by Jennifer Leigh | Nov 26, 2018 | Recovery |
First, I want to wish you all a very happy holiday season. I hope that you are able to enjoy the weeks ahead. And, I hope that the New Year brings you quick healing. Here’s the news I want to share with you: I am going to take the month of December off from... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Nov 26, 2018 | Brain Facts |
I’m working with my colleague Dr. Mark Brady, learning more about the brain and how it is involved in what he calls, Sacred Relationship. It’s a powerful education he’s giving to me and I hope to be able to pass it on to others the start of the New... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Nov 19, 2018 | Big Brain Question, Recovery |
Raising children is hard work for anyone. But it’s grueling work when you’re in benzo withdrawal. A few weeks ago, I threw my toothbrush and a few outfits into a suitcase and drove to the San Francisco Bay Area to surprise my identical twin boys on their... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Nov 12, 2018 | Coping Skills |
The world hasn’t changed, your brain has. I remember during my taper that I went to bed one night and woke up to a completely different world. It was as if something dark and sinister had crept into my house and rearranged everything, even though everything was... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Nov 5, 2018 | Recovery |
It’s hard to believe that there is no cure for benzodiazepine withdrawal. I used to scratch my head and wonder how we could put a man on the moon, but we couldn’t seem to find a cure (or even much relief, for that matter) for benzo withdrawal. When I was...