by Stephanie Benedetto | Sep 12, 2025 | Personal Development
A reader and client wrote to me recently with a raw, honest question: “I think I lost a client. But it’s not in my control what people will or won’t do. Holy shit, all I can do is show up. “This feels different. “This feels more true. “This feels like freedom....
by Stephanie Benedetto | Sep 9, 2025 | Personal Development
I failed at many things in my life. Here’s a few that come to mind, in no particular order: – Asking Ken Shina to be my boyfriend in Kindergarten. Well, I succeeded in asking, but he wouldn’t hold my hand. – No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t draw an object from...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Sep 5, 2025 | Personal Development
In 2001, I said “I do” to a man I loved. Secretly, I never wanted to be married. I did it because it seemed like what I was supposed to do. He was amazing. (Still is – he’s even on my email list and possibly reading this email right now.) We had a beautiful journey...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Aug 27, 2025 | General, Personal Development
I’ve wanted to be a writer since forever. Somewhere in the box of school memorabilia and report cards I left in Florida is a story I wrote at ten years old called, “In the Fog.” It includes phrases like such fancies and alas, and it mentions dragons! Apparently, I had...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Aug 25, 2025 | Awakened Thoughts, Personal Development
I’m sitting here on the floor, laptop on my thighs, waiting for my oatmeal to cook. (I’ve been adding a pinch of freshly ground black pepper to my oats, along with the usual cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, which is surprisingly good!) Today’s daily email prompt invites me...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Aug 25, 2025 | Personal Development
Something shocking (literally, as you’ll see in a moment) grabbed my attention today. In a 2014 study done by Harvard and the University of Virginia, participants were asked to sit in a room for 15 minutes. No phone, no music, no distractions. Except for a single...
