Dr. Stephanie Estima
Doctor of Chiropractic, Women’s Health Expert, Speaker, Author
Dr. Stephanie Estima has always had reverence and awe for the human body. Her undergraduate was the catalyst for her insatiable appetite for knowledge where she studied neuroscience and psychology at the University of Toronto. She began teaching fitness classes at the university as a fun hobby and through her enthusiasm and popularity became an exercise instructor and presenter at several CanFitPro conferences. She went on to pursue of doctor of chiropractic and became a personal trainer to support herself through school.
Starting a clinic right out of college also meant long days of burning the candle at both ends and sacrificing her healthy habits like regular exercise and home-cooked meals. Outwardly, she was successful, but she felt awful. And, secretly for several weeks of every month, Stephanie was overwhelmed with the symptoms of severe PMS: intense cramping, headaches, and temperature dysregulation. She went to her medical doctor who prescribed her painkillers. They only worked temporarily and had negative effects on her gut and digestive system.
It was only after a trip to Italy, where she was getting consistent sunshine, activity, and healthy food, that she realized she had been living out of alignment with her body and her core values. This was the birth of her first self-published book, The Betty Body, which details how to live in alignment with your menstrual cycle, which has since sold over 40,000 copies.
She created The Estima Certification and led 300 practitioners through a curriculum focused on energy, metabolism, detoxification, female-centric issues like PCOS, endometriosis, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, cervical fluid changes throughout the cycle and arc of life, perimenopause changes, and how to care for women with a holistic, thorough approach.
Today, Dr. Stephanie is an international speaker on female health, energy, and longevity. She represents something important to her 40+ audience of women – she is exactly where many of them want to be in their own lives. She can show and share the path forward – because she is on it herself – with precise scientific knowledge, context, and actionable steps. It’s a vital part of the brand that Dr. Stephanie says, “I am doing this, come do it with me.” vs. “I’ll tell you what you should do.” For women under 40, Stephanie represents what is possible if their hormonal health is taken care of NOW – by setting themselves up to navigate their coming perimenopause and menopause stages successfully. They can expect to have a life full of well-being.