Its subject is neurosurgery services in the South, something with which Ms Young (41) is all too familiar.
Last November, she underwent neurosurgery in Dunedin Hospital for a benign tumour called a meningioama.
While the egg-sized tumour did not involve an acute condition, it was still an "absolutely terrifying" diagnosis, Ms Young said,In some cases, the tumour could cause disability because of the pressure on the brain - "there can be very extreme side effects".
As the mother of three young boys, one of whom has Down's syndrome, she had been worried how her family would have coped if that had occurred.
She and husband Jason Coutts sat down and "completely re-examined" their lives.
Her condition was picked up after she went to her GP in the middle of last year with several symptoms, none of which were "dramatic".
They included tiredness, having slight tremors and a feeling that "something was wrong"; that she had not got rid of her "baby brain" following the birth of her youngest child four years earlier.
She was referred privately to neurologist Dr Alan Wright, who referred her for an MRI which showed the tumour.
Ms Young said she was aware Dunedin Hospital was covering its neurosurgery service with locums.
She researched them and also the other possible options - going to Auckland, Christchurch or even Australia.
She was glad she had made the decision to have the surgery in Dunedin.
Having had to travel to Auckland for cardiac surgery on her eldest son Felix (7) some years ago, she knew how difficult it was to be away from family at such a stressful time.
Also, after returning home five days after her surgery she had some post-operative issues and would have felt "uncomfortable" without access to Dunedin neurosurgery expertise.
She considered she would have had to spend time recuperating in Christchurch if she had had the surgery there, something which would have been very difficult for her family.
As it was, her "very supportive" mother had lived with the family for six months - "I couldn't have done it without her".
Since the surgery, which removed the tumour, Ms Young said she had experienced chronic fatigue, some memory loss and other cognitive issues.
She lived with the knowledge the tumour could grow back but she did not dwell on that - "I have to get on with living".
It would have been much more difficult for her children to cope if they had had to spend time away from home too.
Tonight's programme would have been made regardless of her situation, because it was such an important issue for the southern region.
The fact Southern District Health Board chief medical officer Richard Bunton, one of those who will appear on the show, had come out so strongly on the issue "spoke volumes", she said.
When such senior clinicians were so outspoken, "everyone needs to sit up and listen", she said.
Although it was a cliche - "you never know when you are going to need it".
Dunedin Diary, with Dougal Stevenson, will screen tonight on Channel 9 live at 5pm, and 9pm.
