38 episodes

A foundation supporting first responders who live with PTSD.

The Code 9 Foundation The Code 9 Foundation

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A foundation supporting first responders who live with PTSD.

    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 39 - Rachel Berger

    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 39 - Rachel Berger

    Rachel Berger is one of Australia's leading comedians, and being the daughter of holocaust survivors, she has an acute awareness of trauma, both in a physical sense and a mental sense.

    In this episode, Rachel talks about the use of humour to help people cope with their adversities and touches on her parents and what it was like for her growing up.

    Rachel further talks about what she does to help people, using her over 40 years of stand up comedy to guide people in workshops. Such a beautiful and caring thing to do.

    • 56 min
    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 38 - Mick Cummins

    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 38 - Mick Cummins

    Mick Cummins is the Godfather of police veteran peer support. A very humble man who had a policing career spanning several decades and a wide range of work units, including a few stints in Iraq training the locals.

    Mick started to dip his toes into the support of his colleagues pretty early on and then once he was done with policing, this accelerated. Along with brilliant Vicky Key, he founded the first peer support network for police veterans.

    Mick met with former Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton on multiple occasions and with Vicki, created the program, that is now known as Police Veterans Victoria.

    Mick has touched the lives of countless first responders and would have no doubt saved many many lives with his empathy and ability to help in times of need.

    Mick is vulnerable and honest in this chat, and it is a ripper.

    • 56 min
    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 37 - Felix Kostiuk

    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 37 - Felix Kostiuk

    14 September 2018 at 2.18 pm, a moment in time that changed the course of so many other innocent lives.

    Victoria Police Detective Senior Sergeant Vic Kostiuk was taking part in the Wall to Wall ride, a charity ride to raise funds for Police Legacy. Riding with Vic was his son, Felix, who is also a Victoria Police member.

    What was meant to be a joyful experience, turned into complete tragedy, when a drug and alcohol affected driver caused his car to collide with Vic, killing Vic.

    This was all witnessed by Felix.

    Felix talks to the events of that day, how he handles situations now and what is ahead for him with remarkable clarity and awareness of his self.

    It is, a remarkable chat.

    • 54 min
    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 36: Brandon Griffith

    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 36: Brandon Griffith

    This episode is a cross post from Tiff's pod, "Roll With The Punches".

    Brandon Griffith not only got a second chance at life, but also a second chance at being a guest on Tiff's podcast. Last time Tiff spoke to Brandon we heard about his 16.5-minute brush with mortality as he lingered in the space between life and death after experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest at home.

    Thanks to great CPR and access to a defib he's here to tell his story and to make a difference in the world.

    In this episode, Tiff and Brandon delve into various facets of Brandon's life, both as a police officer before his near-death encounter and the transformation he underwent afterward. They explore how Brandon (and law enforcement in general) navigates and equips themselves to handle high-stress critical incidents better than ever before. Moreover, they discover the purpose Brandon is pursuing with this second chance he's been granted – oh and not to mention the moment he intentionally subjected himself to a taser, just to ensure it wouldn't pose a risk to his life while on duty.

    This is a great listen.

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    • 46 min
    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 35: Officer B

    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 35: Officer B

    On 23 September 2014, Officer B, and his colleague, Officer A, attended outside of the Endeavour Hills Police Station to speak to Numan Haider. A young man who was influenced by radical Islam.

    What happened next, literally in a matter of seconds, resulted in both Officer B and Officer A receiving serious stab wound injuries and Haider deceased, shot and killed by Officer A.

    Officer B takes us through the events of that day.

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 34: Louise Dove, as told by John Lowe.

    Conversations with The Code 9 Foundation. Episode 34: Louise Dove, as told by John Lowe.

    Louise Lowe, husband of John and mother to two young boys was tragically taken from this world in 2014. This is her story, as told by John.

    John takes us through the sudden and unexpected death of Louise and the days after where organ donorship was discussed and agreed to, because that what Louise wanted.

    Whatever we write here will not do this episode justice, it is just an incredible conversation.

    • 1 hr 7 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
5 Ratings

5 Ratings

jayjobentom ,

Outstanding

Listening to these podcasts are very helpful, for those people looking for help to cope as you are never alone.

Geoff Reilley ,

Geoff Reilley

Outstanding podcast and a tribute to Mark Thomas’ dedication to such an important challenge.

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