Welcome to LifeRing
Download PDF LifeRing is a network of support groups for people who want to live free of alcohol and other “drugs.” The Usual Meeting Format: At most LifeRing meetings, people sit in a circle. The...
View ArticleSelf Help Is What We Do
Download PDF Recovery begins with the desire to get clean and sober. Often this desire is feeble at first, the product of harsh experience or the fear of an untimely death. But while this survival...
View ArticleSecular is Our Middle Name
Download PDF Picture yourself on a bus in a city. The people who share the ride with you may be Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, atheists, agnostics, pagans, pantheists, New Age...
View ArticleIf This Is Day One
Download PDF If this is Day One for you — or if Day One is in your near future — you may want to know what to expect if you choose to get clean and sober the LifeRing way. The LifeRing approach works...
View ArticleChoice Of Support Groups: It’s The Law
Download PDF If you work for a government-funded agency handling substance-abusing clients, you need to know about the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling in the case of Inouye v. Kemna (Sept....
View ArticleSobriety Is Our Priority
Download PDF There comes a time in a drinking/using life when you know inside that you need to stop. You’ve tried cutting down, you’ve tried taking time off, you’ve tried every trick in the book to...
View ArticleSanta Rosa Convenor Featured in Newspaper Article
Byron K., convenor in Santa Rosa, CA, is featured in an article about LifeRing in The Bohemian, a weekly newspaper covering Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties north of San Francisco. See it at the...
View Article12-Step Alternatives (Huffington Post)
There is a great article in the Huffington Post about treating addiction outside of the 12-Steps and traditional Western medications. Huffington Post – Addiction: Help You Can Get Beyond 12-Step and...
View ArticleMy Brain Made Me Do It
This interesting article in the New York Times examines recent advancements in neuroscience and how they pertain to moral responsibility. Neuroscience and Moral Responsibility
View ArticleIf Alcohol Were Discovered Today, Would it Be Legal?
Check out this great article from Alternet titled “If Alcohol Were Discovered Today, Would it Be Legal?”.
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