by Stephanie Benedetto | May 12, 2026 | Creativity
The Get It Done (and Have Fun!) workshop last week was a success! Four brave get-it-doners. Each of them moved something real into the world. As an extra incentive, I promised to give each participant a shoutout if they hit “send” within 48 hours… …because there’s...
by Stephanie Benedetto | May 11, 2026 | Personal Development
*Trigger warning: this email contains vague political references and at least one Portuguese pastry. If you find such things incendiary, please do not read on. Today I got on a zoom call with a woman who teaches Portuguese to foreigners living in Portugal. There was...
by Stephanie Benedetto | May 10, 2026 | Personal Development
How do you make sense of your life if there is nothing wrong with you? I’ve been sitting with this question lately in reflections inspired by Michael Neill’s Advanced Course. (Highly recommended, btw.) I’m not considering this philosophically, but personally. Because...
by Stephanie Benedetto | May 9, 2026 | Personal Development
Today I listened to a young woman share her story. She’s been unemployed for two years after recovering from burn out, and now she’s applying to jobs, finally ready to launch back into the job market. She introduced her question as “not good enough” even before...
by Stephanie Benedetto | May 8, 2026 | Personal Development
A twelve year-old girl walks up to her grandfather’s casket at the cemetery. She leans over and whispers: “Your life was the biggest.” She’s crying, this character on the TV series, and I’m crying, too. Her grandfather had worked at a factory. He had three kids. When...