by Jennifer Leigh | Feb 11, 2019 | Spiritual Journey |
Why me, God? Naked, I’d curl up in the fetal position on my bathroom floor and cry out to God, “Why me?” I’d go down a rather long list of the good things I’d done in my life, evidence that I didn’t deserve such a cruel blow as...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jan 28, 2019 | Spiritual Journey |
(This post is about faith in God. If you aren’t interested in this topic, you can skip this post. No hate mail, please.) Where Are You, God? I’d known hard times in my life—traumatic childhood events, surgeries that took months to recover from, a car...
by Jennifer Leigh | Oct 31, 2018 | Spiritual Journey |
If you’ve ever struggled to accept being in benzo withdrawal, you’re not alone. Most people, at one time or another, have done the same. However, we feel better if we are able to practice acceptance. If you’d like to explore how you can practice...
by Jennifer Leigh | Aug 23, 2018 | Spiritual Journey |
With so many people writing to me lately about their friends who don’t understand benzo withdrawal, I thought I’d pen a quick note to my friends. Some have stood by me, some have not. It’s all okay. To my friends who have stood by me as I healed, I...
by Jennifer Leigh | Jun 26, 2017 | Spiritual Journey |
Friday morning, June 23, I woke up to the deliciousness of six years of freedom from the benzodiazepine I took (as prescribed) for eighteen years. I threw off the covers and padded into the bathroom. I stared at myself in the mirror. A wide grin and dancing eyes...
by Jennifer Leigh | May 1, 2017 | Spiritual Journey |
I tried a lot of things to heal from benzo withdrawal: meds, vitamins, acupuncture, neuro and biofeedback, massage, juicing, going vegan, going paleo, ditching gluten, sugar, caffeine and junk food. I ate purple foods (someone said they had a healing...
