Sobriety means abstinence from alcohol and other addictive drugs.
LifeRing welcomes any person with substance addiction without distinction, as well as people involved in relationships with them. We do not support or condone ‘using’ or moderation approaches.
Secularity means without religion. Your belief or lack of it remains your private business.
LifeRing meetings support scientifically based recovery methods that rely on human effort and do not use prayer or discuss theology, pro or con. What is important is that each person takes responsibility for their own recovery and is available to give support to others.
Self-Help means that we develop a personal recovery program tailored to our particular background and needs.
LifeRing believes that recovery is achievable through one’s own motivation and initiative. The Recovery by Choice workbook is available from LifeRing as a resource for persons in recovery. In our meetings there is a diversity of approaches to sober living; it is up to each person to decide what does and does not work for them. The main purpose of the group is to reinforce each other’s choices to stay clean and sober. LifeRing is an ongoing “workshop” where individuals build there own recovery plans.
We change most effectively when we have a plan for learning that fits our lives, interests, resources and goals.
Daniel Goleman
Working With Emotional
Intelligence (1998)
LifeRing
Sobriety, Secularity, Self-Help