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2024 LifeRing Annual Conference
2024 LifeRing Annual Conference | 2-Day Online Event Online Saturday, June 8th & Sunday, June 9th 9:00am – 2:00pm Pacific Time LifeRing Secular Recovery is a network of meetings. The connection with other meetings is as vital to LifeRing as the connection with other sober people is vital to an individual in recovery. The greatest…
World Liver Day
Be Kind To Your Liver! On March 15, 2019, I attended a celebration of life gathering for a bar buddy who, after another long night drinking at Tradr Sam’s, fell to his death down his own stairs. We found him 4 or 5 days later. I raised my last cocktail in his honor during the…
Connecting with Journey Magazine
LifeRing Connects with Journey Magazine Journey Magazine is celebrating its 5th year in publication. LifeRing is featured in Issue 32 hitting the streets this week! Visibility is critical to the next wave of substance misuse recovery. The importance of making recovery and recovery resources visible to everyone is growing as multiple paths become the norm…
Happy Anniversary, LSRsafe!
Celebrating 20 Years of Positive eSupport! Today – 4/4/24 – is the twentieth anniversary of the start of the LSRsafe email group. Starting it was just about the best thing I’ve ever done in my life. When I began it as a sort of offshoot of LSRmail, the original LifeRing email group, I assumed it…
Caregivers in Recovery
LifeRing Supports Those Who Support Others! LifeRing is proud to introduce our newest focus meeting for caregivers in recovery on Wednesday mornings at 8:00am Pacific. CareGiverHuddle Wednesdays at 8:00am Pacific Zoom Meeting ID: 873 0309 7283, Passcode: lifering About Renee I’m a Humanist organizer, a retired army veteran, a…
LifeRing Opens in Oregon!
Great News! The Great Northwest is Reopening! LifeRing is excited to announce that LifeRing opened a new in-person meeting in Hood River, Oregon. This is our first in-person meeting in the Great Northwest since closes due to the pandemic. Convenor Dan S. is bringing the LifeRing magic to his hometown of Hood River – and…
LifeRing Outdoors!
Outdoor In-Person LifeRing Meeting in Hayward, California! LifeRing is excited to announce that Greg S. is reviving the LifeRing Secular Recovery in-person meeting at Alden E. Oliver Sports Park in Hayward, California. This weekly meeting will be held outside, rain or shine, beginning on Tuesday, March 12th at 1:00pm near 2550 Eden Park Place by…
Multiple Paths
Out of the Box Recovery + Peer Support does not always = 12 steps. When it comes to addiction recovery, the traditional 12-step program has been the go-to approach for many rehabilitation centers. But is it really the only path to recovery? We voice an emphatic NO. Recovery is an intensely personal voyage, and all…
Guidelines Revamp
Call To Action In a recent survey regarding Board of Directors (BOD) engagement, I shared my thoughts on LifeRing’s commendable efforts within the constraints of a limited diversity pool for a non-profit. I emphasized the need for urgent steps to enhance our communications and policies, fostering inclusivity and equity. Let’s delve into my perspective: Fifteen…