Issues, resources and information relating to mental and emotional health and the pituitary.
From Linda M. Rio, PWN contributor, author, and Marriage and Family Therapist: Last week, I experienced two note worthy experiences that caused me to look inward. Please note that I disguise any descriptions about clients
Today’s podcast brings together two leading experts in mental health and pituitary disease for an in-depth round-table discussion of mental and emotional issues that affect people daily.
From Linda M Rio – Author, mental health professional and PWN contributor – One of the first articles I wrote for Pituitary World News, Pituitary Disorders and Mental Health: Is There a Connection?, has been
In recent decades volumes have been written and research done on trying to understand the impact extraordinarily negative life events have on the body, mind, spirit of those impacted.
Mankind has pursued many, many mysteries and challenges, some of which still remain unearthed and unsolved…
Continuing our recent coverage of brain fog, Dr. Blevins and I discussed a few examples from his clinical practice and personal experiences with the condition. We also cover a fascinating case from his clinic about a patient with an empty sella incidental finding and residual disease.
For many with pituitary conditions or endocrine disorders, “brain fog” is a common complaint. Because patients frequently bring this up, it is important to discuss what this is and what can be done about it.
It seemed to Linda neither the medical nor mental health professions could adequately identify and treat these disorders, and a more holistic, comprehensive approach needed to be taken.
From Linda M. Rio MA – As another year winds down and new numbers appear on our calendars, this can be an opportune time to look back, then forward.
A young woman called me last year to make an appointment. She told me she had recently had endoscopic neurosurgery for craniopharyngioma. She was suffering from severe anxiety and depression. She hoped to find a mental health professional who would understand the critical link between the endocrine system and her mental health symptoms.
Has COVID-19 affected you or not? What narrative will you construct as time moves forward resulting from the events of recent years? Pausing to examine what you choose to derive is up to each person, but it is essential to know that the more a person decides to choose rather than allow the choice to be made for them, the more they can move forward and beyond. Having lived through a worldwide pandemic means we have all not only survived, but we’ve endured.
From Linda M. Rio, MA, MFT – Whenever a person has a medical or mental health challenge their world becomes micro-focused. What I mean by this is that whether it be a physical pain in the