Mind What Matters

You've tried the supplements. You've changed your bedtime routine. You've done everything you're supposed to do. So why are you still lying awake at 3 a.m.? For so many women, sleep becomes another thing they're expected to figure out on their own. But what happens when the problem isn't your routine, your stress level, or something you're doing wrong? This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach welcome Dr. Saema Tahir, a physician specializing in pulmonary, critical...

What happens after the treatment ends, the celebrations are over, and everyone assumes you're okay? For many women facing breast cancer, that's when some of the hardest conversations begin. The physical side effects, the fear of recurrence, the changes to their bodies and relationships, and the emotional weight of a diagnosis don't simply disappear when treatment is finished. Yet these are often the parts of cancer care that receive the least attention. This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabe...

What does it mean to care for someone with dignity when the disease is slowly changing the person you love? For Mary Lou Falcone, that question became deeply personal when her husband, Nicky, was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. But caregiving had been part of Mary Lou's life long before his diagnosis. At just ten years old, she stepped into the role of caregiver after her father suffered a devastating stroke, beginning a lifelong journey that would shape the way she understood love, respon...

Some parts of caregiving are easy to talk about. Others are messy, lonely, heartbreaking, funny at completely inappropriate times, and much harder to admit. This week on Mind What Matters, Nikki DeLoach turns the questions toward Elizabeth Humphreys for a conversation about Liz's book, Too Bad About That, and the 13-year journey with her mother that inspired it. Liz shares where the book's title came from and why she wanted to tell a story about Alzheimer's that didn't leave out the darker pa...

Why are you still tired after a full night's sleep? Can you really catch up on sleep over the weekend? And are melatonin and magnesium actually helping you sleep better? This week on Mind What Matters, Elizabeth Humphreys and Nikki DeLoach sit down with double board-certified sleep medicine physician and pediatric neurologist Dr. Christopher Allen, known as Sleep Dr. Chris, for a practical conversation about sleep, brain health, and what happens when getting the recommended seven to nine hour...