by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 28, 2025 | Personal Development
I’m nine years old in my dark purple pajamas, huddled in the back of a police car with my little brother, Dennis. It stinks of plastic, cigarettes and stale pizza. “Put on your seatbelt,” I tell him. I don’t want to give the officer a chance to yell at us when he...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 14, 2023 | Community, Personal Development
I’m half way into an exploration of community with a group of amazing changemakers inside the Community Builders Circle, and over this past month, we’ve been exploring safety in community. I challenged all of us – myself included – to answer the question: “What would...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Aug 13, 2022 | Podcast
Once there was a man who lived in a cave. It was dark, cold and damp, but it was safe. Listen on the Wild Creation Stories podcast here: Listen on Google Listen on Spotify Listen on iTunes It seemed to him that he hadn’t always been in the cave. There was a faint...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Jun 17, 2022 | Podcast
When I feel uncertain, I open my mouth wide and eat the stars. Listen on the Wildspire podcast here:: Listen on Google Listen on Spotify Listen on iTunes The stars remind me of the universes inside me. Only then can I feel the vast multitudes living with me, not only...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Apr 30, 2022 | Podcast, Sparks
I spent most of my life trying to feel safe. Trying to convince myself that I was okay. Listen on the Wildspire podcast here: How tightly did I cling to those moments when I didn’t feel scared! Even then I felt anxious because inevitably, the good...
