#142 How Racism Creates Mental-Ill Health

The Diverse Minds Podcast

Welcome to the 142nd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month, as it’s Mental Health Awareness Week and this year’s theme is loneliness, we are going to be focussing on loneliness and the impact of mental health on various groups. Today I am talking about how racism creates mental-ill health.

In today’s show

• Why I chose to cover this topic. [01:12]
• .How experiencing racism can impact someone's mental health. [07:20]
• Things that can happen in the workplace that can impact mental ill-health [14:41]
• What we can do to support people with mental health challenges. [17:16]
• Some questions to reflect on how Racism Creates Mental-Ill Health. [20:10]

Quotes

• The National Health Service is England's largest employer of global majority black and diaspora communities.
• If you're from a dominant culture, or from a dominant profile, you are not neutral. It's just that things are set up easily, and things are set up to empower you.
• It's key to remember that different cultures will have varying perspectives on mental ill-health.
• Depression is linked with racism and racist experiences, due to the isolation that people experience.
• Often when we try and talk about racism in the workplace, it is dismissed away.

Resources

• Leave me an anonymous message on my Speakpipe
• Listen to Episode 41: Racism and Genuine Allyship
• Learn more in Episode 68: Still too scared to talk about race?
• Check out Episode 43: Windrush Day with Patrick Vernon
• Listen to Episode 97: The art of listening to support someone

Work with me

Have a look at my online work-life balance course on Thinkific. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/DMMHPONC