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.
Mental and Emotional Health
Issues, resources and information relating to mental and emotional health and the pituitary.
The #MeToo Movement and Pituitary Disorders
From Linda M. Rio, MA, Marriage & Family Therapist – This past weekend I participated, along with thousands of women and men in the Women’s March. I had the distinct honor to be accompanied by not
What Do Patients and Their Families Really Need?
From Linda M. Rio, M.A., Marriage & Family Therapist and PWN contributor “I’ve come to the conclusion that the way we engage with social media is like fire. You can use it to keep yourself
With tragedy all around, a few suggestions for those more sensitive to stress
From Linda M. Rio, Marriage & Family Therapist: Hurricanes of biblical proportion, a mass shooting to defy all imagination, not to mention fires out West and the innumerable daily, “normal” deaths and destruction all amount
Early Fall Musings: The need to speak-up, question, ask for another opinion, read, investigate, educate ourselves.
From Linda M. Rio, Marriage & Family Therapist and PWN contributor – My husband and I just returned from driving over 3,000 miles to and from Arkansas. We live in Southern California. As a passenger
Trauma and the Pituitary
One of the main reasons for my interest in pituitary disorders actually came from what was new information to me at the time about the impact of emotional trauma, particularly during early childhood years, and the higher than normal incidence of pituitary tumors many years later.
Considering medical and psychological treatment of endocrine disorders
From Jorge D Faccinetti – cofounder – Recent work conducted in the UK by the Kings Fund Center for Mental Health and published in Medscape, underlines the importance of psychological therapies that aid in the long-term
Coping With the Ups and Downs of Pituitary Disorders: A Webinar
Pituitary World News friend and contributor Linda M. Rio, M.A., MFT presents this informational lecture to help people identify at least 3 mental health symptoms that are common to those diagnosed with a pituitary disorder. Participants
Spreading the Word about Pituitary Disorders
News from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) annual conference. From Linda M. Rio, MA Marriage & Family Therapist and PWN contributor – Last weekend I had the privilege of giving a
Mental, Emotional, and Relationship Health. Results of Pituitary World News Survey 2017
From Linda M. Rio and Jorge D. Faccinetti – In December 2016 into early January 2017 Pituitary World News asked viewers to respond to a simple online survey. We have done this in the past
You are not the only one rowing the canoe up the river.
From Jorge D Faccinetti, cofounder – Our recent One-Question survey on emotional and mental health got quite a bit of attention. Thank you to the many PWN readers who wrote and shared very personal, often
Ho Ho Help…It’s the Holidays
and I’ve Got a Tumor! From Linda M. Rio, MA, MFT – What do you suppose the Hallmark Channel version would be with this title? Probably not filled with pretty snowy scenes and smiley faces.
Your emotional health and pituitary disease: A one-question survey
From J D Faccinetti, cofounder – Sharing experiences can provide tremendous support to others dealing with similar issues. The simple fact of knowing you are not alone is very helpful and reassuring. Every so often