# BrettLovins.com

> Brett Lovins is a Recovery Friendly Workplace trainer and educator based in Puget Sound, Washington. A person in long-term recovery (13 years), he helps workplaces deal with substance use and mental health before it becomes a crisis. Before consulting, he built an internal recovery movement reaching 80,000 employees at Cisco Systems. His LLC is Sober Curious Consulting.

Key phrases: Silence is a safety hazard. Culture beats policy. Before HR. Before EAP. Real tools, not theory. Recovering out loud.

## Services

- Peer training, co-delivered with Kyle Zimmer (Zimmer Consulting, 25 years of union peer support, IUOE National Training Fund instructor). Formats from one hour to multi-day, built for construction and the trades, and built for Washington's apprentice and pre-apprentice mental health training requirement (SHB 2492).
- Solo workshops and toolbox talks
- QPR suicide prevention training (certified)
- Keynotes and conference sessions
- Book a call: https://cal.com/sober-curious-consulting/free-consulting-20-min-meeting

## Free tools (no signup required)

- [Crisis call guide](https://brettlovins.com/tools/crisis-call-guide.html): for union stewards and reps, what to do when someone calls in real trouble
- [Recovery Friendly Workplace self-assessment](https://brettlovins.com/tools/rfw-self-assessment.html): twelve questions, a straight read on where you stand
- [Supervisor response guide](https://brettlovins.com/tools/supervisor-response-guide.html): what to do and say when a worker seems off, discloses, appears impaired, or returns from treatment
- [Say this, not that](https://brettlovins.com/tools/say-this-not-that.html): searchable language guide for substance use and recovery
- [Safer events planner](https://brettlovins.com/tools/safer-events-planner.html): checklist for company events that are Recovery Friendly
- [Surgery game plan](https://brettlovins.com/tools/surgery-game-plan.html): pre-surgery planning checklist for when opioid pain medication is likely — logistics, not medical advice
- [Overdose response](https://brettlovins.com/resources/overdose-response.html): jobsite-ready six-step guide
- [The gas station shelf](https://brettlovins.com/resources/gas-station-shelf.html): field guide to kratom, 7-OH, tianeptine, delta-8 and other legal-ish substances
- [WA apprentice training requirement](https://brettlovins.com/resources/wa-apprentice-training.html): SHB 2492 in plain English

## Contact

- Email: brett@brettlovins.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-lovins/