by Jennifer Leigh | Dec 6, 2021 | Hope |
I’m a recovering overachiever. Most days, I manage to reel in my cravings to do more, learn more, be more. But old habits are hard to break. I find myself now with more irons in the fire than I can manage. So, I’m doing my best to put a pin in some of the... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Oct 20, 2021 | Hope |
Three years into my recovery from benzo withdrawal (June 2014), I experienced a setback brought on by plowing back into life too quickly. I had taken on the responsibility of teaching a class at Stanford University on the neuroscience of creativity; it was too much... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 8, 2021 | Hope |
I’ve had to answer that question a lot lately. My last blog post here was in February! I’ve been incredibly busy with my Mornings With Jenn support group (I’ve added more hours of live support each month), writing my book, The Benzo Withdrawal... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Oct 30, 2020 | Hope |
Deep in the throes of benzo withdrawal, I sat at my front window, peering out on a world that I no longer felt a part of. Derealization made everything surreal and distorted. I thought my heart might break from my longing to be healed, to be normal again. Tears pooled... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Apr 1, 2019 | Hope |
The video support group starts today! I’ve been so busy with my big move from Nevada City to Healdsburg, that I don’t have a blog for today’s post. So I thought I’d use this time to remind everyone that the video support group, Mornings With... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Dec 31, 2018 | Hope |
Another year under our belts; another year of healing. Good job everyone! I’m so proud of you. I know it’s not been an easy journey. It’s been hard as hell for some of you. And lonely, too, I know. But here we are, standing on the brink of the New...