by Jennifer Leigh | Oct 23, 2019 | Coping Skills |
It Sucks. There is no polite way to describe the feeling of being misunderstood. It sucks. It’s uncomfortable. It’s demoralizing. It triggers our nervous system into a fight, flight, or freeze response even though there is no physical danger. Any type of... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Oct 4, 2019 | Recovery
NEW! Yesterday I downloaded a membership plug-in so that I could begin creating the members-only blog content for my support group, Mornings With Jenn. Unfortunately, the plug-in wasn’t what I needed so I deleted it. When it left for parts unknown into the... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Oct 1, 2019 | Recovery |
As you probably know by now, Lisa Ling’s expose on the dangers of benzodiazepines airs October 6th on CNN. The producer of Lisa’s show contacted me ages ago when the segment was being considered. I told him, please, above all else, believe the people you... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Sep 18, 2019 | Recovery
Finally! It’s here. Mornings With Jenn will start Monday, September 30th. The support group will focus on the four cornerstones of well-being: eat right, move more, stress less, and love well. We won’t be focused on benzo withdrawal symptoms, but of... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Sep 16, 2019 | Recovery |
The Internet is a double-edged sword for benzo withdrawal. On one hand, it allows the fast sharing of information which we need since the medical community is mostly uneducated about the dangers of benzodiazepines, and on the other hand, some of that information that...