Episode 551: In The Seats With....Jack Youngelson, Sian Edwards-Beal and 'Here.Is.Better'

It's pretty difficult to actually show and externalize trauma and PTSD,  but that's why cinema is such a powerful thing.On this episode we are talking about a mental health issue that is running rampant in our veteran communities today.  It's time for Here.Is.Better which is on all VOD platforms now.Here.Is.Better follows four of these Veterans, each with diverse backgrounds and service experience, as they undergo the most clinically effective, evidence-based trauma psychotherapies for PTSD. Individuals featured in the film include former presidential hopeful Jason Kander, who shocked many when he left the Kansas City mayoral race in 2018 to seek treatment; a Vietnam War Veteran still haunted by events that occurred over 50 years ago; and the voices of so often overlooked women Veterans, all seeking the keys to unlock their places of hurt and pain.  With unprecedented access to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Here.Is.Better. interweaves these inspiring stories of men and women Veterans overcoming the debilitating effects of PTSD with treatments that can work, bringing hope to millions. We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with director Jack Youngelson, and producer Sian Edwards-Beal to discuss the issues that surround PTSD and the unique way they made 'Here.Is.Better'