Empowering Careers by Reducing Stigma in the Workplace

Learn how reducing stigma in the workplace can empower individuals to pursue fulfilling careers and create a recovery-friendly environment. Find out how second chances and support can lead to success in the workplace.

On this episode of Reduce The Stigma, Kevin Hyer, CEO of the Hyer Calling Foundation, shares his personal journey of addiction and recovery and how it led him to establish the foundation. The Hyer Calling Foundation aims to reduce the stigma of substance use disorder in the workplace and help individuals in recovery secure and maintain long-term employment. They provide a range of services, including job placement assistance, mentoring programs, expungement support, and career counseling. The foundation emphasizes the unique strengths and qualities that individuals in recovery bring to the workplace, such as hard work, self-awareness, humility, gratitude, and perseverance. They also highlight the importance of creating a safe and supportive workplace environment for individuals in recovery and offer suggestions for employers to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Takeaways

🗄️The Hyer Calling Foundation works to reduce the stigma of substance use disorder in the workplace and help individuals in recovery secure and maintain long-term employment.

💪 Individuals in recovery bring unique strengths and qualities to the workplace, such as hard work, self-awareness, humility, gratitude, and perseverance.

💡Creating a safe and supportive workplace environment is crucial for individuals in recovery to sustain their recovery and be successful professionally.

📗 Employers can support recovery by promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, training staff on addiction and recovery, and providing resources and support for employees in need.

Visit www.hyercalling.org to learn more.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Kevin's Background

01:26 Hyer Calling Foundation's Mission and Services

04:05 Challenges and Stigma in Recovery 

07:00 Supporting Recovery in the Workplace

10:23 Importance of Second Chances and Success Stories

24:01 How to Support and Connect with Hyer Calling

Full episode transcript: https://reducethestigma.com/breaking-stigmas-building-careers-kevin-hyer/

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