Inside Austin Podcast

Del Walmsley, for September 11th

It's back to school time in Central Texas.  Dr. Ana Avalos joins Inside Austin to talk about the difficult choices facing parents when it comes to education and their children and how to prepare our kids to go back to shool.

September is Suicide awareness Month and Jayne Whisnant, Area Director for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, joins Inside Austin to talk about the warning signs, treatment and what we can do to help prevent suicide.

Jolene Keene is the Executive Director of Accessible Housing Austin.  We discuss the difficultines of finding affordable housing in Ausitn, particularly for people with disabilities and we learn about AHA's new apartment complex currently under construciton in in South Ausitn.

Stuart Tomc is a 30 year veteran in nutritiional health and he gives us his seven ways to beat workplace burnout in the pandemic era and talks about te imprtance of nutrition, sleep and exercise for our overall well-bing.

Dr. Alan Schalscha, Chief Medical Officer at Community Care Health Centers with a coronavirus update. We talk about prevention, isolation and when it's ok to stop isolating.

Rhanda Minardi talks about her inspiration for opening Living Grace Canine Sactuary. It's a place for un-adoptable dogs to finish their lives with the love and care that they deserve and many have never had before.

UMB Bank Senior Vice President and Territory Director of Consumer Services, Nicole Watson talks about the first steps to take when the unemployment asistance expires or is exhausted.  Also, some ideas on generating some income, where to get help and what to do about credit card and mortgage payments.

Julio and Margaret Massad own and opperate Peter Pan mini golf,  the Austin landmark has been in her family since it opened in 1948.  We talk about the impact on small business the pandemic has had, the history of the location and how they are doing their part to Keep Austin Wierd.