Jordan’s Space on Yowah Radio
Jordan’s Space is a 60-minute online radio show, broadcast globally on Yowah Radio.
Every fortnight on Thursday evenings, at 7pm (UK time), you can tune in for an hour of conversation, music and above all hope and inspiration. Each show features an interview with a guest who will share their own unique experience of suicide and a choice of music which has a personal meaning to them.
At times, some interviews may be challenging to listen to but each one will always end on a positive note of hope for the future.
You will find recordings of all our previous shows on this page of our website.
Tune in to Jordan’s Space and join your host and founder of The Jordan Legacy, Steve Phillip, alongside co-hosts Danielle and Paul, together with some very special guests, for an hour of music, chat and hope.
This show does discuss themes of suicide and while listening, we’d encourage you to take care of yourself by stepping away from the show at any point, should you find the content triggering or uncomfortable to listen to. For support, please visit our website’s Help resources.
Please Note: At The Jordan Legacy, we continually strive to invite and showcase guests for Jordan’s Space from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Whilst we may not always achieve our ideal vision in this respect, we do always ensure that there is diversity in the stories shared here.
Show 37 – Improving mental health support in rural communities – an interview with Melanie Costas.
” There’s an assumption that people living in rural areas have a lovely outlook. It’s all, picturesque, calm, and healing, when actually it can feel the opposite. It can feel like a prison and assumptions kill people..”
Melanie Costas is the Founder of Rural Health Matters Ltd established in Dorset in 2019 to provide a more equitable, inclusive and accessible mental health service that’s visible in rural communities.
In this frank and eye-opening conversation, Melanie explains how Dorset has a 46% rural population and the problems this county faces relating to isolation, accessing public transport to attend mental health support sessions – assuming you know where to find these – and the discrimination and lack of parity faced, when it comes to accessing adequate, preventative services, is also reflected in other rural communities around the country.
Don’t miss this important conversation about a community that many of us living in more urban populations need to understand more about.
If you are living in a rural community and struggling to find support for your mental health, you can access the Hub of Hope via this link and enter your postcode to find services close to you.