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Surprise! Alcohol does not help insomnia; it contributes to it! Be patient and your sleep pattern will return to normal. Sleep was a real challenge when I quit drinking. When I was a drunk, I had no problem sleeping: face down on the bar, face down on the park bench, face down on the kitchen…
A few days ago I posted a link to the Wall Street Journal essay written by our very own Mary Beth O’Connor. For those of you without a subscription to the WSJ who are having trouble accessing the article, Mary Beth has given me permission to post her essay here on our LifeRing blog. So,…
Back in August, our very own LifeRing Board member, Mary Beth O’Connor, had an essay featured in the Wall Street Journal: “I Beat Addiction Without God.” I couldn’t wait to share the essay with everyone I knew who was seeking choice in recovery! Mary Beth wrote about her recovery in a way that empowers…
Reading the recent post on honeybees made me think back to how I started out with LifeRing many years ago. There were no face-to-face meetings in my area (yet) and no online meetings at the time, so I joined one of the email groups, LSRmail, and then later, LSRsafe. This was an ideal way for…
On the day I stopped drinking, a cloud of honeybees moved into my bathroom and began hiving under the tub. I’m neither allergic to nor afraid of bees, so this was no real big deal for me. But there sure were a lot of them! They kept to themselves, humming sweetly during daylight and nesting…
Sober October – Coffee Meet Up with LifeRing drop in on Saturday, October 24th Anytime between 6:00AMand10:00AM PDT — (9:00 am and Noon EDT) — Engage in crosstalk with LifeRingers — Explore LifeRing’s “3-S” philosophy — Delve into the idea of the Sober Self vs. the Addicted Self — WIN one of the hourly drawings…
One of the major tenets of LifeRing’s secular approach to sobriety is the revolutionary (some would call it rebellious) concept of “choice in recovery.” What does that mean? It means that we are anything but a “one-size-fits-all” support system that not only makes room for the individual sober self living inside all of us but…
Your “new life” in recovery is all about sober living, embracing your decision to beat your addiction. As you’ve explored your demons and dedicated your future to living a fulfilling and fruitful existence, positive changes are part of the picture. This may include reevaluating friends you socialized with while you were abusing drugs or alcohol.…
LSR is the abbreviation we’re known by: L is for LifeRing, S is for Secular, and R is for Recovery. It’s the R we’re celebrating throughout this month in the U.S. as part of National Recovery Month. Since also we’re an international organization that encourages crafting one’s own recovery program, we’ll quite happily drop the…
First off, a big shout of thanks to all the generous donors who have already contributed to the 2020 Summer Fundraiser! The fundraiser continues through August 15th, which means if you haven’t already done so there is still time to contribute to LifeRing Secular Recovery. If LifeRing has positively impacted your life, please consider sharing…