Houston Matters
Training the next generation of social workers at UH-Downtown
Posted on · UHD students studying social work learn how to help kids still experiencing pandemic-related grief and trauma.
Tag: grief
Town Square
“Talk of the Town”: Dealing with Grief, the SAG-AFTRA Strike, Prime Day, and More
Posted on · Our panel of guests share their thoughts on trending and recently covered topics.
Houston Matters
Processing grief through objects: A Houston writer’s memoir connects her with her late father through items he left behind.
Posted on · Isobella Jade's dad died in a fire. It also burned most of his possessions. But she reconnected with him and her roots through the few things left in his car.
Houston Matters
Boil water notice lifted (Nov. 29, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We bring you the latest on the fallout and the effects of the city-wide boil water notice. And we learn how a local researcher is using a telenovela to help Latinos dealing with Alzheimer's disease.
Houston Matters
The Legality Of Requiring Vaccines And Vaccine Passports (June 8, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: How a new Texas law could affect employers' ability to require their workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine, and dispelling myths about the Alamo.
Coronavirus
How Do We Grieve 300,000 Lives Lost?
Posted on · Eleven months into the COVID-19 crisis, an unimaginable death toll has been reached. NPR spoke to doctors, nurses and the bereaved about how they face loss every day.
Houston Matters
How Elizabeth Gilbert Turned A Dark Time Into The Bright, Shiny Novel ‘City Of Girls’
Posted on · The latest novel by the author of "Eat Pray Love" is an homage to the glitz and glam of 1940s musical theater in New York.
Houston Matters
Bad Things Are Going To Happen — Don’t Become A Sad Story People Tell
Posted on · Nora McInerny, the host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, talks about taking charge of how others see you in the wake of personal tragedy.
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Human Toll Of Santa Fe, One Year Later (May 17, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: One year after the shooting at Santa Fe High School, we share some stories of families directly affected by the tragedy.
Houston Matters
Mother’s Book on Grieving is Her Love Letter to Late Daughter
Posted on · Dr. Gail Gross says she wants to help others through the same grieving process she went through when her daughter, Dawn, died 18 years ago.
Houston Matters
From An Emotional Standpoint, Hardest Days Might Still Be To Come For Harvey Survivors
Posted on · The further we get from Harvey, some aspects of the recovery might actually be harder to deal with for many victims. Houston Matters gets some advice on dealing with the long-term mental health aspects of recovering from a natural disaster.
Health & Science
Is It Possible To Die Of Grief?
Posted on · Actress Debbie Reynolds died just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher's sudden death — which has led some to speculate that grief might have been a contributing factor.
Houston Matters
Life, On the Other Side of You: How a Retired General Wrote His Way Through His Grief
Posted on · Major General Barrye Price is retired from the U.S. Army and happily married with a 9-year-old son he dotes on. But his new book, Life, On the Other Side of You: A Study of Life, Death, and Renewal, isn't about his wife and son – at least not at first glance. It's about his first […]
Full Show
Refugee Resettlement: Thursday’s Show (October 6, 2016)
Posted on · ILast week (Sept. 30, 2016), Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas was officially pulling out of the national program to resettle refugees, making good on an earlier threat to withdraw if the Obama administration didn’t accept changes to the program the state demanded, citing security concerns. Gov. Abbottâs statement said the state wanted refugees better vetted […]
Houston Matters
Hand to God: Cypress Native Takes on Grief and Religion With Puppets
Posted on · Houston native Robert Askins is the playwright behind Hand to God, a dark comedy set in his hometown of Cypress. It tells the story of a young man involved in the puppet ministry at his church, when his puppet – named Tyrone – becomes possessed by the devil. It's a scenario The New Yorker described […]