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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” —  Alice Walker Before discovering LifeRing Secular Recovery, I wondered why traditional recovery plans required sober-seeking individuals to admit they are powerless. Even the strict religion of my youth touted owning my choices because I made them, regardless of…

LifeRing Open Door Invitation Winter Holiday Gatherings — online open door — Zoom Link  ●  Meeting ID:  985 2395 6359   ●  Passcode: lifering Friday, December 24th from 8:00pm to 2:00am   ●   Saturday, December 25th from 5:00pm to 2:00amFriday, December 31st from 8:00pm to 2:00am   ●   Saturday, January 1st from 5:00pm to 2:00am — All  meetings…

So, the opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is human connection. – Johann Hari     I attended my first Lifering meeting almost 2 years ago, just before the global pandemic sent so many of us into isolation. Having spent 25 years in active addiction, I was no stranger to isolation.…

“ My IOP program is still heavily NA/AA formatted. They ask me every week if I have a sponsor. I tell them LifeRing doesn’t do official sponsors, but I have accountability peers in 3 different groups there! ”  – Ashley, 155 days sober Ashley has recently joined the LifeRing Community. Like many others in programs requiring…