Stephanie Johnston

Stephanie Johnston never set out to be an author, but when she couldn’t find the book she needed while wrestling with society’s “when are you having kids?” questions, she wrote it herself.


By day, Stephanie manages continuing education for clinicians. By night, she’s a cat mom, backyard birder, and a believer in living a life that feels right, not one that simply checks boxes.


I Thought About It, and No is her first book, but not her last word on building a childfree, joy-filled life.