Mental Connections

26/05/2020

Our show Mental Connections on Edge Radio FM, Hobart, Tasmania at 2 pm on Tuesday 12 May 2020 was one from the Vault entitled "Archived program on ADHD and ADD". It may be accessed at:

https://programs.edgeradio.org.au/mental-health/2020-05-12

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26/05/2020

Our show Mental Connections on Edge Radio FM Hobart, Tasmania, on Tuesday 19 May 2020 at 2 pm was "Resilience, coping with change, and community and how these all interrelate". You may listen to it at:

https://programs.edgeradio.org.au/mental-health/2020-05-19

Keep well and stay safe. :)

Today, we discuss resilience and coping with change, with a focus on the community and how this all can help us to come through any of life's challenges. And there are certainly lots of things happening in the world that would test even the most po

26/05/2020

Greetings Listeners,

Today (Tue 26 May 2020 at 2 pm our FM Edge Radio show "Mental Connections" looked at Pets and asked "How Important are Our Pets to Us?". You can access this show online at:

https://programs.edgeradio.org.au/mental-health/2020-05-26

We would like to thank our Guests Liz and Josh for their insights to owning pets. Enjoy. :)

Pets are an important part of many people's lives. We discuss how long some animals have been domesticated, and some of the traditional and current attitudes to them. We also talk about some of the good things we can gain from having a pet, and we

07/05/2020

Mental Connections with Wendy and Nicholas on Edge Radio FM Tuesdays at 2 pm is a program exclusively talking about mental health within the Tasmanian community and beyond.

Our Topic for Tue 5 May 2020: Isolation and related issues and the new normal in 2020.

The discussion is about the isolation and constant changes imposed upon us by the current pandemic, and also somehow learning to remain healthy mentally and physically under these huge challenges.

Our direct link to that show is:

https://programs.edgeradio.org.au/mental-health/2020-05-05

You can also get access to back issues of the show from here. Keep well and stay safe everyone.

The discussion is about the isolation and constant changes imposed upon us by the current pandemic, and also somehow learning to remain healthy mentally and physically under these huge challenges. Please contact for further support: Lifeline 131114

21/04/2020

Today is Tuesday 21 April 2020. Our Mental Connections Program on Edge Radio, Hobart, Tasmania asks "is laughter the best medicine?". And also how we can use humour to lighten our mood.

Mental Connections is a radio program coming to you from Hobart Tasmania each Tuesday from 2.00 pm and exclusively talking about mental health within the Tasmanian community.

We cover a range of topics and issues, and each week we focus on one or two. We also aim to link up our community with support and information.

The link to the show this week is:
https://programs.edgeradio.org.au/mental-health/2020-04-21

Discussions about whether laughter is the best medicine and how we can use humour to lighten our moods. Lifeline 131114; Kids Helpline for ages 5 - 25 on 1800 55 1800; Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636; Headspace for resources: headspace.org.au.; G

21/04/2020

This week on Mental Connections Wendy and Nicholas present an archived episode on Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD. This episode is on Edge Radio,Tuesday 14 April 2020 from 2 pm.

Mental Connections is a radio program coming to you from Hobart Tasmania and exclusively talking about mental health within the Tasmanian community. We cover a range of topics and issues, and each week we focus on one or two. We also aim to link up our community with support and information.

The link to the show this week is:
https://programs.edgeradio.org.au/mental-health/2020-04-14

A program exclusively talking about mental health within the Tasmanian community. There are also lots of interviews and input from local individuals and from representatives of different organisations. We cover a range of topics and issues, and each week we focus on one or two. We also aim to link u...

09/04/2020

Greetings Listeners, Our most recent show talked about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and mental health as well as other issues. The show Mental Connections on Edge Radio 99.3 FM is on Tue 7th April 2020 from 2.00 pm. Hope you enjoy listening to our Guest Simone. You may listen to it at:
https://programs.edgeradio.org.au/mental-health/2020-04-07

Simone is our guest today and we are speaking about natural therapies and how some of the Western therapies can help our bodies in gentle ways, and especially Traditional Chinese Medicine. Please contact for further support: Lifeline 131114; Kids

06/04/2020

Greetings listeners,
Wendy and Nicholas will be on air again with an interview we did before COVID-19 reared its confronting head. Have a listen on Edge Radio 99.3 FM Tuesday 7th April 2020 from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm. We talk to our guest Simone about TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and mental health and other issues. Thanks Simone for agreeing to be part of our show. If you miss any of our shows then go to the Edge Radio website, look for the Menu strip and click on the Program section, then on the grid go to Mental Connections Tuesdays 2.00 pm where you will be able to see all of our past shows. Please note it may take up to a week for each show to be uploaded to the website. It will be great to be back on air but due to COVID-19 the shows will not be live and will be pre-recorded. Please bear with us as we hone our recording and editing skills for your benefit. Keep well and stay safe everyone. Nicholas and Wendy :) https://www.edgeradio.org.au/

Edge Radio is a not-for-profit community station, in Hobart, Tasmania. As Hobart’s only youth station, Edge Radio provides a mix of music, entertainment, local journalistic content and information to enhance Hobart’s cultural landscape.

02/04/2020

Hey there, thank you to our supporters. We have just hit 100 likes. Keep the responses coming as we gear up to be back on air (Edge Radio 99.3 FM) again Tuesday 7th April 2020 from 2 pm to 3 pm. :)

02/04/2020

Hi there all of you out there in COVID-19 Land. We hope that you are finding ways to cope with the changes that are coming at us all very quickly. Mental Connections is hoping to be back on air (Edge Radio 99.3 FM) for Tuesday 7th April 2020 from 2 pm to 3 pm. We have had two weeks off so we can rejig how we do the show. Mental Health is very important at this time in the world so keep adapting to change and stay safe everyone. Best wishes from Nicholas and Wendy

25/03/2020

Tuesday 24 March 2020 at 2 pm on Edge Radio 99.3 FM. From this date Mental Connections will be on hold due to the restrictions in response to COVID-19. If things change we will update listeners. In the meantime stay safe and keep well. Thanks for your support, Nicholas and Wendy

16/03/2020

With travel and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) taking up much of a viewers time on TV stations and in the minds and shopping habits of the public Wendy and Nicholas will be touching on these topics again on Edge Radio 99.3 FM on Tuesday 17th March 2020 (unless UTAS Sandy Bay Campus is shut down). This will be a very different St Patrick's Day this year.

02/03/2020

Here is a link to the very first Mental Connections program with Lily and Wendy on Tue 4 Sep 2018 at 2pm entitled: Introduction to the Program (Mental Connections).

http://programs.edgeradio.org.au/mental-health/2018-09-04

Lili and Wendy and week 1 of the Mental Connections. Introduction to the Program and intentions for what we hope to achieve. Liptember is for the whole month of September, and is for women's mental health.

02/03/2020

Thanks to family and friends for liking our Mental Connections page. Wendy and Nicholas will look to add more posts over the next few weeks. In the meantime our radio show entitled "Mental Connections" will be broadcast each Tuesday from 2 to 3 pm on Edge Radio 99.3 FM. This is a volunteer community radio in Hobart, Tasmania. (It is also a not for profit organisation so donations to Edge Radio are tax deductible.)

Our show looks at mental health issues relevant to Tasmania and the wider community. You can access the shows including the back catalogue by going to the Edge Radio Website (see below link) and on the MENU bar choose PROGRAMS then go to the Tuesday 2 pm time slot where you will see our show "Mental Connections" then click on it. From there you will be able to access all the shows since the start when Wendy and Lily launched their idea.

Please note that there is also a radio station in Bega, New South Wales, which is also called Edge. This is not us. This is why we are always known as Edge Radio.

Here is a link to our show on Tuesday 25 February 2020 at 2 pm. Enjoy.
http://programs.edgeradio.org.au/mental-health/2020-02-25

How do you go about setting some goals and then, staying focused on them? Please contact for further support: Lifeline 131114; Kids Helpline for ages 5 - 25 on 1800 55 1800; Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636; Headspace for resources: headspace.org.au.;

26/02/2020

http://programs.edgeradio.org.au/mental-health/2020-02-25/and-still-on-edge-radio

This is a link to our Mental Connections program aired on Edge Radio (99.3 FM) on Tue 25 February 2020 from 2 pm. The topic is goal setting. Your presenter are Wendy and Nicholas looking at mental health issues in Tasmania and beyond. Have a listen and like our fb page if you wish. Stay safe everyone. :)

Mental Connections is now on facebook! : And still on Edge Radio. featured on Mental Connections with Wendy and Nicholas on 25 February 2020 on Edge Radio 99.3FM

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