A new 13-week series on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is coming to local Hornsby Ku-ring-gai radio station Triple H 100.1 FM.
From the beginning of August, Newcastle radio show “Wellbeing” from 2NURFM is being syndicated to Triple H on Monday nights, lead by host Jack Hodgins.
“Wellbeing” is a dive deep into a range of health topics.
‘We’d had a range of Newcastle professors talking about different health topics. We’ve been focusing on food addiction, international global health, ovarian cancer… some episodes coming up on alcoholism,’ says Jack Hodgins, 2022 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Awards nominee for the category “Outstanding Youth Contribution”.
According to the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2020–2022, almost 11% of Australians will suffer from PTSD, and with this new 13-week series, the hope is to educate and break the stigma around mental health.
‘It’s given me a pretty good understanding of [PTSD], and the people that listen to [Wellbeing] will get a good understanding of the condition,’ says Jack. ‘Given how prevalent it is, I think after the series if I had a family member or friend going through [PTSD], I could handle it better.’
On the agenda for the 13-parter are interviews with academic experts – Professor Alexander McFarlane from the University of Adelaide and Dr Shaili Jain from Stanford in California. Following the academics, the series delves into the lived experiences of first responders who suffer with PTSD, in which the perspectives of a police officer, firefighter and paramedic are heard.
Vietnam War, Falkland War, and Iraq War veterans are featured on the program, explaining how their lives have been impacted by PTSD.
Will Jimeno, 9/11 survivor who was trapped under the World Trade Centre for 13-hours, makes an appearance, describing his experience with PTSD.
‘All of these are very rare interviews,’ says Jack. ‘This series was designed for the everyday listener… There is always hope, and every person that talks about their experience tries to give hope to those going through it.’
Find out more at www.triplehfm.com.au
