by Stephanie Benedetto | Jan 5, 2020 | Awakened Thoughts
I’ve been obsessed with hair removal ever since puberty. Shaving, waxing, dipilatories…I tried everything to rid myself of the dark hairs sprouting from my legs, and had mostly made peace with it. Until. Stray hairs began appearing on my chin and upper lip at...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Apr 14, 2019 | 100 Conversations
What is your body asking for today? So many times our nervous system is bracing for attack, feeling panic, worry, stress. And when we try to “make” ourselves relax, guess what? It can make it worse! Here’s a meditation to create space and...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Apr 30, 2017 | Awakened Thoughts
I hate being rejected. It makes me feel flattened, beaten down. A ghost without a soul. I’m the little kid who gets called “brownie” because the teacher calls on her too much, the girl whose crush looks right through her, the woman whose memoir is turned down by a...
