Ep. 017: Addiction Recovery, Diversity and How to Make Change with Joanne Croxford

In this week’s episode of Break the Record Podcast, Anna welcomes Joanne Croxford for a discussion about mental health awareness, diversity in today’s society, and how we can make change doing our part. Joanne talks about her background in the music industry and how the topic called mental health was a common theme among her team at the time.

 

Sometimes people who suffer from mental health issues cannot see through the problem, but, if you’re trying to help, it’s important not to tell them how they are feeling. Oftentimes, the origin of the problem is some sort of response to trauma so engaging with the person is the best way to deal with it. A lot can happen when we listen without judgment and not to judge is the first step to actually help.

 

Key Highlights

Joanne talks about her background working 17 years in the music industry; Joanne explains that mental health in the music industry was a common thing to discuss back in the early years of her career; Sometimes people who suffer from mental health issues cannot see through the problem and reality seems a lot different than it actually is; Oftentimes the origins of some addictions are responses to old traumas; It’s important not to tell how a person dealing with mental health issues/addictions is feeling, engage with them instead; Anna and Joanne discuss tokenism and inclusion nowadays; How early education is fundamental to change people’s perceptions about acceptance and diversity.

 

Powerful Quotes by Joanne

 

“The mental health conversation was always happening in my workplace, and I didn’t realize how much of an anomaly that was until I started talking to my other friends.” – Joanne Croxford

 

“Addiction is the most conning enemy of life.” – Joanne Croxford “It’s really important that we don’t assume people’s pronouns based on how they present, because it’s about how the person feels.” – Joanne Croxford “Diversity is how things look on the outside, inclusion is how people feel when they’re inside.” – Joanne Croxford

 

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