renée a. schuls-jacobson

Artist • Author • Activist • Advocate
July 14, 2016

Unfinished Business

Did you ever have an unrequited romance? Do you still think of that person? That moment? How long has it been? And how do you let it go?…

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July 11, 2016

My Video for #WorldBenzoDay

Today is World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day. This is my contribution. Note: I should have probably taken a moment to think about dressing up,…

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July 8, 2016

World Benzo Awareness Day: Coming Soon

Instead of teaching us to slow down and take time to care for ourselves, our culture teaches us that we’re supposed to hurry up and get as fast as possible so that we can get back to work. We believe doctors have our best interests at heart, and we are taught to admire them – not question them. …

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June 15, 2016

Signs From The Universe

Many years ago, I inherited one of my grandmother’s plants: a heavy pot of thick roots and tens of long, robust green…

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May 23, 2016

What it Means to Survive

The last time I tried out for Survivor was in 2013. I was healthy. Or at least, I thought I was. (I…

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May 21, 2016

Sketching Project: Joe

Nearly a year ago, I joined Neutral Ground, a peer support group for people who are divorced, widowed, or ending a significant…

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April 22, 2016

Oy Vey! The Matzah Balls!

A few years ago, I did a crap load of cooking. I was preparing for Passover, so I was doing what Jewish mothers do — cooking up a storm. I was Martha Stewart and Rachael Ray and Betty-freaking-Crocker — except the Jewish version.

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March 8, 2016

Sketching Project: Chad

This is Chad, a student at Monroe Community College. A devoted husband and father, Chad’s back in school after a long absence. He was…

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March 2, 2016

The Discomfort of Unlearning

We can unlearn a behavior or a habit, but it takes time. The longer we behave a certain way, the longer it takes to change that pattern or habit or behavior. Unlearning is hard….

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February 24, 2016

Why Was I Spared?

Every day I speak to people who are going thru the horrifying post-acute withdrawal experience that I am going through, and I’m just…overwhelmed. Many people kill themselves in withdrawal. Why did G-d spare me? What do I do with this gift of life?…

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