Author of Eat It Up! The Complete Mind/Body/Spirit Guide to a Full Life After Weight Loss Surgery, Dr. Stapleton is transitioning from private practitioner to writing, speaking, and conducting the weekend Eat It Up! Weekend Workshops. Her goal is to education and inspire people to live balanced, healthy lives in recovery from obesity and other addictions.

Dr. Stapleton’s practice has become increasingly focused on working with patients as they focus on weight loss issues and "recover" from the disease of obesity. She works closely with the Trinity Bariatric Weight Loss Center and the South Carolina Obesity Surgical Center, conducting pre-surgical evaluations. Dr. Stapleton also works extensively with patients after they have bariatric surgery as they address the psychological correlates of obesity.