Shireen Janti is the Senior Director of Mental Health & Addiction Services at MusiCares and helps to provide ​​mental health & addiction recovery to music professionals. As a former addict who has long been in recovery, Shireen seeks to help others who are struggling and is an advocate for women who are stuck in unsafe or unhealthy situations. Listen as Matt speaks with his friend Shireen about their shared love for the entertainment business, music, and giving back to those who are in need.

On this episode, Matt talks to Shireen about:

• How she came to work in addiction recovery after thinking she never would
• The amazing people Shireen gets to work with at MusiCares
• The various services MusiCares provides for those in recovery, including Matt
• How the pandemic affected the way MusiCares operates
• Shireen’s passion for helping and advocating for women
• The best way to get assistance from MusiCares

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, MusiCares operates a Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Program that recognizes those issues unique to music professionals at any stage of their career, offering eligible individuals financial assistance and resources for psychotherapy, coaching, and psychiatric expenses, inpatient and outpatient treatment, detox and sober living costs.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Shireen Janti has been a force in the field of mental health and chemical dependency for over 30 years and is now the Senior Director of Mental Health & Addiction Services at MusiCares, a company she’s been with since 2004. MusiCares is a non-profit charitable organization founded by the Recording Academy in 1989 and provides a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community. Shireen and her team help provide ​​mental health & addiction recovery through support, referrals, and emergency financial assistance for counseling, psychiatric care, inpatient treatment, coaching, intensive outpatient care, sober living, and more.