# Kevin Brooks — Just Wiggle Your Toes

> Kevin Brooks is a motivational speaker from British Columbia, Canada. As a young man he drove after drinking and crashed; his childhood friend Brendon died, and Kevin was paralyzed from the chest down. In hospital, recovery wasn't about walking — the goal was to wiggle his toes. For 20+ years he has spoken to well over a million people across North America — thousands of school, military, corporate and insurance audiences.

Key facts:
- Booking phone: (604) 240-3958
- Topics: traffic safety (impaired, distracted and dangerous driving), mental health and self-harm awareness, bullying and forgiveness, decision making and peer pressure, overcoming obstacles, leadership
- Audiences: high schools and middle schools, military groups, corporate teams, insurance and road safety organizations, colleges and community events
- Author of the book "Just Wiggle Your Toes: How One Wrong Choice Changed Everything" (with Jeff DeAngelis), available on Amazon
- Featured on The Tyra Show, in Reebok's "Be More Human" Super Bowl XLIX campaign, and in SonReal's "Believe" music video
- Invited onto ICBC's Road Safety Speaker Team in British Columbia; spoke for them for 12 years

## Pages

- [Home](https://kevinbrooks.ca/): Overview of Kevin's story, speaking topics, recognition, and booking
- [The Story](https://kevinbrooks.ca/story): The full story — the crash in June 2000, losing his childhood friend, paralysis, forgiveness from Brendon's family, and how speaking began
- [Speaking Programs](https://kevinbrooks.ca/speaking): Who Kevin speaks for, what each audience gets, testimonials, and a full presentation video
- [The Book](https://kevinbrooks.ca/book): About "Just Wiggle Your Toes: How One Wrong Choice Changed Everything"
- [Book Kevin](https://kevinbrooks.ca/book-kevin): Booking inquiry form and direct contact details for event planners
- [From the Classroom](https://kevinbrooks.ca/student-response): Comments students left publicly after Kevin spoke at their school. Attribution is initials and school only, never names
- [Organizations & Reach](https://kevinbrooks.ca/organizations): Road safety agencies, police forces, school districts, prevention coalitions and the US Army he has worked with, and the 31 states and 8 Canadian provinces he has spoken in
- [Resources](https://kevinbrooks.ca/resources): Media kit, videos, social links, and trusted mental health and addiction support resources

## Support resources

Kevin speaks openly about suicide prevention, mental health, and addiction. If you or someone you know is struggling: Talk Suicide Canada (1-833-456-4566), 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US, call or text 988).