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#52: Sydney Hunnell 🇺🇸

#52: Sydney Hunnell 🇺🇸11 Jul 202536 min

<p>July 11th, 2025</p><p>In this episode: I speak with Sydney Hunnell. Sydney is originally from Colorado, but moved to North Carolina.</p><p><br></p><p>Sydney was prescribed Xanax (Alprazolam) at the age of 20 for panic attacks. Over the course of months her dose escalated to a staggering 8 milligrams. Eventually Sydney was taken off her Xanax abruptly at a detox facility where she stayed for one week.</p><p><br></p><p>Sydney still has symptoms 5 years later, but has significantly recovered since and has a part-time job. Sydney followed the peer support program at the Colorado Consortium and offers coaching next to her daytime job.</p><p><br></p><p>You can contact Sydney at: <a href="sydneyhunnel2@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">sydneyhunnel2@gmail.com</a> or at her Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sydneyhunnell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/sydneyhunnell/</a></p>