{"podcast":{"title":"PWS United","slug":"pws-united-6997960","podcast_index_feed_id":6997960,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/pwsunited/feed.xml","website_url":"https://pwsunited.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19126646/Apple_Podcast_Logo700nu.png","author":"PWSA | USA","episode_count":100,"summary":"Welcome to PWS United, a podcast for the Prader-Willi Syndrome community, brought to you by PWSA | USA. This podcast gives the latest news in research, advocacy, and family support by bringing together staff, volunteers, PWS treatment specialists, biotech and pharmaceutical representatives, caregivers, family members, and individuals with PWS. Our goal is to connect education, awareness, and resources with those living with PWS and their supporters. Join us in our mission to enhance the quality of life and empower those affected by Prader-Willi syndrome.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T22:19:18.194703+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pws-united-6997960"},"episode":{"title":"Ep77: Limits, Perspective, and Mental Wellness","slug":"ep77-limits-perspective-and-mental-wellness","published_at":"2026-01-27T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pws-united-6997960/ep77-limits-perspective-and-mental-wellness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pws-united-6997960","url":"https://pwsunited.podbean.com/e/ep77-limits-perspective-and-mental-wellness/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qnad765vs64szfsf/Ep77_Limits_Perspective_and_Mental_Wellness62d63.mp3","summary":"This episode focuses on mental wellness, with guest Denise Rickenbach MA LMFT LADC. Denise is an Adlerian-trained Licensed Marriage and Family therapist as well as a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC). Denise’s interests include addiction, codependency, family systems, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, grief, life transitions, and strained relationships. She was a speaker at the 2025 United in Hope conference and is the sister of PWSA | USA's beloved family support coordinator – Kristi Rickenbach. Kristi and Denise both joined Carrie and Anne on this episode on mental wellness to talk about what addictive behavior may look like and why parents of individuals with disabilities are perhaps more likely to develop these. They also discuss caregiver burden, setting limits – why and how, negative comparison vs perspective taking, disenfranchised grief, and more. Links to resources mentioned in the podcast: Caregiver Burden and Alcohol Use in a Community Sample - PMC The Michelle Chalfant Show — Life from the Adult Chair - Podcast - Apple Podcasts The Anxious Generation — from a book to a movement Addiction Expert, Speaker and Best-selling Author Dr. Gabor Maté","meta_description":"This episode focuses on mental wellness, with guest Denise Rickenbach MA LMFT LADC. Denise is an Adlerian-trained Licensed Marriage and Family therapist a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3400,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pws-united-6997960/episodes/ep77-limits-perspective-and-mental-wellness/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pws-united-6997960/ep77-limits-perspective-and-mental-wellness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}