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2023 Strategic Plan
2023 LifeRing Strategic Plan ⸺ Public Release ⸺ The LifeRing Board of Directors is pleased to announce the release of the 2023-2024 LifeRing Strategic Plan, designed to help LifeRing Secular Recovery reach new heights of success. This plan outlines our vision for the future, as well as the steps we need to take to get…
10,000 Drinks
Today marks 10,000 drinks. Right now, I would be starting in on alcoholic beverage number 10,000. I quit drinking after the memorial for a good bar-buddy who was found dead in a heap at the bottom of his stairs. Pretty sobering stuff. If I count the number of drinks I would have consumed during the…
White Privilege
It wasn’t luck that allowed me to become a judge after meth addiction. It was white privilege. Federal Judge, author, and LifeRing Board Member Mary Beth O’Connor contributed this op-ed to the LA Times printed on November 26, 2022. This insightful piece about the racial disparities at every stage of the criminal legal system reveals…
Disaddicted: A recovery meeting for those with disabilities
LifeRing is proud to support those in recovery with disabilities. We now offer a new focus meeting for this community of recovery-forward people – Disaddicted. This is a LifeRing focus meeting held weekly on Tuesdays at 7:00pm Pacific. Disaddicted: A recovery meeting for those with disabilities Meeting is open to all…
From Junkie to Judge
It is with great excitement that we congratulate Mary Beth O’Connor on the release of her long awaited memoir: From Junkie to Judge: One Woman’s Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction! Mary Beth O’Connor is a LifeRing BOD member and advocate of multiple paths to recovery. Mary Beth O’Connor is a longstanding contributor to the LifeRing…
We’re Rooting For You!
It’s Dry January! Whether you’re exploring your sobriety or committed to a life free from alcohol and drugs, LifeRing is rooting for you! LifeRing is posting articles relevant to the Dry January movement throughout the remainder of the month. Here’s a quick one with words of encouragement for all who challenge their relationship with alcohol.…
¡La vida sobria!
LifeRing is excited to introduce our newest online focus meeting for Spanish-speakers: La vida sobria (the sober life). This is a How Was Your Week check-in meeting held weekly on Sundays at 5:00pm Pacific. La vida sobria ¿Cómo fue tu semana? Sundays at 5:00pm Pacific Time La vida sobria is…
Mocktails, Anyone?
It’s Dry January! While Dry January is not listed on the National Today Awareness Calendar, it is listed as a National Awareness Month in the UK. This annual movement encourages millions of people give up drinking for the month of January and explore their relationship with alcohol. LifeRing will be posting articles relevant to this…
LifeRing In The New Year
LifeRing in the New Year! – online social celebration – Zoom Link ● Meeting ID: 893 2806 6444 ● Passcode: lifering – Saturday, December 31st | Noon to Midnight+ Pacific Time – Terrible pun – Lots of fun! Join your LifeRing friends and new friends in recovery during our LifeRing In the New…