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 | 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 21, 2019 | Recovery |
The mornings from hell. Nevermind that my sleep was so incredibly screwed up. My insomnia was child’s play in comparison to the gruesome torture that awaited me when I woke up from whatever amount of sleep my damaged nervous system allowed me. Mornings were a... 
by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 23, 2019 | Recovery |
Eight years free! Sunday, June 23, I celebrated eight glorious years of being benzo free. What a wonderful feeling to have that much distance away from the little pill that slowly destroyed my brain and body. Life is incredibly good these days! I am in much better...