Posts by Bees

Reflections on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction My recovery journey took many detours, and one of the reasons I often used to delay getting sober was that my life was too stressful. So when the time came to really get serious about my own recovery I took a class called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at UMass Medical Center.…

LifeRing Dives in Our New Year with a Big Splash!   June 5th was the start of the LifeRing Administrative Year. What better way to kick off our Summer Splash Fundraiser than with a Year in Review? LifeRing Convenors, Volunteers and generous LifeRing Donors contributed so much good last year! Online meeting attendance has grown…

LifeRing Special Settings Convenor Josh joins the 5th Annual Rally and Advocacy Day hosted by United to Face Addition at the State Capitol in Lansing, MI. UFAM hosts the 5th Annual Rally and Advocacy Day on Thursday, May 19th at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan. This in-person meetup was a great way to…

The Men’s Group is LifeRing’s newest How Was Your Week Focus meetings.  It invites all those who define themselves as men to come and support each other in recovery  To explore our unique weaknesses, and our unique strengths.  To see sobriety through the lens of expectations that have been placed on us as fathers, sons,…