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“Biocoding” Below is a talk given by Candice Shelby, Ph.D., at the 2014 LifeRing Annual Conference in Santa Rosa, CA. Dr. Shelby, an associate professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado Denver campus, earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from Rice University. She served as Chair of the UC Philosophy Dept. for three years and…

Martin Nicolaus, founding leader of LifeRing, gave a talk in Victoria, Canada, in the fall of 2010. The subject was “A Medical Model of Addiction. It gives an excellent summary of some of the underlying reasons for the way LifeRing approaches recovery.

The Trick is Knowing Where the Power Is by Candice Shelby, Ph.D.. Associate Professor of Philosophy, Univ. of Colorado, Denver. Much literature regarding addiction appeals to the assumption, established nearly 100 years ago, that alcoholics are powerless over alcohol.  In fact, admitting this “fact” is the first step in the ubiquitous 12-step approach to treating…