by Jennifer Leigh | Dec 1, 2019 | Coping Skills |
No one prepared me for the hell that engulfed my life once I started tapering off the benzo I’d taken (for wayyyyyy too many years) as prescribed. My doctor told me I could cut out a quarter of the dose every week and be done with it. What did he know? Not much.... 
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... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Sep 2, 2019 | Uncategorized |
After years of coaching and hosting online workshops and support groups, I’ve come to a place where I want to combine all of my education and lived (and learned from others) experiences and offer a true well-being support group. The focus will be on the four... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Aug 19, 2019 | Recovery |
I’ve had more than a few phone calls and emails this weekend from people who were worried that *maybe* their symptoms aren’t benzo withdrawal anymore. They ask if it’s possible to be suffering from benzo withdrawal 18, 24, 30, 36, or more months out.... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Aug 12, 2019 | Recovery |
Looking back over the last eight years, there are things I wish I had known before I started this journey. Here are five of them, listed in no particular order. I wish I had known the full extent of the medical communities ignorance about benzodiazepines. Had I... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Jul 30, 2019 | Uncategorized |
I couldn’t find my computer glasses. I looked high and low for them. Considering that my little cottage is just that, little, it seemed odd to me that my glasses had just up and vanished. The next day, I woke up and my distance glasses weren’t on the...