Recovery Discovery by Show Up and Stay
Recovery Discovery (brought to you by Show Up and Stay) is a podcast series dedicated to exploring addiction through the lens of science and technology. DeAnn Knighton is a recovering human and a clinical mental health counselor in the making. She is joined by co-host and Show Up and Stay co-founder Craig Knighton. Craig is an engineer, a technology expert, and a world-class big brother inspired by scientific and technological advancements that will change how we think about and treat substance use disorder.
Recovery Discovery by Show Up and Stay
Sober Positive Workplace | An Episode for Employers
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In part 2 of our workplace series, we discuss the things employers need to know to create a "sober positive" environment.
- Michael Scott ("The Office") defines an intervention and educates his employees on why "doing alcohol" is bad
- Compelling reasons employers should want to build a sober positive workplace including productivity impact
- Times are changing:
- WeWork
- Salesforce and Soberforce
- A portrait of a sober professional
- Where do companies start
In this episode, we introduce our Show Up and Stay initiative of: The Sober Positive Workplace which includes consulting services available for organizations looking to promote these initiatives across their organization. For more information, please send an email to deann@showupandstay.org.
References:
https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/in-u-s-alcohol-use-disorder-linked-to-232-million-missed-workdays-annually/
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230320-why-workplace-drinking-culture-is-fading-fast
https://www.benefitnews.com/news/how-salesforce-boosted-dei-and-recovery-support-with-soberforce
https://slate.com/technology/2020/01/wework-free-beer-tap-phasing-out.html
If you have questions or comments or would like to be a guest on the Recovery Discovery Podcast, send an email to:
info@showupandstay.org
More information about our project is available at:
https://www.showupandstay.org/
https://www.soberpositiveworkplace.org/
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Music and Audio Production by Katie Hare.
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