Entries by benitaesposito

Healing Toxic Shame

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When you make a mistake and someone is disappointed in you, do you feel like a dog with its tail tucked between its legs? When dogs experience shame, their bodies automatically respond with this behavior. 

Healing Grief: Breathwork Opens the Heart

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I have worked with Benita Esposito for ten months. We have done both personal counseling as well as incredible couples counseling with my husband. I’m so grateful that I accepted her invitation to attend a Deep Emotional Healing Retreat that included breathwork, a spiritual healing method.

How to Reframe Our Fears So They Don’t Stop Us

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Overview I’m going to thread together methods you can use to (1) manage your fears so that you can (2) create your ideal life being your Authentic Self (3) with a spirit of self-compassion. You’ll be able to use these tools to create a high quality life if you study this carefully.

My Hero’s Journey to the Authentic Self

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As a highly sensitive introvert, you were born with an innate desire to fulfill your potential. Although life is not always easy, you want to learn and grow from your struggles. Your spirit beckons you to live congruently as your Authentic Self. Nothing less will be fulfilling. You may not know exactly how to get there, but […]

7 Tips to Transform Hurt Feelings

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Have your feelings been hurt and you just couldn’t let it roll off your back? Faster than you can blink your eyes, your heart sinks. Tension shoots through your veins. You emotionally withdraw or get angry. None of that helps, and you know it, but that’s your automatic response. 

Tristen’s Journey: From Abuse to Empowerment

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When searching for a trauma counselor, Benita’s bio resonated with me right away. My intuition told me to reach out to her. After the first “get to know you” session, I knew she was the counselor for me. Her warm and caring demeanor washed over me like calming waters.

Anthony’s Retreat “Worth It”

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When discussing the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Retreats with Benita, she often mentioned that a retreat is more healing than several weeks of individual therapy. I heard this a few times over years before I ever attended a retreat. I always thought it was a sales pitch. I’ll be the first to admit, this is […]

Three Blind Spots in Dating for the Highly Sensitive Introvert

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If you have dated for a while, you’ve probably fallen head-over-heels in love at least once, and then you discovered that your partner wasn’t exactly who you thought he or she was. Maybe you were in a relationship for a few weeks or a few months. Maybe you had sex and you felt a certain […]

Conscious Dating Inner Circle for Highly Sensitive Introverts

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. 20 Benefits of the Conscious Dating Inner Circle 1. Discover scientific research that tells us WHY healthy relationships are so important. 2. Create an ideal relationship vision based on your core values, your north star. 3. Spot the unconscious reasons why you ignore the red flags that get you into trouble. 4. Heal your inner child […]