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LifeRing's 3-S philosophy of Sobriety, Secularity, and Self-Direction
SOBRIETY. We feel that to remain in recovery, we must make sobriety the top priority in our lives and maintain complete abstinence from alcohol, illicit drugs, or the abuse of prescription medication. LifeRing recognizes Medically Assisted Recovery (MAR) as a valid form of recovery.
SECULARITY. Out of respect for people of all beliefs, faiths, and world views, we conduct our meetings in a secular fashion, which means that we do not talk about religious or spiritual methods of recovery.
SELF-DIRECTION: We rely on our own personal efforts, the help of recovery groups like LifeRing, experts in the recovery field, and sympathetic family members and friends to help us in our recovery journey. LifeRing does offer a book that may help, Recovery By Choice, A Workbook - $25.00. This book offers a structured approach to building an abstinence-based “Personal Recovery Program” (PRP).
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Blog Posts
A LifeRing Keeper: “I’m not Wrong, I’m not Insane, I’m not Powerless”
A recent post from a LifeRing email group sums up the experience of many upon finding LifeRing: Without being too dramatic, my childhood years were pretty traumatic. I was shuttled around from orphanage to orphanage, foster home to foster home, till I was in my teens. The resounding message that I received from all…
The Trains are Running Again
The strike at BART — Bay Area Rapid Transit — has ended, at least for now, and the LifeRing Service Center is much easier to get to. So regular office hours have resumed. Those hours do tend to be erratic, though, so calling in advance of a visit is an excellent idea.
LifeRing Member Pens “Choice of Support” Article in Online Magazine
A member of, and convenor for, LifeRing has written an article that was published in “Secular News Daily,” an online magazine. The article, entitled “When it comes to Sobriety, a Choice of Support” was written by Byron Kerr, who has started several LifeRing meetings in the Santa Rosa, CA, area and is now concentrating his…