Stephanie Flockhart, Founder, MODE
Stephanie Flockhart is a licensed acupuncturist, subconscious reprogramming expert, and founder of MODE The Method, a cult-favorite platform that blends Chinese Medicine, energetic embodiment, and nervous system regulation into a transformative daily practice. Trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine with a focus on women’s health, fertility, and cosmetic acupuncture, Stephanie’s work is redefining modern wellness with a distinctly feminine approach that is as gentle as it is powerful. She is known for her signature mix of clarity, softness, and structure, and has built a devoted following of women who turn to her for support in healing burnout, realigning their bodies, and reconnecting with who they are here to be.
Stephanie’s journey began early, when a deep curiosity for the inner world and the body’s wisdom led her to Chinese Medicine. Her own health challenges became the true catalyst for change. After struggling with hormonal imbalances, fatigue, and a sense of deep misalignment, she began to see the limitations of both conventional and wellness-industry approaches. What followed was a complete reimagining of healing. Through acupuncture, subconscious rewiring, nervous system repair, and a radical return to softness, she created a method that helped her reclaim her health and life. That same method has now supported thousands of women on their own path to transformation.
In our interview, Stephanie shares what it truly means to live in alignment, how burnout and hustle culture disconnect us from our bodies, and why real healing begins with safety, softness, and self-trust. Her words are both grounding and expansive. She reminds us that transformation is not about pushing harder but about learning to listen deeply and move with intention. Stephanie leads by example. Her calm, her clarity, and her devotion to living beautifully are inspiring. Being in her presence feels like permission to slow down, reconnect, and become the woman you were always meant to be.
What does living a beautiful, aligned life mean to you?
I feel like this question is essentially the basis of my entire life. I think that, if I had the answer, I wouldn’t know what to do with myself! I have been dedicated to discovering what this means to me for as long as I can remember and I think that just in striving for the answer, I have managed to create a life that I love deeply. What I’ve learned along the way, though, is that no matter what your goals are, you need to fall in love with the process of getting there. Because the goal posts will always move. So the only real way to live a beautiful, aligned life, to me, is to be fully present and grounded in gratitude as often as humanly possible.
How do you create harmony between your work, health, wellness, and relationships while staying true to yourself?
My work is deeply tied to my personal wellness and I also work with my husband, so that helps. But I also set boundaries all the time. I protect my peace like it’s part of my job, because it has to be in order for me to do my job well. I schedule time to rest, I take walks every day with my husband, I do my own EFT and meditation practices, I eat well, and I allow space to have fun and relax. And when I feel out of alignment, I don’t push through. I pause, reset, and focus on nervous system regulation.
But still, there has to be time for work and one of the biggest changes I made that helps with this was to stop doing crazy 5AM morning routines. I now just do one thing for my body, one thing for beauty, and one thing for the subconscious mind. That could be as simple as a 5-minute meditation (subconscious), my morning skin care and Gua Sha for 10 minutes (beauty), and a 15-minute pilates session (body). This lets me start work so much earlier and I can spread out little moments of self-care throughout the day, rather than trying to do a million things in the morning and feeling exhausted from what was supposed to be a wellness routine.
Is there a Woo Woo Working Woman, in your field or beyond, whose passion, purpose, and presence inspire you? What have you learned from her?
Louise Hay has always been that woman for me. There’s something so powerful about the way she trusted her message before anyone else really understood it. She didn’t start her business until she was in her 50s, which I find deeply comforting and inspiring. Her work taught me that our thoughts are so much more powerful than we realize. What we believe, we experience. Which is the basis of so much of my own work now too.
Was there a pivotal moment in your life when everything shifted, when you knew you had to follow a different path? What was that experience like?
One of the most pivotal moments in my life came in a way I didn’t expect. It was an injury that forced me to stop. I had been in this constant cycle of overworking, high stress, and dysregulation. Even though I was already working in wellness, I was approaching it with the same intensity I’d brought to everything else in my life which was having a horrible effect on my mental and physical health. Then I hurt myself and was forced to rest for two weeks, really rest. No workouts, no over-scheduling, just stillness.
It was uncomfortable at first, but it cracked something open in me. That pause gave me the space to start exploring the subconscious mind on a much deeper level, to slow down and listen to my body, and to transition into more intuitive, low-impact movement. I realized that even though I was an Acupuncturist and knew logically to treat the inner self, I’d been trying to fix myself from the surface rather than treating the root causes of what I was going through emotionally and subconsciously.
That experience changed everything for me. It was the moment I started living in harmony with my body instead of against it. It’s also what eventually shaped so much of what I teach now through my work.
Many women follow strict wellness routines yet struggle to see real transformation, just as you once did. From your experience, how does healing cortisol play a key role in breaking this cycle, and what are some missing pieces that may be holding women back?
Hormonal balance has such a huge effect on absolutely everything when it comes to wellness. I was one of those women who was doing everything “right” and I mean everything. I was working out every day, waking up at 5AM, going to HIIT classes, F45, bootcamps, eating extremely healthy, trying all sorts of diets and regimes, and none of it seemed to work for me. I felt so frustrated because everywhere I looked, people seemed to be getting incredible results by doing less than what I was doing. What I didn’t realize was that the fact that I was doing so much was actually causing my body to be in a constant state of stress, leading to dysregulation and hormonal imbalances. This presents as water weight, inflammation, puffiness, skin issues, and so much more. It’s one of the main reasons women don’t see results. The other one is limiting beliefs. The negative thought patterns and beliefs about ourselves and the world that hold us back. If we don’t address these beliefs and release them, all of the wellness practices we do will feel muted in efficacy. You can do Gua Sha and lymphatic drainage, but if you’re subconsciously critiquing every flaw or blemish or aspect of yourself that you wished was different the entire time it’s like trying to run a race but tying your own shoelaces together beforehand.
If you can focus on hormonal balance and regulation through prioritizing rest and low-impact exercise and limiting content, relationships, and situations that spike your cortisol. While at the same time uncovering and working through limiting beliefs, everything will be so much more effective.
You’ve beautifully woven together Chinese Medicine, subconscious reprogramming, and wellness into MODE The Method. What makes this approach so powerful in transforming lives compared to traditional healing practices?
One of the most beautiful and powerful aspects of TCM is that it is preventative and treats the root cause of the symptom as well as the symptom itself. I have brought that approach into every aspect of Mode the Method. So many methods of manifestation, physical transformation, and wellness are focused on the external (the symptom itself). But in TCM, every symptom is seen as a message. Whether it’s inflammation, fatigue, bloating, or burnout, it’s not something to "fix," but something to listen to. I’ve found that this applies to traditional manifestation too. Where the “symptoms” (self-sabotage, procrastination, the need to control everything, perfectionism, toxic relationships, burnout, etc.) all stem from subconscious limiting beliefs and negative thought patterns.
I created Mode as a proactive way to not only decode those messages but to preempt them and return to balance by working with your nervous system, your subconscious mind, and energetic body, not against them. You don’t force your way into healing or manifestation here. You embody the outcome you’re calling in and then you regulate your system so it can finally feel safe to receive.
This is why a lot of people can be doing everything right on paper but still feel stuck. Their nervous system doesn’t feel safe to accept change, and their subconscious is still wired to repeat the past. MODE the Method brings together subconscious reprogramming, TCM-based rituals, embodiment work, and energy alignment into one daily practice.
In today’s hustle culture, how can women embrace a more feminine, easeful approach to success and well-being, and how does tapping into their feminine energy influence not just their health, but also their relationships, career, and financial abundance?
I feel this so deeply. Like so many of us, I was conditioned to believe that hustle and sheer effort automatically led to an equal amount of success. But when I look back, the times in my life when I worked the hardest were rarely the times I saw the greatest reward. The effort and the outcome were almost never in alignment and when I finally let go and decided to prioritize my happiness, rest and working from my natural feminine state everything changed for me.
Feminine energy thrives in being, not always doing. It’s intuitive, cyclical and deeply creative and when we learn to trust it, everything from success to health to relationships begin to flow in more naturally. Because feminine energy is inherently magnetic. When you soften, regulate your nervous system and lead with intention and trust instead of urgency, you can become an energetic match for the things you’ve been calling in.
If you could design the perfect high-vibrancy day, from morning rituals to winding down at night, what would that look like?
For me the perfect day is balanced. Like I said before, in the morning I have a quick morning routine usually consisting of 20-45 minutes of practice. One thing for my body, one thing for beauty and one thing for the subconscious mind. Then I would eat and then start work and have regular self care breaks for things like EFT tapping or a quick walk to come back to balance if I feel stressed or tired. Then after work I would go for a walk and do the Leave Your Workday Behind walking meditation from MODE. I believe in transitions between things like work and rest. So I always do some sort of meditation or ritual to signal to my mind and body that the work day is over. A meditation or even changing clothes works wonders for me. Then I just spend time with my husband and relax. Before sleep I would do a shower meditation, some skin care and then a gratitude practice. All of the practices I do daily take me less than 15 minutes to do (usually closer to 5 each). This all might sound simple, but the point is it’s easy to be consistent. I feel like this is a perfect day because it’s balanced and there’s time for everything without feeling overwhelmed. I always feel happiest when I know I’ve ticked every box before sleeping.
Personal Mantra?
Life is beautiful, and you have time.
What’s the one lesson you hope every Woo Woo Working Woman on her own journey learns about herself?
Believing that you can live with ease and still get everything you want.
Want more Stephanie? You can follow her on Instagram at @stephanieflockhart, and explore her work at stephanieflockhart.com to learn more about MODE The Method.
