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LifeRing RingUnion Fall 2022

The Fall 2022 LifeRing RingUnion was a great success. This is the fourth RingUnion and the second hybrid meeting for LifeRing members to gather together and be together. The Winter 2023 LifeRing RingUnion is scheduled for Saturday, January 21, 2023.  LifeRing RingUnion Ringmaster Mark Fussell describes the extravaganza: On Saturday, October 9th, LifeRing had its…

October 2022 RingUnion

LifeRing Meetup Invitation LifeRing Meetup: Hybrid RingUnion! – in-person and online LifeRing social gathering – Saturday, October 8th | 11:00am to 5:00pm Pacific Time | In-person and Online Venue LifeRing Secular Recovery is hosting an hybrid RingUnion meetup on Saturday, October 8th from 11:00am to 5:00pm Pacific. All members of the LifeRing Community are invited…

Requiem for a Meeting Well-Loved

LifeRing offers over 80 online meetings every week for people looking for substance use support. Our online meeting venues include an interactive chat check-in hosted in the LifeRing Chat Room. This is a fond farewell to one of those meetings.  The Saturday Chat holds a lot of history for me. This was the very first…

Recovery Should be Celebrated Every Day!

Recovery is Every Day! Mike M is a longtime LifeRing member, an active LifeRing Convenor and our LifeRing resident grant writer. We’re proud to share Mike’s first contribution to the LifeRing News Blog!    Did you know that September is officially “Recovery Month”?  This awareness event is sponsored by SAMHSA  National Recovery Month 2022 |…

Recovery Celebration Open Door Invitation

LifeRing Open Door Invitation   LifeRing Recovery Celebration! – online social gathering – Zoom Registration Link  ●  Meeting ID:  839 5292 6628   ●  Passcode: lifering   Saturday, September 24th 2:00pm to 9:00pm Pacific Time   LifeRing Secular Recovery is hosting an online Recovery Celebration! Come join our open house to learn more about LifeRing, share…

18 Years Strong

Upon the Anniversary of My Stroke Craig Whalley is LifeRing eGroups Regional Representative. Craig is also a long-time, active LifeRing contributor and was our LifeRing Executive Director after co-founder Marty Nicolaus retired in 2010. This post first appeared on the LifeRing LSRsafe eGroup on July 9, 2022.     (This is a long ramble through…

Pass The Hat

2022 Summer Splash: Pass the Hat   Do you remember LifeRing meetings before the pandemic? How we always made sure to have a buck or two ready to donate when the group passed the donation hat?  Think of this as LifeRing’s Midyear Pass the Hat! If you attend one or more LifeRing online meetings every…

Summer 2022 Newsletter

  Lots of LifeRing newsworthy events and meeting updates have happened since the LifeRing Fall 2021 Newsletter. We’re excited to offer an update of changes and successes happening at LifeRing. We think you’ll be excited, too! click here to read the latest LifeRing news

Local Meetings Deep Dive

Summer is in full swing and we’re starting to see LifeRing in-person recovery meetings opening again!  We’ve opened and reopened 44 in-person meetings worldwide since the beginning of the year. Our latest is held in Edinburgh, Scotland! Your tax-deductible donation will help LifeRing reach people who thrive in immersive, local recovery communities. Get Out of…