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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…
LifeRing Presents at CCAR | MPRC Conference
LifeRing outreach efforts met with great success at the May 11-13, 2022 Multiple Pathways of Recovery Conference hosted by CCAR in Colorado Springs, CO. LifeRing was asked to join the CCAR | MPRC national conference this year and LifeRing Outreach Chair Lorraine Hull was invited to present as a guest speaker. Lorraine addressed a breakout…
2022 LifeRing Annual Conference
2022 LifeRing Annual Conference | Online: Saturday, June 4th & Sunday, June 5th, 9:00am – 2:00pm Pacific Time LifeRing Secular Recovery is a network of meetings. The connection with other meetings is as vital to LifeRing as the connection with other sober people is vital to an individual in recovery. The greatest sense of connectedness,…
New Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
New Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 On May 11, 2022, SAMHSA introduces the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (988). This new national hotline is the central topic of the second webinar offered in their free May webinar series held during National Health Month. The 988 – What’s on the Horizon webinar will also address suicide…
The Kidney Klatch
LifeRing is proud to introduce The Kidney Klatch, our new focus meeting for people in recovery with related medical conditions. Convened by Mark Fussell, this unique meeting will be rich with supportive crosstalk. The Kidney Klatch offers a space for people to join others and openly share their fears, experiences, and future goals. We speak…
1 in 5: Where Do You Fit In?
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month 1 in 5 people will experience a mental illness during their lifetime and everyone faces challenges in life that can impact their mental health. After two of living with the pandemic, many people are realizing that stress, isolation, and uncertainty have taken a toll on their well-being. Mental…