• Dose Delivered: Real, Raw, Recklessly Honest

    What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? I want Your Dose of Happiness to be the kind of place where people exhale and go,“Oh, thank f*ck, someone finally said it.” A space that doesn’t sugarcoat healing.That reminds you that growth doesn’t always smell like sage and lavender…


  • “Beyond the Labels: This Is Me”

    How would you describe yourself to someone? You know, that question. The one that comes up in interviews, bios, awkward dinner parties, or when your therapist is giving you that silent, expectant look. And every time I try to answer it, I feel like I’m listing ingredients on a box of muesli:“Hi, I’m Stefanie. Trauma-informed…


  • When Happiness Feels Like a Scam

    Raw reflections for the days when joy feels like a fairytale someone else is living. There are days when the world feels like it’s brimming with celebration —people laughing in cafés, neighbors swapping news about engagements or promotions, someone walking by with fresh flowers and a lightness in their step. And meanwhile, you’re just trying…


  • The Pulse Beneath the Noise

    Because burnout was not the dream What would you change about modern society? There comes a moment — somewhere between your second anxiety spiral of the day and your third oat milk latte — when a quiet voice inside asks: “Wait… is this really it?! Is this the dream they sold us?• Endless screens, aching…