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Secular Approach
•Founded 1999LifeRing Secular Recovery
A secular, abstinence-based organization offering peer support for addiction recovery.
Pros
- ✓Completely secular
- ✓Encourages personalized recovery
- ✓Focus on present and future
- ✓Crosstalk encouraged
- ✓Online meetings available
Considerations
- •Limited availability
- •Smaller community than AA
- •Less structured program
- •Fewer resources than larger organizations
Philosophy & Approach
Sobriety, secularity, and self-help - empowering individuals to build their own recovery program.
Key Principles:
- •Sobriety is the priority
- •Secular approach - no prayer or Higher Power
- •Self-help through personal effort
- •Positive peer support
- •Personal recovery plans
Meeting Format
Conversational meetings focusing on the present week's challenges and successes.
Best For
- Atheists and agnostics
- People wanting conversational meetings
- Those preferring self-directed recovery
- Individuals focused on practical sobriety
May Not Be Ideal For
- •Those needing extensive structure
- •People wanting spiritual components
- •Those needing daily meeting options
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