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...
by Jennifer Leigh | May 28, 2018 | Hope |
I’m sitting outside this morning under a cool gray sky. The birds are just now waking up, singing their celebration of a new day. I hold my coffee cup in my hands, appreciating the weight and warmth of it. As I sip my decaf, I count my blessings on this fine...
by Jennifer Leigh | May 21, 2018 | Hope |
I remember turning the key in my front door when I came home from the hospital after my cold turkey from my prescribed use of Clonazepam. The door opened, just as it had a thousand times before, and I walked into my apartment. Everything was just as I had left it the...
by Jennifer Leigh | May 7, 2018 | Hope |
When The Beach Boys song Good Vibrations came out in 1966, I was only eight years old, but I understood it meant love and happiness—excitment. Aren’t most of seeking “good vibes” in life? Except that there aren’t good vibes in benzo withdrawal....