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An Anxious pituitary patient. She is in gray pajamas sitting on her unmade, all white bed. She is sitting with her feet on the bed, knees up, and hugging them with her arms and head. You cannot view the pituitary patient's face.

Beyond the tumor: The hidden struggles with sexual health and suicide risk

November 11, 2025
Mental and Emotional Health|

What does not get discussed has more power to instill fear, promote untruths, and deepen hurt and pain. Even in our modern Western culture, many myths and misinformation surround both the topics of sex and suicide, so I thought it was time to begin to explore and try to understand both here, as difficult as it may be to address.

For many people with pituitary disease social isolation is nothing new

May 3, 2020
Mental and Emotional Health|

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

For pituitary patients: tips and tools for counteracting stress and promoting well-being

March 23, 2020
Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

Stress and Impact on relationships: Physical, Mental, Emotional and Relationship Health Responses to Coronavirus From Linda M. Rio, MA, MFT and PWN contributor – Pituitary World News recognizes the global impact on the current Coronavirus

Coronavirus and global fears: A Commentary on Family, Relationships, and Pituitary Patients

March 5, 2020
Mental and Emotional Health|

From PWN contributor Linda M. Rio, Marriage and Family Therapist – Coronavirus is in almost every TV and social news soundbite these days. Because of this Dr. Lewis Blevins and Jorge Faccinetti recently posted their informative

Touching patient journeys from CSRF (Cushing’s Support & Research Foundation)

January 23, 2020
Cushing's|Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|Videos|

From the Desk of Leslie Edwin, President of CSRF and PWN Contributor – We have just completed an intimate, four-video series of first-hand accounts of the Cushing’s journey.  They can be found, along with recorded sessions

The Importance of Peer and Family Support in Dealing with Chronic Illness

December 13, 2019
Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

From the desk of Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist  –The Holidays are upon us at last, which means an inundation of television and media ads to encourage us all to spend money!

Social Media: Pituitary Patients, Family, Friends…and “Friends”

August 13, 2019
Mental and Emotional Health|

From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage and Family Therapist – I was recently asked by a pituitary patient to make some comments and continue the discussion that was started here in  a podcast featuring privacy

How Can I Find a Mental Health Professional Who Knows About Pituitary Disorders?

June 6, 2019
Advocacy Zone|Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

From Linda M. Rio, M.A. – I woke this morning to find an email to me from a parent pleading for my help. This parent has an adult child who had a pituitary tumor removed

Misinformation and Bias: Additional Perspectives

April 3, 2019
Advocacy Zone|Mental and Emotional Health|

From the desk of contributor Linda M. Rio, M.A. Marriage and Family Therapist – Pituitary World News editor, J D Faccinetti, recently published an article that hit a nerve with me. I called him to let

The Importance of Being Believed

February 14, 2019
Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

From the desk of PWN contributor Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist  – I received a call last week from a man who read one of my articles about how pituitary disorders are linked

Valuable Information and Thoughts for Patients and their Family Members

December 14, 2018
Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

From Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist and PWN contributor: Various terms seem to be used today but most frequently, “telehealth” or “telemedicine”, are used to describe live, real-time visits with a medical, mental health,

Disasters and the Body’s Response

November 14, 2018
Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

From Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist and PWN contributor –  As I am writing, I hear the helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft overhead fighting one of the many monstrous fires in California. Just a

Current Affairs: A Precautionary Note for Those with Pituitary Disorders

October 4, 2018
Mental and Emotional Health|Patients' Corner|

From Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist and PWN contributor –This is not about politics but the potential psychological, emotional, relational, and physical toll that political and social events can have, especially on those

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