My Dear Benzo Friends,
I’ve been in the benzo community for twelve years. In a now-defunct benzo withdrawal forum, I started as someone in a rapid taper (my doctor wasn’t benzo-wise). I did my best to be positive and to help other members. I even started my own forum but couldn’t keep it going. I created this website instead. I chronicled my journey, sharing it all honestly. Out of that sharing came my coaching; at some point, I knew I’d not return to my old career. I was needed here. I’ve always done my best to help others. Now, I am asking for your help.
On Monday, I launch a six-week course for healthcare professionals who want to understand benzo withdrawal/BIND to better serve their patients/clients. I have been working on this course for a year. It’s taken a lot of sweat and tears. But it is finally ready!
Upon successful completion of the course “Understanding Benzodiazepine Withdrawal/BIND for Healthcare Professionals,” a graduate will receive a certificate, and their practice will be shared on this website so people know they are benzo-wise.
I need your help in sharing the news about the course. I’ll post more information and links on Monday that you can share with your healthcare team and social media accounts.
Let’s get the knowledge into the hands of the people who can put an end to needless suffering. Help me make my dream come true— to one day live in a world where healthcare professionals are not unintentionally harming people with benzodiazepines.
From my heart to yours, in gratitude,
Jenn
Happy to share the course info with everyone and help water some of the seeds you are planting out there! Thank you for all your efforts!
Hi Jenn! that is incredible news thank you so much for everything you do for our community of benzo victims you have my support and I will spread the word in Colorado to all the doctors that will listen in my community big hugs you are amazing
I most certainly will do my best to spread the word about this invaluable course. I know how much hard work you put into it, and it is quite exceptional. I believe it will benefit a huge number of people on both sides of this hideous and misunderstood condition. Thank you for developing this course, and for making it available to everyone.
Dear Dr Jenn
Thank you so much for launching this course!
I am a cranialsacral therapist and once I am healed I would love to serve people in there BIND nightmare.
Unfortunately at the moment there is no way to work or being of service to others. The suffering, especially the pain and therefore the severe insomnia is still to much…
Although I do know so much about the polyvagaltheory Steven Porges and also about traumawork Peter Levin it is still so hard to cope.. Hopefully one day…
Thank you so much much for your previous work and hopefully one day I will be able to join your course!
I am from Switzerland and until now there is no understanding whatsoever 🥺
This is great news.
This is amazing, Dr Jenn! I will happily help spread the word!
Happy to help spread the word. Many thanks for all you do and know that your efforts are so appreciated! Blessings!
Thank you so much! I’ll post details on Monday.
Thank you so much! I’ll post details on Monday.
Thank you so much! I’ll post details on Monday.
Thank you so much! I’ll post details on Monday. Keep healing!
Thank you so much! I am excited to launch it! Thank you for your sneak-peek feed back of it. It was helpful.
Thank you so much! I am eager to get it out into the world.
Thank you! It’s been my dream for a long time. Finding the time was always the challenge. It took a year or so, but I got it done! I am very proud of it.
I am coming off 130mg of methadone and 8 1mg klonopin daily. On June 2nd I abruptly stopped everything I tried to explain to the Psych Dr’s. that I need a taper.cThey didn’t have a clue to what I was saying. I told them to read the Ashton manual. Bottom line the United States doesn’t know how to treat addiction. What do they teach these guys in Medical school? Obviously, nothing about addiction. What is a taper? C’mon guys.Read the Ashton Manual!!! How can you work in the Medical community and not know who Dr. Heather Ashton is? The U. S. doesn’t know how to treat addiction!!!! Good luck with your forum. I hope it works out for you!! I hope this make 🙏 sense to someone who needs help!!!!
Wow, what a gift to the healthcare community I will share this with my team of providers who are helping me on my own health journey.
Thank you Jenn. You have no idea how much you’ve helped.
I have no one to share it with.
Unfortunately, when I cold turkeyed I went to a “friend” who decided to misuse my trust to make the trauma process ten times worse and since I’ve basically found it impossible to really trust anyone.
No matter. I only need my own opinion and self worth.
I was absolutely destroyed from absolutely every angle.
You’re posts have seriously helped the last 2 years.
Jen,
I whole heartedly agree that this is much needed as benzo’s have nearly destroyed my life.
I am lucky I didn’t end up homeless or dead. Not much life to put back together after all this. It was a doctor in Canada who did this to me. I hope you can extend a knowledgeable hand up to the North and reach doctors here. The only way I am aware to reach them is through the college of physicians and surgeons for each individual province. Benzo’s are just as problematic in Canada as they are in USA.
Wish I could offer more help than this to you, for you have been invaluable to me.
Mel
I am sorry to hear of your suffering. Benzos are a worldwide problem. I am hopeful the course will find its way to the healthcare professionals in all corners of the world. Once I catch my breath from creating it, I am looking into having it translated into other languages if possible. Thank you for adding your voice to the conversation.
I am sorry to hear you’ve had such a rough time. I am glad my posts have helped. We really do heal! Our bodies are amazing!! They know what they need to do. We just need to be kind and gentle with them and nourish them properly. Keep healing!
Thank you! The course launches Monday! I am very excited. I will be posting a letter and some social media shareables along with the course link.
Thank you for adding your voice to the conversation. When I told my first prescribing doctor about the Ashton Manual, he called her “a kook.” Most of us are not addicts, we are chemically dependent on a medication we take as prescribed. No one should be taken off their benzo abruptly, whether addicted or dependant. I hope you are healing and feeling better.