Posted on · COVID-19, the economic crash, and mass protests in the streets have all made it more difficult to get a good night's sleep, according to a Houston sleep expert.
Posted on · Episode: 2806 Thor, the god of thunder, engineering behind comic book, college courses that deal with fracture. Today, our guest Haleh Ardebili talks about Thor and Engineering.
Posted on · Houston Matters offers you a chance to share with the rest of Greater Houston your pet peeves about life here.
Posted on · Research from Baylor College of Medicine indicates that, following the 2016 election, many individuals have reported intrusive thoughts -- and even ritualistic behaviors -- associated with anxiety and stress related specifically to the state of politics.
Posted on · Houston Matters learns about a grant to study health disparities and cultural predictors of health behavior in the African-American community.
Posted on · It’s called Acute Stress Disorder, experts say, and it occurs two to four weeks after exposure to a trauma
Posted on · A new report released last week by the International Association of Fire Fighters says firefighters and paramedics experience post-traumatic stress disorder at rates comparable to combat veterans. To learn why PTSD is so prevalent in the firefighting community, we talk with Houston Fire Department staff psychologist Dr. Jana Tran. She worked at the Houston VA for five […]
Posted on · We learn about the art of heartfulness meditation from one of its Houston practitioners.
Posted on · We meet two local practitioners of yoga meditation, Lataa and Anil Nair. They discuss how it can help relieve stress.
Posted on · Job burnout is something many of us will deal with at one time or another. A job might be too stressful or too boring. You might have challenging co-workers, or dysfunctional management, or unreasonable expectations to meet. Whatever the reason, there comes a time for most of us when we just feel like weâve had […]
Posted on · Have a high stress job? Feel like youâre burning out a bit? It happens to a lot of Houstonians â notably to physicians, who too often spend more time with paperwork and less with their patients. We discuss whatâs behind physician burnout, and how it impacts the doctor-patient relationship.
Posted on · Have a high stress job? Feel like you’re burning out a bit? It happens to a lot of Houstonians – notably to physicians, who too often spend more time with paperwork and less with their patients. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss what’s behind physician burnout, and how it impacts the doctor-patient relationship. Also: […]
Posted on · Traffic, the heat, fast-paced workplaces — these Houston characteristics alone can make your blood boil at times. But when does getting angry become enough of a problem to seek treatment? We talk it over with behavioral psychologist Michael Winters.
Posted on · This month, NPR has been examining stress – at work, at home, its impact on health and wellness, and more. It’s a topic that Houston-based researchers have been examining in various ways in recent years. One such study examines how stress affects middle school teachers in Houston. We learn more.
Posted on · It’s by no means a new idea. But the recently formed Bay Area Coastal Protection Alliance is trying to move the coastal barrier idea forward. On this edition of Houston Matters, we’ll find out why, and hear the case for what is popularly-known as the “Ike Dike” to protect Galveston Bay communities from storm surge […]