by Jennifer Leigh | Aug 23, 2021 | Healing |
“I’ve been triggered.” I hear this all the time in the benzo community. I, too, used to get triggered easily and often. It’s one thing to cope with everyday, ongoing symptoms; it is quite another to cope with those bursts of intense thoughts...
by Jennifer Leigh | Aug 19, 2021 | Healing |
Finally! I’ve created a private Facebook group, Plant-Based With Jenn, for anyone who wants to move towards a plant based diet/lifestyle for health and healing, The group is open to anyone who is recovering from psych med withdrawal. We will meet live, once a...
by Jennifer Leigh | Aug 18, 2021 | Healing |
Like most children, I believed in Santa Clause. I’d sit by the front window on Christmas eve, hoping to catch a glimpse of him and his reindeers flying across the sky. After a while, my mom would cup her hand to ear, “Is that Santa’s sleigh bells I...
by Jennifer Leigh | Aug 11, 2021 | Recovery |
Hello friends, Many of you know that I had to cut back on my days for coaching as I’ve been in classes for nutrition and the gut microbiome. I am also creating teaching content about psych med withdrawal for a university in Canada. Plus, I am still working on a...
by Jennifer Leigh | Aug 6, 2021 | Healing |
Last summer, I stumbled onto a research paper indicating that HDAC inhibitors might help repair and protect GABA receptors. That fascinated me. Since then, I’ve been on a quest to discover three things: what causes benzodiazepines to damage some, but not all,...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jul 27, 2021 | Vitamins/Supplements |
Magnesium is a mineral workhorse—needed for over 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It wears many hats— playing a role in nerve and muscle function, supporting the immune system, keeping our heartbeats steady, and our bones strong. It also adjusts our blood...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jul 11, 2021 | Coping Skills |
I’ve not taken a true vacation in over a decade. Even when I do take a few days off, I always answer emails or texts from people seeking help with benzo withdrawal. This time, I am turning off all of my electronics and enjoying my time. I’ll be in Hawaii,...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jul 4, 2021 | Microbiome |
I grew up hearing a lot of adages. “A penny saved is a penny earned.” “Don’t put the cart before the horse.” One of my favorites was “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” a saying that dates back 150 years. I always wondered...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jul 1, 2021 | Uncategorized |
Years ago I promised to write a book for the benzo community. I asked people to share their symptoms with me so we’d have an alphabetical list of Benzo Withdrawal symptoms. I received a lot of replies. I complied and shared the list, but the book never got...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 23, 2021 | Recovery |
Don’t get me wrong; I enjoy celebrating Christmas and my birthday. But there is one day of the year far more special than the two of them combined: June 23. That was the day I was benzo-free after 18 years on Clonazepam. I swallowed my last dose on June 22,...
