by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 12, 2025 | Personal Development
When I moved to Portugal, it felt like I was starting over from scratch. It was a new country, a new language and a new timezone. I was moving in with someone after only a short time in a long-distance relationship. I had no family in Portugal and my comfortable...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 10, 2025 | Personal Development
I’m in the back of an Uber on my way to my first time back in the pole dance studio in six weeks. Six agonizing weeks! My driver is a boisterous man with beautifully articulated Portuguese that would be easy for me to understand…if my Portuguese was better. We...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 9, 2025 | Personal Development
A lot of things scare me. (Sometimes.) Walking along cliffs and rooftops with a long drop below. Speaking Portuguese to a local and freezing up when I can’t understand the reply. Swimming in the wild, open ocean where my feet can’t touch the bottom. And then there are...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 7, 2025 | Personal Development
Someone on Reddit asked: “How do you figure out what to do with your life?” Oh, sweetheart. If I could, I’d reach through the screen and deliver a loving bitch slap — the kind the universe gives me when I’m lost in my own head. Because the truth is: you already know....
by Editor | Nov 6, 2025 | Personal Development
Steph DragonHeart came to me out of the blue in a flash of pure delight and whimsy, with a full-body hell yes before my mind could catch up. I leapt to buy the domain without knowing why. It wasn’t a decision. It was an eruption. Only later did I see what was...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 5, 2025 | Personal Development
My first opponent began her attack at 1:13am. She revealed herself with a nasal whine. I awoke and took my vorpal sword racket in hand, powered by electricity and determination. Within minutes, the fight was over. Her singed carcass fell to the dresser, announced by...
