Entries by Benita Esposito

Death’s Gift. Healing Grief Article

With a breast cancer prognosis of one month to live, Mrs. Samuel and her family came for counseling upon the recommendation of her doctor. No one in her family talked about her dying, and that was fine with her. I wanted to help them create emotional intimacy before she died and thereby make her passage […]

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Coat of Many Colors: Benita’s Retreat Story.

Emotional Intimacy Beings Within. My Intensive Personal Growth Retreat Preparation The North Georgia Mountains cradled a group of people who gathered for an intensive transformational Retreat.  It was one of my first retreats with my teacher, Lee.  I was looking at a whole lifetime of not being true to my Authentic Self for fear that someone, […]

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My Body and I are Sacred.

Erica’s Reflections after our “Awakening the Authentic Self Retreat.” It’s the day after our retreat, and I just got a massage this morning in Asheville, NC. My body was tired and sore from the weekend, and I wanted to take care of it. As I lay there on the table, I became aware of how […]

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Healing Grief: Helping Others. Laura’s Story

Do you remember the last time you were with someone who was in a great deal of emotional pain? Perhaps it was a teenager experiencing a first broken heart, or a child upset about having to change schools, or an adult grieving the death of a pet. How about the last time you were hurting? […]

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Metamorphosis Class 4/30/12

A Class on Loss, Change, and Growth. Change, welcome or unbidden, requires us to adjust, and sometimes that’s challenging. While some seem to gracefully embrace the future, others of us require a different kind of support. It’s common to feel depressed, to withdraw, or to feel anxious.

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Women’s Expo

Saturday, March 24, 2012 9:00am – 4:00pm “A Journey into Wholeness”  A Holistic Healing Seminar. 11:00–11:45a.m. Presenter: Benita A. Esposito, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor. Successful people continually strive for mastery, but they frequently compromise

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