Addiction & Recovery Conversations with Brett Lovins
Recovery Friendly Workplaces (RFW) with Soberforce Co-Founder Marin Nelson
Meet Marin Nelson, sober advocate and co-founder of Soberforce at Salesforce. She's a speaker and a consultant on helping end shame and stigma, particularly in the workplace. Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW) initiatives and programs are underway in many enterprise businesses. Grateful to know Marin, she's a force for positive change and an influencer. Please consider sharing this episode with others that make decisions in the enterprise workplace.
Link to Marin Nelson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinenelson/
For more information on Recovery Friendly Workplaces:
- US Dept of Labor on Recovery Ready Workplaces
- US Dept of Labor on SUD as a recognized, chronic disease with protections
- Recovery Friendly Workplaces Initiative in New Hampshire
- Substance Use Disorder Calculator - what is it costing your business?
- Shatterproof - Information on Substance Use Disorder, including where to get help.
- My website: brettlovins.com
- National Recovery Friendly Workplace Institute - the first national public- and private-sector initiative to help equip every employer to be a “Recovery Friendly Workplace” (nationwide).
- Washington Recovery Alliance - building the capacity of the recovery community to advance substance use recovery and mental health wellness by catalyzing public understanding and shaping public policy in Washington State.
- Recovery-Ready Workplace Toolkit - providing information, tools, and resources to help employers from all sectors—government, for-profit, non-profit, and not-for-profit—effectively prevent and respond to substance misuse in the workforce. From the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Domestic Policy Council, and 12 federal departments and independent agencies.
- Latest (2022) Data on SUD in the US - from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). Link to my favorite PDF for statistics.
- Addiction 101 - it’s not a moral failing—it’s a treatable illness. Get the facts about this misunderstood medical condition from my friends at Shatterproof...
Meet Marin Nelson, sober advocate and co-founder of Soberforce at Salesforce. She's a speaker and a consultant on helping end shame and stigma, particularly in the workplace. Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW) initiatives and programs are underway in many enterprise businesses. Grateful to know Marin, she's a force for positive change and an influencer. Please consider sharing this episode with others that make decisions in the enterprise workplace.
Link to Marin Nelson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinenelson/
For more information on Recovery Friendly Workplaces:
- US Dept of Labor on Recovery Ready Workplaces
- US Dept of Labor on SUD as a recognized, chronic disease with protections
- Recovery Friendly Workplaces Initiative in New Hampshire
- Substance Use Disorder Calculator - what is it costing your business?
- Shatterproof - Information on Substance Use Disorder, including where to get help.
- My website: brettlovins.com
- National Recovery Friendly Workplace Institute - the first national public- and private-sector initiative to help equip every employer to be a “Recovery Friendly Workplace” (nationwide).
- Washington Recovery Alliance - building the capacity of the recovery community to advance substance use recovery and mental health wellness by catalyzing public understanding and shaping public policy in Washington State.
- Recovery-Ready Workplace Toolkit - providing information, tools, and resources to help employers from all sectors—government, for-profit, non-profit, and not-for-profit—effectively prevent and respond to substance misuse in the workforce. From the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Domestic Policy Council, and 12 federal departments and independent agencies.
- Latest (2022) Data on SUD in the US - from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). Link to my favorite PDF for statistics.
- Addiction 101 - it’s not a moral failing—it’s a treatable illness. Get the facts about this misunderstood medical condition from my friends at Shatterproof...