by Jennifer Leigh | May 10, 2017 | Coping Skills |
I grew up expecting that I’d get married and live happily ever after, but my marriage ended before happily ever after arrived. I expected that I’d become a best-selling author, but my books never made the New York Times list. I expected to fall in love...
by Jennifer Leigh | May 7, 2017 | Wave |
After I got home from the hospital, I was in bad shape. I had been cold turkeyed off of the benzodiazepine I had taken as prescribed. My vital signs were stable so I wasn’t in any physical danger, but the severe withdrawal symptoms were debilitating....
by Jennifer Leigh | Mar 23, 2017 | Across America |
I’m calling this road trip “The Decision Tour” because decisions are what create the quality of our lives. Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot about how our thoughts create our reality so we better think good ones. But there is more to it than...
by Jennifer Leigh | Mar 13, 2017 | Withdrawal symptoms |
It’s hard to suffer from an illness that isn’t recognized by the medical community. It’s even harder to suffer from that illness when it was caused by the very people who don’t recognize it: doctors. It’s incredibly frustrating to be told...
by Jennifer Leigh | Mar 6, 2017 | Recovery |
If we had been diagnosed with cancer, our family and friends would know that we are sick.They’d make us casseroles, take us to our chemo appointments, and call us to see how we are doing. After all, cancer is a serious matter, They would be concerned. But family...
