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LifeRing Newcomers Need ePals
Would you like to help a newcomer to LifeRing find support and involvement? LifeRing receives about 250 requests a year for an ePal — a LifeRing member who can provide one-to-one support and information to a newcomer via email. This is NOT any sort of “sponsor.” Instead, the ePal provides information about the nature of…
Happy Independence Day?
Mary Shortell is a longtime LifeRinger and a regular participant in a number of LifeRing eGroups. This post first appeared on LSRsafe – July 3, 2022 Most years, I reflect on my own personal meaning of Independence Day. I finally made my Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of alcohol, and I…
2022 LifeRing Annual Conference Recap
The Meeting of All Meetings! LifeRing hosted our 2-day 2022 Annual Conference on June 4th and June 5th. Attendance was high for both days and the events were well received by the LifeRing Community. Following are some of the highlights of this conference and the reactions from some of our participants. A full agenda…
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Reflections on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction My recovery journey took many detours, and one of the reasons I often used to delay getting sober was that my life was too stressful. So when the time came to really get serious about my own recovery I took a class called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at UMass Medical Center.…
LifeRing Year in Review
LifeRing Dives in Our New Year with a Big Splash! June 5th was the start of the LifeRing Administrative Year. What better way to kick off our Summer Splash Fundraiser than with a Year in Review? LifeRing Convenors, Volunteers and generous LifeRing Donors contributed so much good last year! Online meeting attendance has grown…
UFAM Addition Rally and Advocacy Day
LifeRing Special Settings Convenor Josh joins the 5th Annual Rally and Advocacy Day hosted by United to Face Addition at the State Capitol in Lansing, MI. UFAM hosts the 5th Annual Rally and Advocacy Day on Thursday, May 19th at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan. This in-person meetup was a great way to…
Focus Meeting for Men in Recovery
The Men’s Group is LifeRing’s newest How Was Your Week Focus meetings. It invites all those who define themselves as men to come and support each other in recovery To explore our unique weaknesses, and our unique strengths. To see sobriety through the lens of expectations that have been placed on us as fathers, sons,…
Meet Dr. John F. Kelly
Dr. John F. Kelly, Keynote Speaker 2022 LifeRing Secular Recovery Annual Conference 2022 LifeRing Annual Conference | Online Keynote Address: Saturday, June 4th – 9:00am Pacific Time Dr. John F. Kelly has graciously volunteered to be our Keynote Speaker at the 2022 LifeRing Annul Meeting on Saturday, June 4th at 9:00am Pacific Time. This is…
National Mental Health Awareness
Steve Snyder is editor of the Muenster Enterprise and Lindsay Letter newspapers. Steve is also a long-time, active LifeRing convernor and contributor. This blog is an edited version of his May 13 newspaper column. I have for years, regularly written a column in April about National Child Abuse Prevention Month. I have also, occasionally, written…