by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 17, 2025 | Personal Development
When I started pole dancing, I started at zero. I had no dance experience and couldn’t execute a pirouette or even a simple step-around the pole without looking like a clumsy idiot. Then I learned the fan kick. It’s a beginner move where you hold onto the pole, lift...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 8, 2025 | Personal Development
For most of my adult life, I lived with a household full of animals. Three cats and two (big) dogs was the norm. This is one of my favorite photos of the animal crew begging back in my carnivore days. Animals bring so much joy to my life that even now with a lifestyle...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 6, 2025 | Personal Development
Last week, I received an invitation for a pet sit in a nearby town in Portugal. My listing on TrustedHousesitters.com has over 35 five-star reviews from sits in multiple countries, and when someone searches for a pet sitter based in Portugal, I’m at the top of the...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 5, 2025 | Business, Personal Development
I know what you’re thinking right now. Don’t believe me? I can prove it to you. *Imagine me with my eyes closed, fingertips on my temples, making a sound like a cross between a baby whale and a chainsaw* There! I’ve got it. You’re thinking… …of a calico cat wearing...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 2, 2025 | Personal Development, Stories
Once there was a girl called Prudence. She was a practical young lady, raised to be dependable and hard working, who prided herself on the ability to get things done. She set goals to earn her PhD and run a marathon, so that she could show everyone that she was the...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Jan 31, 2025 | Personal Development
Ken Wilber was born on this day, January 31, 1949. Ken Wilber is an American philosopher, writer and theorist on transpersonal psychology perhaps best known for his own Integral Theory and contributions to Spiral Dynamics. Thinking of Ken Wilber takes me down the...
