by Jennifer Leigh | Feb 24, 2022 | Hope |
The lyrics in Don’t McLeans’ song, American Pie, sure hit home, don’t they? But February made me shiver With every paper I’d deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn’t take one more step If the headlines increase your benzo withdrawal...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jan 26, 2022 | Hope |
2021 ended with the joyful addition of a sweet little boy to our growing family. My daughter Natalie and her Husband Dan brought Jackson into the world on December 21st. I was there at the birth, which was a wonderful gift! I was lucky that the restrictions at the...
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...
