into a full-circle moment of clarity, grief, and powerful release. Jeanetta walks us through the behind-the-scenes of building a community-centered yoga studio—from the dreams and vision that launched it...

Episode Summary In this powerful episode of Becoming Her, Jeanetta Bodie explores how early attachment patterns shape our nervous systems—and how we can rewire them to lead from grounded authority. She shares personal insights on trauma, spiritual disconnection, and why healing is not always soft, but always possible. Drawing from polyvagal theory and attachment research, Jeanetta breaks down how...

Episode Summary In this deeply personal continuation of Episode 19, Jeanetta Bodie opens her heart to share the next chapter of her spiritual healing journey. Picking up where she left off—on the topic of spiritual bruising—this episode explores how performance-based faith, sexual shame, and fragmented belonging shaped her early life, her relationship with God, and ultimately her own body. Jeanett...

Welcome back to Becoming Her. In this deeply personal and tender episode, Jeanetta Bodie opens the door to a vulnerable conversation on spiritual bruising—the kind of invisible wounds that don’t show up in scans or journals, but shape how we move through the world. This is the beginning of a new series exploring spiritual trauma and the slow, embodied return to truth, breath, and dignity. Jeanetta...

Episode Summary In this solo episode, Jeanetta Bodie invites us into a heartfelt and unfiltered conversation about choice — especially in the moments when we feel powerless, paralyzed, or pressured. Building on last week’s discussion of Internal Family Systems (IFS) with her sister Jen, Jeanetta explores how our nervous system, past traumas, and social conditioning can convince us that we don’t ha...

Episode Summary In this deeply personal and insightful episode, Jeanetta is joined by her sister Jen — our first guest outside of Soma Moon — for a powerful conversation about trauma, healing, and the internal parts we all carry. Jen shares her story of transformation, from a pivotal moment during a loved one’s passing to the end of her marriage and her journey into advanced studies in social work...