The Combat Stress 100 Podcast

OUT NOWUnguarded, unfiltered and profoundly moving.For some veterans, the batte doesn't end when they return home. Over this six-episode series, you’ll hear the heartrending true stories of UKmilitary veterans who experienced extraordinary events and survived, but notwithout consequences; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and,for some, substance misuse. Thankfully, with support from veterans’ mentalhealth charity Combat Stress, these men and women are rebuilding their lives. Combat Stress worked with UK reminiscence charity Age Exchange to travel the lengthand breadth of the UK recording interviews with veterans who’ve been treated byCombat Stress. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the charitiesbrought together veterans to tell their powerful stories, often for the firsttime in public. Combining clinical insight from world-leading experts and the real experiences of UKmilitary veterans, take a deeper look at the impact of extreme military experiences. The Combat Stress 100 podcast is kindlysponsored by CDS Defence & Security.

Combining clinical insight from world-leading expert, Dr Walter Busuttil, and the real experiences of UK military veterans, this first episode takes a deeper look at PTSD and Complex PTSD.Over this six-episode series, you’ll hear the heartrending true stories of UK military veterans who experienced extraordinary events and survived, but not without consequences; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and, for some, substance misuse. Thankfully, with support from veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress, these men and women are rebuilding their lives.Combat Stress worked with UK reminiscence charity Age Exchange to travel the length and breadth of the UK recording interviews with veterans who’ve been treated by Combat Stress. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the charities brought together veterans to tell their powerful stories, often for the first time in public.The Combat Stress 100 podcast is kindly sponsored by CDS Defence & Security.Please note: this podcast is not suitable for those aged under 16. Please be aware the content contains strong language, as well as upsetting descriptions of combat and trauma-related events and the realities of living with a serious mental health issue.  The Combat Stress 24-hour Helpline provides free confidential advice and support to veterans and their families. If you need to talk to someone, please do not struggle in silence. Call 0800 138 1619.To donate £5 to Combat Stress text GIVE to 70004. Please note the charity may contact you about its work. To give £5 but opt-out from any further contact from Combat Stress, text 'GIVE NO'.Texts cost £5 plus your standard network rate. Combat Stress will receive 100% of your donation. Please obtain bill payers permission. Customer care line 01372 587153. Charity no. 206002.For more information about Combat Stress visit combatstress.org.uk. 

In this episode we hear from veterans with military-related psychological trauma about what happened when they transitioned from the military to civvy street. Lee Robinson, Principal Psychologist at Combat Stress explains why the transition can so adversely affect veterans’ mental health and what support is available to them.Over this six-episode series, you’ll hear the heartrending true stories of UK military veterans who experienced extraordinary events and survived, but not without consequences; post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and, for some, substance misuse. Thankfully, with support from veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress, these men and women are rebuilding their lives.Combat Stress worked with UK reminiscence charity Age Exchange to travel the length and breadth of the UK recording interviews with veterans who’ve been treated by Combat Stress. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the charities brought together veterans to tell their powerful stories, often for the first time in public.The Combat Stress 100 podcast is kindly sponsored by CDS Defence & Security.Please note: this podcast is not suitable for those aged under 16. Please be aware the content contains strong language, as well as upsetting descriptions of combat and trauma-related events and the realities of living with a serious mental health issue.  The Combat Stress 24-hour Helpline provides free confidential advice and support to veterans and their families. If you need to talk to someone, please do not struggle in silence. Call 0800 138 1619.To donate £5 to Combat Stress text GIVE to 70004. Please note the charity may contact you about its work. To give £5 but opt-out from any further contact from Combat Stress, text 'GIVE NO'.Texts cost £5 plus your standard network rate. Combat Stress will receive 100% of your donation. Please obtain bill payers permission. Customer care line 01372 587153. Charity no. 206002.For more information about Combat Stress visit combatstress.org.uk. 

PTSD and Complex PTSD rarely strike on their own; depression, anxiety, anger or substance misuse tend to come with the territory, making veterans’ mental health condition even more complex. This episode combines clinical insight from world-leading expert, Dr Walter Busuttil, with the true stories of veterans who turned their lives around, and from the Combat Stress clinicians who helped them on that journey.Over this six-episode series, you’ll hear the heartrending true stories of UK military veterans who experienced extraordinary events and survived, but not without consequences; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and, for some, substance misuse. Thankfully, with support from veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress, these men and women are rebuilding their lives.Combat Stress worked with UK reminiscence charity Age Exchange to travel the length and breadth of the UK recording interviews with veterans who’ve been treated by Combat Stress. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the charities brought together veterans to tell their powerful stories, often for the first time in public.The Combat Stress 100 podcast is kindly sponsored by CDS Defence & Security.Please note: this podcast is not suitable for those aged under 16. Please be aware the content contains strong language, as well as upsetting descriptions of combat and trauma-related events and the realities of living with a serious mental health issue.  The Combat Stress 24-hour Helpline provides free confidential advice and support to veterans and their families. If you need to talk to someone, please do not struggle in silence. Call 0800 138 1619.To donate £5 to Combat Stress text GIVE to 70004. Please note the charity may contact you about its work. To give £5 but opt-out from any further contact from Combat Stress, text 'GIVE NO'.Texts cost £5 plus your standard network rate. Combat Stress will receive 100% of your donation. Please obtain bill payers permission. Customer care line 01372 587153. Charity no. 206002.For more information about Combat Stress visit combatstress.org.uk. 

In this episode, veterans with PTSD explain how a condition known as hypervigilance – a state of increased alertness – can make day-to-day life a challenge, and Combat Stress Clinical Psychologist, Dawn Phee, describes how hypervigilance affects the mind and body. Over this six-episode series, you’ll hear the heartrending true stories of UK military veterans who experienced extraordinary events and survived, but not without consequences; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and, for some, substance misuse. Thankfully, with support from veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress, these men and women are rebuilding their lives. Combat Stress worked with UK reminiscence charity Age Exchange to travel the length and breadth of the UK recording interviews with veterans who’ve been treated by Combat Stress. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the charities brought together veterans to tell their powerful stories, often for the first time in public. The Combat Stress 100 podcast is kindly sponsored by CDS Defence & Security.Please note: this podcast is not suitable for those aged under 16. Please be aware the content contains strong language, as well as upsetting descriptions of combat and trauma-related events and the realities of living with a serious mental health issue.  The Combat Stress 24-hour Helpline provides free confidential advice and support to veterans and their families. If you need to talk to someone, please do not struggle in silence. Call 0800 138 1619.To donate £5 to Combat Stress text GIVE to 70004. Please note the charity may contact you about its work. To give £5 but opt-out from any further contact from Combat Stress, text 'GIVE NO'.Texts cost £5 plus your standard network rate. Combat Stress will receive 100% of your donation. Please obtain bill payers permission. Customer care line 01372 587153. Charity no. 206002.For more information about Combat Stress visit combatstress.org.uk. 

Through no fault of their own, veterans can develop moral injuries alongside PTSD after witnessing or being unable to prevent acts that go against what they believe is right. In this episode Combat Stress’ Head of Research, Dr Dominic Murphy, explains what moral injuries are and the research they’re undertaking to identify effective treatment. You’ll also hear veterans describe the situations that left them with moral injuries.Over this six-episode series, you’ll hear the heartrending true stories of UK military veterans who experienced extraordinary events and survived, but not without consequences; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and, for some, substance misuse. Thankfully, with support from veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress, these men and women are rebuilding their lives.Combat Stress worked with UK reminiscence charity Age Exchange to travel the length and breadth of the UK recording interviews with veterans who’ve been treated by Combat Stress. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the charities brought together veterans to tell their powerful stories, often for the first time in public.The Combat Stress 100 podcast is kindly sponsored by CDS Defence & Security.Please note: this podcast is not suitable for those aged under 16. Please be aware the content contains strong language, as well as upsetting descriptions of combat and trauma-related events and the realities of living with a serious mental health issue.  The Combat Stress 24-hour Helpline provides free confidential advice and support to veterans and their families. If you need to talk to someone, please do not struggle in silence. Call 0800 138 1619.To donate £5 to Combat Stress text GIVE to 70004. Please note the charity may contact you about its work. To give £5 but opt-out from any further contact from Combat Stress, text 'GIVE NO'.Texts cost £5 plus your standard network rate. Combat Stress will receive 100% of your donation. Please obtain bill payers permission. Customer care line 01372 587153. Charity no. 206002.For more information about Combat Stress visit combatstress.org.uk. 

In this final episode you’ll hear about the devastating impact veterans’ PTSD can have on their families with first-hand accounts from veterans and family members. You’ll also hear the latest insights from Combat Stress’ Head of Research, Dr Dominic Murphy, and about the support Combat Stress is providing to veterans’ families.Over this six-episode series, you’ve heard the heartrending true stories of UK military veterans who experienced extraordinary events and survived, but not without consequences; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and, for some, substance misuse. Thankfully, with support from veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress, these men and women are rebuilding their lives.Combat Stress worked with UK reminiscence charity Age Exchange to travel the length and breadth of the UK recording interviews with veterans who’ve been treated by Combat Stress. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the charities brought together veterans to tell their powerful stories, often for the first time in public.The Combat Stress 100 podcast is kindly sponsored by CDS Defence & Security. Please note: this podcast is not suitable for those aged under 16. Please be aware the content contains strong language, as well as upsetting descriptions of combat and trauma-related events and the realities of living with a serious mental health issue.  The Combat Stress 24-hour Helpline provides free confidential advice and support to veterans and their families. If you need to talk to someone, please do not struggle in silence. Call 0800 138 1619.To donate £5 to Combat Stress text GIVE to 70004. Please note the charity may contact you about its work. To give £5 but opt-out from any further contact from Combat Stress, text 'GIVE NO'.Texts cost £5 plus your standard network rate. Combat Stress will receive 100% of your donation. Please obtain bill payers permission. Customer care line 01372 587153. Charity no. 206002.For more information about Combat Stress visit combatstress.org.uk. 

Combat Stress 100 was a joint project between veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress and reminiscence charity Age Exchange. In this episode, Age Exchange’s Artistic Director David Savill explains how the Combat Stress 100 project came about. He discusses the journey the project went on – from initial concept to creating the film – and how interviewing veterans around the UK about their mental health had a life-changing effect on him.   The Combat Stress 100 podcast is kindly sponsored by CDS Defence & Security. The Combat Stress 24-hour Helpline provides free confidential advice and support to veterans and their families. If you need to talk to someone, please do not struggle in silence. Call 0800 138 1619. To donate £5 to Combat Stress text GIVE to 70004. Please note the charity may contact you about its work. To give £5 but opt-out from any further contact from Combat Stress, text 'GIVE NO'. Texts cost £5 plus your standard network rate. Combat Stress will receive 100% of your donation. Please obtain bill payers permission. Customer care line 01372 587153. Charity no. 206002. For more information about Combat Stress visit combatstress.org.uk.