content

The website at Uneven Life is a blog-based system with over 400 posts in a wide variety of categories.

Our content includes podcast episodes, blog articles, videos, stories, meditations, and various information pages.

All posts are searchable via the search bar above, or by selecting a category to the right.

Benzo Free Podcast

The Benzo Free Podcast is dedicated to those who struggle with benzodiazepine dependence, withdrawal, and BIND.

Unsteady, Unintelligible, and Unyielding: Head and Neck Symptoms of Benzo Withdrawal

Dizziness. Migraines. Slurred Speech. Loss of Balance. These are just a few of the benzo withdrawal symptoms which affect the head and...

Benzo Free Podcast

D E Foster

May 29, 2019

Relationships, Intimacy, and Sex in Benzo Withdrawal

Intimacy is essential to a healthy, happy life. And yet, during benzo withdrawal it is often one of the earliest casualties. How can a...

Benzo Free Podcast

D E Foster

May 22, 2019

The Science of Benzos: GABA and Glutamate

How do benzodiazepines work? What do they do in the body? Why do they initially calm us, but then stop working? And why are they so...

Benzo Free Podcast

D E Foster

May 15, 2019

Benzo Brain: Cognitive Dysfunction and Memory Loss in Withdrawal

Do you know much about the cognitive effects of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs? Perhaps you should. Memory loss, cognitive dysfunction, and...

Benzo Free Podcast

D E Foster

May 7, 2019

The Assault on Our Senses: Benzo Withdrawal Symptoms of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Mouth

Have you heard the term ‘sensory hypersensitivity,’ but don’t really know what it means? Perhaps you should ask someone in benzo...

Benzo Free Podcast

D E Foster

Apr 30, 2019

The Dangers of Benzodiazepine Use in the Elderly

More senior citizens take benzos than any other age group. And yet, they are also the group most at-risk for complications. What are the...

Benzo Free Podcast

D E Foster

Apr 24, 2019

Finding Faith, Hope, and Acceptance in Benzo Withdrawal: A Conversation with Jennifer Leigh, PsyD

Can a unique blend of neuroscience, compassion, and spirituality be the secret to success in benzo withdrawal? Jennifer Leigh seems to...

Benzo Free Podcast

D E Foster

Apr 16, 2019

Benzo Bad Guys: Anger, Aggression, Depression and Obsession

Have you ever heard of Benzo Rage? What about other withdrawal symptoms like depression, aggression, or violent tendencies? All these...

Benzo Free Podcast

D E Foster

Apr 10, 2019

Conversation with a Caregiver

The underappreciated angels of the benzo community are the caregivers. What’s it like to take care of someone going through benzo...

Benzo Free Podcast

D E Foster

Apr 3, 2019

13 1416 17