Dr Stephanie Dale
Wellbeing program developer, researcher, group facilitator
Experience You Can Trust
Dr Stephanie Dale is the founder of the International Wellbeing-through-writing Institute. She is an award-winning journalist who in 2014 founded The Write Road, a wellbeing initiative for rural and remote Australians. Her embodied writing practice was developed as a method for navigating individual lifeworld challenges, building community, and transforming relationships. More than 2000 people have participated in her wellbeing-through-writing programs, face to face and online, including people recovering from natural disaster and newly literate Indigenous adults. She is skilled in using writing to connect communities and build individual capacity and confidence.
Professional development for personnel across sectors
Community recovery programs post natural disaster
Writing support for individuals who want to punch above their weight
Wellbeing program developer
Ask us about bespoke wellbeing-through-writing programs.
Keynote speaker and presenter
Stephanie is available to speak about her work, her research and human lifeworld interiors.
Wellbeing retreats and live events
Special writing retreats and events are developed throughout the year.
Client Reviews
★★★★★
“Stephanie Dale’s charismatic warmth inspires and uplifts. Her femininity camouflages her strength – but only at first. She is a lead lemming: compelling, engaging and captivating.”
Patt Gregory, Woodwork for Women
★★★★★
“Stephanie Dale is a ‘mistress class’ in facilitation. Her skills are phenomenal, equal to anyone I’ve ever worked with & I’ve worked with the best.”
Sue Spencer, UK
★★★★★
“It was worth coming all this way – 2000 kms – just to hear Stephanie speak.”
Jenny Blake, attendee, National Rural Health Conference
A passion for pilgrimage
In 2005, Stephanie and her son Ben walked the Camino, the iconic 900km pilgrim trail across Spain’s northern interior. In 2007, Stephanie joined Ben for the middle leg of his 7000km pilgrimage from Canterbury to Jerusalem. Together they walked 1500kms across Italy and through the Balkans. These were pre-smart phone days – often they navigated by walking east to the rising sun – literally, making their beds wherever they found themselves at day’s end … fields, forests, beaches.
In 2019, Stephanie and her grandson Dylan walked the Camino Francis, 900kms across Spain’s northern interior from St Jean Pied du Port to Finis Terre. (And yes, correct, her trusty pilgrim clothing hasn’t changed.)
Walk&Write
In 2017, Stephanie merged her passions for walking, writing and pilgrimage, launching the inaugural Walk & Write Camino, in partnership with UTracks. The project was mothballed due to the onset of Covid-19. Walk & Write is now available for groups on request.
