Benzo dependence and withdrawal can seem hopeless at times — but it’s not. There is hope. There is healing. There is a better life on the other side. And today we dedicated an entire episode to positive messages and stories of success.

In today’s episode, we share a whole series of encouraging facts, information, and most of all stories, which shine the light on the path to success and a better life. We also discuss some updates to the Benzo Free website and share a few other changes.

https://www.easinganxiety.com/post/the-smile-episode-stories-and-other-stuff-to-brighten-your-day-bfp056

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Chapters

00:57 Introduction

11:35 Benzo Stories

23:45 FEATURE: Positive Messages

54:08 Moment of Peace

Resources

The following resource links are provided as a courtesy to our listeners. They do not constitute an endorsement by Easing Anxiety of the resource or any recommendations or advice provided therein.

FEATURE: Positive Messages

• Ashton, C. Heather. Benzodiazepines: How They Work and How to Withdraw (aka The Ashton Manual). 2002. Accessed April 13, 2016. http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual.
• Carnegie, Dale. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984. (originally published 1944). Print.
• Foster, D E. Benzo Free: The World of Anti-Anxiety Drugs and the Reality of Withdrawal. Erie, Colorado: Denim Mountain Press, 2018. https://easinganxiety.com/book.
• Kipfer, Barbara Ann. 14,000 things to be happy about. New York: Workman Publishing, 1990. Print.
• Phillips, Morgan. “Arkansas woman texted father’s number every day after he died, she got a response four years later.” Fox News. October 26, 2019. Accessed February 10, 2020. https://www.foxnews.com/us/arkansas-woman-texting-father-every-day-response.
• Roser, Max and Esteban Ortiz-Ospina. “Global Extreme Poverty.” Our World in Data (Online Resource). 2018. Accessed April 12, 2018. https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty.
• Roser, Max and Esteban Ortiz-Ospina “Global Rise of Education.” Our World in Data (Online Resource). 2017. Accessed April 12, 2018. https://ourworldindata.org/global-rise-of-education.
• Roser, Max and Esteban Ortiz-Ospina “Homicides.” Our World in Data (Online Resource). 2018. Accessed April 12, 2018. https://ourworldindata.org/homicides.
• Roser, Max, Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Hannah Ritchie. “Life Expectancy.” Our World in Data. 2020. Accessed February 10, 2020. https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy
• Roser, Max, Hannah Ritchie and Bernadeta Dadonaite. “Child & Infant Mortality”. Our World in Data. 2020. Accessed February 10, 2020. https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality.

The Podcast

The Benzo Free Podcast provides information, support, and community to those who struggle with the long-term effects of anxiety medications such as benzodiazepines (Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, Valium) and Z-drugs (Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata).

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Benzo Free Theme

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