If you want to stay sober, then you are welcome in LifeRing!
When trying to have "just one" no longer workes, there's no practical alternative to abstinence.
LifeRing Secular Recovery
Based on a 3-S philosophy of Sober, Secular, Self-Help.
SOBER
We believe that our lives depend
on complete abstinence from
alcohol and illicit and nonmedically indicated drugs.
We believe that our lives depend
on complete abstinence from
alcohol and illicit and nonmedically indicated drugs.
SECULAR
In LifeRing meetings, religious beliefs remain private. You aren’t asked to have faith, or to believe in any strength other than your own.
In LifeRing meetings, religious beliefs remain private. You aren’t asked to have faith, or to believe in any strength other than your own.
SELF-HELP
We share ideas and insights in
sober conversation, so that each
individual can build a personal
recovery plan.
We share ideas and insights in
sober conversation, so that each
individual can build a personal
recovery plan.
LifeRing is a self-help support group for all people who want to get and stay clean and sober.
We feel that in order to remain in recovery, we have to make sobriety the top priority in our lives. By sobriety, we mean complete abstinence from alcohol and other addictive drugs. Out of respect for people of all faiths and none, we conduct our meetings in a secular way, which means that, during this hour, we do not use prayer or talk about religion. We rely in our recovery on our own efforts and on the help of the group members and other friends. Everything that we share in this meeting is completely confidential and stays in the room. The meeting format is flexible. We generally begin by checking in and talking about the highlights and heartaches of our past week in recovery, and what we plan to do to stay clean and sober in the coming week. We encourage cross-talk throughout the meeting. By cross-talk we mean questions and positive, supportive feedback. Positive experiences from your own recovery are welcome. Please allow enough time for everyone to participate by limiting your speaking time if necessary. If you would like to know more about the LifeRing approach, we have LifeRing books and handouts available at our meeting.
Experience a LifeRing Meeting
▪ LifeRing meetings – in person and online – are friendly, informal and confidential.
▪ We sit in a circle, face to face, and meet as equals.
▪ The ‘convenor’ who runs the meeting is simply a member with at least six months of sobriety.
▪ Readings take just a minute, because LifeRing focuses on the value of what our members know and the strength of sober conversation.
▪ Each person in the circle is asked "How Was Your Week?" and may talk about sober life in the week just past and the week to come.
▪ We end with a round of applause for our shared success in sobriety.
▪ We end with a round of applause for our shared success in sobriety.
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Find Strength in Sober Conversation
LifeRing encourages positive crosstalk: questions, comments, and stories that reveal the many ways we enjoy sober lives. If you’ve got something to say, say it while it's fresh in your mind. Have a question? Feel free to ask right away. As people become comfortable with one another, meetings transform into circles of friends who connect through rich, relaxed and respectful conversation. Laughter is a common ingredient. We don’t dwell on the past, nor do we attack or confront. We share insights and ideas rather than giving advice. There’s no religion in a LifeRing meeting. No politics. No pressure. And you need not label yourself an ‘alcoholic’ or ‘addict’ in LifeRing. It’s enough that you want to enjoy life clean and sober.
Choose Your Own Way
There are as many ways to live free of drugs and alcohol as there are stories of successful sober people. Many LifeRing members attend other kinds of meetings or recovery programs, and we honor those decisions. Some have had negative experiences in attempting to find help elsewhere, but most people soon find that LifeRing’s emphasis on the positive, practical present-day can turn anger and despair into hope and resolve. LifeRing respectfully embraces what works for each individual. Most courts and treatment programs credit LifeRing meeting attendance. If you would like LifeRing to be in touch with counselors or others who need to know more about LifeRing, please let us know.
There are as many ways to live free of drugs and alcohol as there are stories of successful sober people. Many LifeRing members attend other kinds of meetings or recovery programs, and we honor those decisions. Some have had negative experiences in attempting to find help elsewhere, but most people soon find that LifeRing’s emphasis on the positive, practical present-day can turn anger and despair into hope and resolve. LifeRing respectfully embraces what works for each individual. Most courts and treatment programs credit LifeRing meeting attendance. If you would like LifeRing to be in touch with counselors or others who need to know more about LifeRing, please let us know.
Together, We Can Change Our Lives
What we share is our desire to live completely free of alcohol and addictive drugs that aren’t truly necessary and prescribed for medical reasons by a physician. Our members have years of sober stories to share. Whether you are still making your decision, struggling to end the cycle of addiction, in early recovery, or enjoying years of sober living, LifeRing has something to offer. You can join LifeRing online through chat, email lists, social networks, or our forum. You can support others in sobriety as they support you. You can volunteer. You can become a convenor. LifeRing doesn’t expect you to attend meetings for the rest of your life. We’re there when you need us: to lend a hand, to laugh and cry, and to listen.
What we share is our desire to live completely free of alcohol and addictive drugs that aren’t truly necessary and prescribed for medical reasons by a physician. Our members have years of sober stories to share. Whether you are still making your decision, struggling to end the cycle of addiction, in early recovery, or enjoying years of sober living, LifeRing has something to offer. You can join LifeRing online through chat, email lists, social networks, or our forum. You can support others in sobriety as they support you. You can volunteer. You can become a convenor. LifeRing doesn’t expect you to attend meetings for the rest of your life. We’re there when you need us: to lend a hand, to laugh and cry, and to listen.
Empower Your Sober Self
You probably already recognize the competing desires within each person who struggles with drugs or alcohol. There’s a voice that wants to continue drinking and using: the addicted self. And there’s another voice that wants to find a better way of living: the sober self. When people get together and give voice to their inner addicts, they reinforce each other, leading to a destructive cycle with harmful consequences for individuals, families, friends, and communities. But there’s an alternative. LifeRing connects you with other sober people, and the change can be equally reinforcing.
You probably already recognize the competing desires within each person who struggles with drugs or alcohol. There’s a voice that wants to continue drinking and using: the addicted self. And there’s another voice that wants to find a better way of living: the sober self. When people get together and give voice to their inner addicts, they reinforce each other, leading to a destructive cycle with harmful consequences for individuals, families, friends, and communities. But there’s an alternative. LifeRing connects you with other sober people, and the change can be equally reinforcing.
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This website is not meant as a guide to detoxification, which may require medical attention. Consult a physician competent in addiction medicine.
Only documents specifically considered and approved by the LifeRing Congress represent official LifeRing positions.
For more information about LifeRing, visit www.lifering.org
LifeRing Service Center is located at:
1440 Broadway Suite 312
Oakland CA 94612-2023
800-811-4142
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