Posts by The Chief

A Colorado Springs news weekly, the Independent,  features a story about LifeRing. It includes interviews with Eric Lopez, convenor of the LifeRing meeting there, and Kathleen Gargan, from Denver, who serves on the LifeRing Board of Directors. The article touches on the LifeRing approach and also discusses the difficulties in getting referrals from local probation…

LifeRing has seen a good deal of growth the past few weeks, and we have been remiss on this blog for not reporting on the growth. This post is an effort to get caught up. In no particular order, here are the six new meetings: LifeRing arrives in a new city with the start of…

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…

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…