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RitL "Official" Announcement
This website serves as the only official resource for RitL news. Other people can use the RitL name for their groups as our Fourth Tradition states "Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or Recovery as a whole."
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RitL website update
It came to our attention that the .mp3 audio
files of the interviews that were conducted
on Recovery Radio Raw were no longer
online. They have been added to our website
in our document
center.
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RitL Group Updates
◦ Minneapolis, Minnesota - RitL returns to MN!
A recovery group is meeting at the Quatrefoil Library community room (1220 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407) on the first and third Saturdays of month
from 10:30-11:30AM, please visit their group on Fetlife for more information.
◦ Ft. Lauderdale & W.Palm Beach, FL - The original RitL group has meetings on the second & fourth Tuesdays of every month from 7:30-8:30 PM.
On the first Tues they meet at a residence in Boynton Beach, and on the third Tues., they meet in Oakland Park. The meeting runs from 7:30-8:30 PM.
Please e-mail Aarkey for more info.
◦ Zoom meeting change
◦ Creative Oasis - is on Hiatus.
◦ Meeting update -
Boston, MA - A recovery group is meeting every
Tuesday evening from 8 - 9 PM EST, please send an email for more information.
◦ Rockville, MD - Each
Monday @
7:30 PM, at a private home in the Twinbrook neighborhood of Rockville, MD
for a hybrid meeting with the NEO group online. Contact
SenorDongle on FL,
or send an email to SenorXDongle@gmail.com for the address.
◦ Zoom Meeting
◦ Chicago "Hybrid" - Beginning on July 20th, a new group will meet from 7 - 8PM EST, every week on Thursdays via Zoom.
◦ In person meeting
◦ Chicago, IL - starting July 27, 2023 - the Chicago Hybrid group will meet Thursdays 6-7 pm (CST) at the Leather Archive and Museum - 6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626.
Fellowship after at Sayuri Sushi. Contact chicagoritl@gmail.com for more information.
◦ Zoom meeting
◦ "Friends of Stormy" - This group meets every week on Saturdays from Noon to 1PM EST. Visit our virtual meeting page for more information.
◦ West Palm Beach - A member of our fellowship has generously agreed to host our group at their house in Boynton Beach on the even number months (odd number we meet in Wilton Manors.) Please email
Aarkey for more info.
◦ Zoom meeting
◦ Atlanta, GA - This group meets every week, but now on Thursdays at 8:30PM EST via Zoom.
◦ Zoom meeting
◦ Portland, OR - This group meets every week on Wednesdays at 7:30PM
PST (10:30PM EST) via Zoom.
Please reach out to them at
portlandrecoveryinthelifestyle@gmail.com
or on fetlife to join.
◦ "Virtual" weekly RitL Meetings are online with Discord & Zoom
Each week the Recovery in the Lifestyle Online Fellowship meets using a free PC & Phone applications called Discord
& Zoom - both are free to use and available for all major platforms. Please visit the
virtual meeting page listing for more information.
◦ If you are interested in hosting a new meeting, or need additional help, please contact zoom@ritl.org for more information.
Suggestion: For your anonymity
and privacy, you may want to consider
creating an Anonymous account that isn't
your ordinary one with your full name.
Notes: First timers will need to be vetted for the
Zoom calls, please visit the virtual meeting page
for the email addresses of each group host so you can contact them to get cleared for the meeting.
New members need to be added to the Discord server prior to joining
in the meeting call. Please get logged into
the Discord server and added to the meeting
well before meeting time so that we can be
sure to vet and add you prior to the
meeting.
•RitL Newcomer Brochure
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RitL now has a .pdf brochure! Big thanks to RockerZee for all her work!
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RitL Daily Reader
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RitL is going to publish our very own Daily Reader book! and we need your lovely recovery-oriented writing, a title and artwork to make it happen!
Please click this link for the official Submissions announcement!
RitL Meetings at conferences & events
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Contact Us if you would like to
learn more about having an RitL meeting at a
lifestyle conference or an event.
NOTE: Due to COVID many
groups have gone online only for now, please contact hosts for information, thanks
& stay safe!
◦ Los Angeles, CA - They meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 5pm Pacific time.
The last meeting of the month is a hybrid
meeting (Zoom & in Person) and meets at
"Threshold" in LA.
For more information, contact via email or message them on either
FetLife or IG
@RitL_LA
◦ Cincinnati, Ohio - This group meets via Zoom every week on Sunday nights at 6 pm. Please
contact them at: cincinnatiritl@gmail.com
for more information and visit the RitL Virtual Meeting List
to learn more about our virtual
meetings.
◦ Akron/Cleveland "NorthEast", Ohio - This group meets weekly on Monday nights at 7:30 pm at a private residence zip code 44333. To RSVP, please
email,
or visit the FetLife Group.
◦ Des Moines, IA - A new RitL group meets on the
3rd Saturday of the month at 5:00pm at a private residence. Please check their
facebook group
or contact "KG on FetLife" for more information.
◦ Rockville, MD - First Monday of each month @
7:30 PM, at a private home in the Twinbrook neighborhood of Rockville, MD. Contact
SenorDongle on FL,
or send an email to SenorXDongle@gmail.com for the address.
◦ Nashville, TN - Nashville has two monthly meetings, both are held at
The Mark.
The first is on the second Sunday at 4PM and the second is on the fourth Thursday at 7PM.
For additional information, please visit their
FetLife group or e-mail for info.
◦ Long Island, NY -
First and Third Monday of each month, from 7:30 – 9:00 PM @ Panera Bread, 345 Main Street in Huntington, NY 11743
◦ Akron/Cleveland, OH - A new meeting will be starting Wednesday, June 27 from 7–9pm at a private residence, please
NEOhioRitL@gmail.com, or visit the
FetLife to RSVP!
◦ New York City, NY -
The weekly RitL meeting in Manhattan is now on Zoom. Please check our Virtual meeting page for information.
◦ Hartford, CT -
RitL group meets most Thursdays from 7:30 - 8:30 pm at the "Society in Hartford" - website. For more information e-mail
sdp92360@yahoo.com
◦ Atlanta, GA -
The group still meets on a weekly basis, but no longer has a monthly meeting at a local dungeon.
•RitL Weekly
Online Meetings with Zoom & Discord
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Each week the Recovery in the Lifestyle Online Fellowship meets using applications called Discord
& Zoom. For more information see our "Virtual" meeting page.
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Patches!
We have SOLD OUT of patches. They were sold $20ea, shipping was
included in the price. We are looking into ordering more ASAP. If you want to reserve any, please
contact us to place an order, and click here to find out more about the patches!
 • The 7th Tradition - Where Money and Spirituality Mix
For information about 7th tradition contributions and our operating expenses, please visit this webpage.
Recent Donations - thanks to:
RitL NYC - $200
SWLC - $33
RitL NYC - $40
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Possible Meetings of the Future?
☼ Phoenix, AZ:
There is interested in starting group in the Phoenix area. Please contact
slave Daddy Johnnie for more info.
☼ Indianapolis, IN:
Essentia has contacted us, and is interested
in starting group there. Please email
her for more information.
☼ Saratoga Springs, NY:
Kinkerbell has contacted us, and is interested in starting group there. Please contact
kinkerbell.
☼ Houston, TX:
We have received a contact in Houston who is
interested in starting a meeting, please
email
them for information.
☼ Fredrick, MD:
There is interest in starting a group near DC & Baltimore. Please contact
Sissy Syndi.
☼ Sydney, Australia:
There is interest in starting RitL down under in the Sydney! Please contact
Phi to get involved.
☼ Los Angeles: Some
people have contacted us about starting an RiTL
group in LA. If you want to
get involved or want more information, please e-mail us.
Do you want to be listed here as someone seeking to
start a group in your area? Just send your info to info@recoveryinthelifestyle.org
and we'll get you listed here online!
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RitL General Services News:
◦ An Update to our Steps & Traditions:
A discussion that formally began on our General Services Conference Call
in June of 2015 and continued in two more discussions in October & January 2016 has lead to
some wording changes in our steps and traditions. We have replaced the word "God" with "Higher Power"
and we have replaced the use of "Him/He" to "It or Itself." You can download the revised
Steps & Traditions in our document center.
◦ RitL General Services Conference Call: Got business? We
are creating a steering committee to handle
and help our fellowship evolve. If you any
topics or questions please don't hesitate to send us an e-mail
so that we can be of service.
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RitL meetings not listed?
If you know of an RitL meeting that is not
listed here on our website, please contact us so we can add it to the
list. Thanks!
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RitL Radio Interviews
◦ Interview with Mistress Stormy, slave Johanna & Aarkey 10/9/12 on
Recovery Radio Raw (link).
You can listen to it on their website here.
Its approximately 90 minutes long, and is available for your listening pleasure in MP3 format. We will keep you posted if there are any further interviews planned.
◦ Interview with Aarkey 9/26/12 on
Recovery Radio Raw (link).
You can listen to it on their website here.
Its approximately 54 minutes long, and is
available for your listening pleasure in MP3
format.
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Recovery in the Lifestyle Outreach:
We now have downloadable and printable flyers as well as the postcard/flyers to help spread awareness and carry outreach about RitL to other areas.
You can download the printable flyers from our
document center.
If you would like us to send some postcards for distribution
at appropriate places within your community, or at
conferences & events. Please contact
us and we will be happy to send you some cards at our cost. See a sample
here.
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