by Stephanie Benedetto | May 17, 2026 | Personal Development
Next week is my little brother’s birthday.. I often say he is the one who saved me. Without him, the darkness of my childhood would have swallowed me whole. But that’s just me being melodramatic. More accurately, we saved each other. We’re only 14 months apart, almost...
by Stephanie Benedetto | May 15, 2026 | Personal Development
I take perverse delight in blaming Michael Neill for f#cking up my life. I did it again today while sharing my latest round of insights into seeing (again) how many of my choices have been shaped by the Imaginary Other People in my head. “It’s entirely Michael Neill’s...
by Editor | May 14, 2026 | Personal Development
Today, a guest article from transformational coach and visual storyteller Gabriel Beyer, shared with permission. The Day I Stopped Fixing Myself For years, I had carried a huge and heavy toolbox through life. Not a real one. An invisible one. Appearing solid. Inside...
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...
