One Last Thing…

A Shout Out to Our Executive Director, Sue Betts Bobbi: Although it’s over now, during our week of thanks and praise to all the volunteers who make LifeRing the little secular recovery engine that could (and can, and does!), it occurred to me that it seemed one person in particular deserves a very special, singular…

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The Power of Small Acts

Celebrating Every Hand That Builds LifeRing In LifeRing, we often talk about how recovery isn’t won in a single, heroic battle. It’s built in the quiet, five-minute decisions we make every day to choose our Sober Self. Our community functions exactly the same way. While meetings get the spotlight, the pulse of LifeRing is found…

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Captains Courageous: The Engineers of LifeRing

Honoring Our Powerhouse Collaboration Teams Continuing our appreciation series for Volunteer Appreciation Week, we’re heading below deck to pay tribute to the “back of the house” specialists who keep LifeRing moving full speed ahead.  In the landscape of recovery, strength is often found in the collaborative vibe of a meeting or social media thread –…

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Honoring Our Text Based Recovery Volunteers

The Written Lifeline: Our Forum, eGroup, and ePals In the landscape of recovery, some find their strength in the spoken word, while others find it in the quiet processing time that writing offers. This Volunteer Appreciation Week, we are turning our focus to the dedicated individuals who maintain LifeRing’s vital email-based communities: our Forum Moderators,…

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