From Linda M Rio, PWN contributor and mental health professional – I’m often contacted by those with an already diagnosed pituitary disorder or those who are searching for help and suspect they are impacted but
Mental and Emotional Health
Issues, resources and information relating to mental and emotional health and the pituitary.
Notes on Covid, pituitary patients and families
January 20, 2022
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
Pituitary disorders and the family during a pandemic and beyond
October 6, 2021
From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage and Family Therapist – I have written for PWN in previous articles on the impact of pituitary disease on the family and more recently on the importance of family and
Emotional wellness with acromegaly
September 7, 2021
Kudos to Pfizer’s new series on patient support. The first one features critical advice on emotional and mental help support! The materials provide valuable content given the importance of mental health issues to acromegaly patients.
Now available: the recording from our recent mental and emotional health roundtable
July 22, 2021
If you missed it, no worries! Here it is. Listen to Linda Rio and Dawn Herring as they discuss emotional and mental health in pituitary disease. Don’t miss this compelling and highly personal discussion from
It’s Time to Talk About Trauma
June 23, 2021
“Trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past; it is also the imprint left by that experience on mind, brain, and body.”- Bessel van der Kolk, MD From the desk
Don’t miss our first LIVE expert roundtable discussion
June 7, 2021
Pour yourself a cup of coffee and join us LIVE on Friday, July 9th from 9:00 to 10:30 am, PST, (12:00 to 1:30 pm, EST) for our first LIVE virtual Pituitary World News Roundtable –
The Vulnerability of Severe and Chronic Illness
May 20, 2021
Join our LIVE roundtable discussion on mental and emotional health Friday, July 9th, 2021, 9:00 am PST. Click here for more information and registration. There is no charge! By Erin Sesemann, Ph.D., LMFT, CBIS –
Advocating Big and Advocating Small…It’s all Important!
March 8, 2021
From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage & Family Therapist – A patient who attended the recent PWN/UCSF Virtual Patient Gathering – presentation videos are available here – contacted me to ask for some guidance about finding
Looking Forward: A Time of Hope for Pituitary Patients
December 2, 2020
From the desk of Linda M. Rio, MA, MFT – Marriage and Family Therapists and PWN contributor – Hope, in such a year as unique as 2020 is a more important word than ever not only for
Time to think about mindfulness. It could help.
September 2, 2020
From the desk of J D Faccinetti, co-founder – I was first seriously exposed to mindfulness a few years ago when an expert on the subject made a remarkable presentation at an international conference in Italy.
Healthy Coping in an Uncertain World
August 11, 2020
From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage & Family Therapist – “The relevance for all of this for those diagnosed, or in the process of obtaining a diagnosis of pituitary disorder is that depression, anxiety, and other
For many people with pituitary disease social isolation is nothing new
May 3, 2020
Mental Health Resources for Adults, Parents, Families during Coronavirus are listed below From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage and Family Therapist and PWN contributor – At first, just about everyone worldwide was shocked, fearful, uncertain about