It’s Time to Talk About Trauma
“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
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Don’t miss our first LIVE expert roundtable discussion
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 –
Advocating Big and Advocating Small…It’s all Important!
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
The PWN – UCSF conference recordings are now available
If you missed the conference you can now watch all the presentations and round table discussions. If you haven’t seen these, don’t miss this outstanding group of experts in pituitary disease who shared the latest
Second Annual Patient Gathering: Pre-recorded Sessions
Register here for the round table discussions LIVE on Feb 6th, 9:00 am PST Scroll down to see all the presentations Sandeep Kunwar, M.D. Surgical Director, California Center for Pituitary Disorders; Professor, University California
Healthy Coping in an Uncertain World
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
Education by the Experts: If you missed the live meeting, here’s there presentation
On June 7th the patient support and advocacy group Acromegaly Community hosted another online presentation in its series, “Education by the Experts”. Linda M. Rio, a frequent contributor to PWN, was featured at the Acromegaly Community’s
For many people with pituitary disease social isolation is nothing new
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
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
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
The Importance of Peer and Family Support in Dealing with Chronic Illness
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”
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