Spring LifeRing Newsletter Published

Carola Ziermann, editor, has published the newest LifeRing Newsletter. This quarter’s edition feature stories about the upcoming LifeRing Annual Meeting in Denver at the end of May, along with an explanation of proposed bylaw changes that will enable elected delegates to vote on candidates and issues raised at the LifeRing Congress, held on the last…

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Martin Nicolaus Talks About LifeRing

Late last year, LifeRing’s founding leader, Martin Nicolaus, addressed a group of San Francisco Bay Area meeting convenors. His words, as usual, eloquently present the LifeRing approach.

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“Quitting Smoking for Good”

LifeRing doesn’t treat smoking like alcohol and other drugs. We recognize the severe damage it does, and it clearly is an addiction, but we havc all we can do dealing with drinking and drug use. Still, it’s worthwhile to remind ourselves that addiction is addiction, whether it’s alcohol, nicotine or caffeine. Here is an informative…

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A LifeRing Keeper: 400 Sober Days

From a member of a LifeRing email group: I joined LifeRing on December 9th of 2011, it was day 3 for me . I was miserable! Guilt, shame , self-loathing, remorse and despair had become my constant companions. I felt like I was in a state of perpetual grief; I couldn’t think of one good…

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