Grab The 'Ring!
This hyphenated word completes LifeRing's official three-word motto: "Sobriety, Secularity, and ...".
What Self-Empowerment? (Accept: Self-Help or Self-Direction)
In Beautiful Boy, Timothee Chamalet plays Nic Sheff, a teenager struggling with addiction based on real life memoirs written by Nic and this actor who plays his father.
Who is Steve Carell?
A foundational concept of this secular recovery program is the internal tug-of-war between the "A" (Addict) persona and the "S" (Sober) persona.
What is LifeRing?
This three letter acronym stands for a type of talking therapy that helps people identify and change destructive or negative thought patterns.
What is C.B.T. (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)?
This Detroit rapper dedicated his entire 2010 studio album, titled Recovery, to his battle with prescription pill dependency, featuring the hit anthem "Not Afraid."
Who is Eminem?
This 4-letter acronym is a staple reminder for people in recovery to check their physical and emotional vulnerability, standing for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired.
What is H.A.L.T.?
While traditional 12-step groups ban members from interrupting or speaking directly to one another during meetings, LifeRing explicitly encourages this conversational, supportive format.
What is cross-talk?
Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed a high school basketball star who's life spirals into addiction in the 1995 gritty drama based on Jim Carrol's autobiographical novel.
What is The Basetball Diaries?
This grogram is built around its Four Point Program which includes managing cravings, building motivation and living a balanced life.
What is SMART Recovery?
Getting into the deep stage of this nightly biological process is essential for physical recovery, as its when tissue growth and muscle repair primarily happen.
What is sleep? (REM or Deep Sleep is acceptable)
In his 2012 track "Starting Over," this Seattle rapper opens up with brutal honesty about the shame of experiencing a relapse after three years of public sobriety.
Who is Macklemore? (Accept: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis)
Before treating alcoholism, AA co-founder Bill Wilson worked in this high-stakes New York City financial district as a speculative stockbroker.
What is Wall Street?
Thanks to this classification, donations to LifeRing are tax-deductible.
What is 501(c)(3) or non-profit?
Taron Egerton won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of legendary British musician checking into rehab and recounting his struggles with addiction in Rocketman.
Who is Sir Elton John?
Recovery Dharma adapts these foundational Buddhist truths to state that addiction causes suffering, but recovery is fully possible.
What are The Four Noble Truths?
This hormone, often called "the stress hormone" spikes during fight or flight situations; recovery from chronic stress requires lowering its levels.
What is cortisol?
Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyrics to this 1992 Red Hot Chili Peppers smash hit about his severe loneliness and isolation while wandering Los Angeles during his active heroin addiction.
What is "Under the Bridge"?
Though best known for writing The Chronicles of Narnia, this British author also wrote a deeply personal book about recovering from sudden emotional loss titled A Grief Observed.
Who is C.S. Lewis?
LifeRing Secular Recovery began as LifeRing Press, the a publishing arm of this group, which it is no longer affiliated.
What is Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS)?
Christian Bale won an Academy Award for playing Dickie Eklund, the former boxing pride of Lowell, MA battling addiction in this 2010 sports drama.
What is The Fighter?
In the universal, geometric symbol for AA, the circle represents the global fellowship while the enclosed triangle represents these three foundational legacies.
What are Recovery, Unity and Service?
It's a 13 letter term for the brain's ability to physically reorganize itself by forming new neural connections.
What is Neuroplasticity?
This pop icon posed the vulnerable question, "How do I feel this good sober?" in her hit 2008 track "Sober," written after realizing she wanted to enjoy life without turning to substances.
Who is Pink? (P!nk)
A foundational text in SMART Recovery is REBT, a type of therapy pioneered by Albert Ellis; the "E" in this acronym stands for this type of thinking or mindset.
What is Emotive? (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy)
Of the four books available in the LifeRing bookstore, which one was not written by founder Martin Nicolaus?
What is Humanly Possible?
James Woods won an Emmy for his portrayal of the founder of AA in this 1989 made for television movie.
What is My Name Is Bill W.?
This sociologist and author founded Women for Sobriety after finding that traditional 12-Step programs, which emphasize powerlessness, did not address the guilt and self esteem issues she faced as a woman dealing with addiction.
Who is Jean Kirkpatrick?
This specialized nerve, the longest of the autonomic nervous system, acts as the main highway for the parasympathetic nervous system helping rest & digest from trauma.
What is the Vagus Nerve?
This Eagles guitarist and solo artist released the 2012 track "One Day at a Time," which rawly documents his decades of sobriety after learning to live without his "best friend, vodka."
Who is Joe Walsh?
Named for the Latin word for "island," this brain structure acts as a bridge between physical sensations and conscious desire, making it a primary target for disrupting cravings.
What is the insula? (Also acceptable: insular cortex)