I'm planning on doing these tribes of the recovering community posts every Sunday for the next year. If you have suggestions, please send them. I can't promise I'll use all of the suggestions, but I will be grateful for your help. Thanks!

Not a Glum Lot - New York organizes what looks like amazing outdoorsy trips that include camping, rafting, skiing as well as a Thanksgiving trip and Christmas dinner in Times Square. Very, very cool looking.

Dharma Punx is not a recovery group, but it has lots of recovering people as part of it's Buddhist community. Every Tuesday and Thursday night, a growing group of New Yorkers gather on the formerly down-and-out Bowery, seeking to develop a spiritual practice with a punk-rock edge. These “Dharma Punx” meetings are based on Buddhism, … Continue reading Tribes of the recovering communty

Sober Artists is an online community of recovering artists intended to: To encourage other artists in recovery and provide a place to display their work. To give credit and thanks to God for our recoveries and the talents He has blessed us with. To bring hope, joy and inspiration to all visitors. These are not … Continue reading Tribes of the recovering community

Queer and Sober describes itself this way: Our mission is simple – to provide a safe, fun, and enriching experience to the sober LGBT community during Gay Pride weekend and other events throughout the year. Our primary purpose is to encourage unity in the fellowships and enhance one’s sobriety. In the spirit of unity we … Continue reading Tribes of the recovering community

Phoenix Multisport has been featured here before. They describe their community this way: Our mission is to foster a supportive, physically active community for individuals who are recovering from alcohol and substance abuse and for those who choose to live a sober life. Through such pursuits as climbing, hiking, running, swimming, road and mountain biking, … Continue reading Tribes of the recovering community

Last week I shared about the University of Michigan's Students for Recovery and Collegiate Recovery Program. They got out their bright and early to set up tailgating for the big U-M game today. (It's a big deal because it's a very rare night game, which means the tailgate parties will run much longer than usual. There's … Continue reading Tribes update (Sober tailgating at the big house)

The University of Michigan has a student organization called Students for Recovery. It was started several years ago by a recovering student and  spurred the creation of a Collegiate Recovery Program at the University. They are still very active, providing much needed support to recovering students on campus, as well as a lot of fun--dances, … Continue reading Tribes of the recovering community