Hello friends,
Many of you know that I had to cut back on my days for coaching as I’ve been in classes for nutrition and the gut microbiome. I am also creating teaching content about psych med withdrawal for a university in Canada. Plus, I am still working on a benzo withdrawal book. It’s been a busy summer, but it’s coming to a close. I’ll be back to coaching Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday starting Monday, September 6. I’ll open the schedule up for bookings on Thursday, September 2. (I’m still available for emergency sessions on my non-coaching days or after hours. If you are desperate for help, please reach out to see if I can be of assistance.)
With inflation and the rising costs of doing business in California, my fees will go up slightly to 65$ for thirty minutes and 130$ for an hour starting Monday, October 4. (My coaching rates are still below the industry standard for my education and qualifications.) I haven’t raised my fees in many years because finances can be a struggle in benzo withdrawal. If my coaching fees are more than your budget allows, please consider joining my Mornings With Jenn live support group. It is 59$ a month. We meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 9 AM Pacific on a secret Facebook group. If you can’t make the live session, you can watch later as the sessions are recorded and archived.
So many of you have said that you want to explore plant-based nutrition, but you don’t know how to go about it. I’ll be helping you transition to a healthier diet, offering buying guides, meal suggestions, recipes, etc., (all with the gut microbiome and the detoxification pathways in mind) in a pilot group I’ll start on Friday August 20. There will be a blog post soon where you can sign up if you are interested. The pilot group will be free. Once I’ve polished the rough edges, I’ll offer the group for a fee, much like my support group, Mornings With Jenn.
I have to be honest with you and confess that sometimes my work totally depletes me. It’s hard to hear the amount of suffering that I hear, especially when you are as tender-hearted as I am. I’m a total empath. I guess God saw that after ten years of being in the benzo community, I was getting a bit ragged around the edges. So He put me together with a doctor who is studying benzo withdrawal. We are exchanging information and doing our best to put together suggested blood tests and nutritional support that can help reduce the time it takes to heal. I’m excited about what I’m learning and so eager to share it with you. That excitement has lifted my spirits and given me a new sense of purpose. I feel we are making new inroads into reducing suffering. I am grateful for that.
Last but not least, I’ll do my best to be more consistent about blogging and creating videos for YouTube.
Keep healing, friends. Say it with me, “I am safe. I am healing. I will recover.” No matter how hopeless you may feel, you are going to get better. Keep going.
From my heart to yours,
Jenn
In my opinion, no one in the benzo community has contributed as much work and dedication as you. In addition to your selfless and tireless coaching, you continually educate yourself and explore areas that may lead to new discoveries about how to treat or even cure this hideous condition. I believe I speak for many when I say these things, and when I say you are deserving of the highest praise anyone can receive in humanitarian efforts. Still, sadly, you are grossly underrated and unrecognized. May God give you the fortitude to continue in your pursuits on our behalf. I only hope someday you’ll receive the honor and recognition you deserve (even though that is not what you seek). As always, I thank you for all you do.
My microbiome is already a mess… I have SIBO, and likely much more to that dysbiosis. It began to become an acute problem in tolerance withdrawal so I haven’t even begun the taper I’ve wanted to start over a year ago, because the medical issues keep accumulating and so does the stress-anxiety-panic-depression. I’m sure you know how hard it is to discuss dysbiosis or leaky gut in allopathic medicine, so I’ve gotten nowhere with my digestive disorders, except anemia, and subsequent hemochromatosis as a result of the iron infusions to address the deficiency. So now add sever liver iron overload to the growing list of obstacles. This time last year I thought I was having a nervous break down. I have no idea how much worse it could get, yet here I am. With more physical and psychological symptoms than I can count. Too scared of not being medically sound enough to handle tapering. I’m just a mess, and my body got the memo with its complex set of confirmed diagnoses as well as the unconfirmed. Wonder where I’d be if I never tangled up in Xanax
Jeff,
You are so kind with your compliments. Thank you. You’re right in that I don’t want recognition or honors. I want the suffering to stop. Life is too short to have to spend even a moment with a benzodiazepine injury.
I’ll keep doing all I can. It’s a crusade for me at this point. ❤️❤️❤️
I’m so sorry to hear of your illnesses. I hope your gut heals soon— and your iron levels return to normal. Hold on. Better days are ahead.
Thank you for all you do. We must always try to take care of ourselves too. All the best.
Thank you. I do my best to practice good self- care. Some days I’m better at it than others.