Welcome to Resilience University!
Keep Calm and Coregulate!
Connecting professionals, families & teens with resources & healthy coping skills
Welcome to Resilience University
About Dr. Pianka
I'm a board certified pediatrician with my master's in public health. Raising three teenagers and two step-children combined with over 20 years of clinical practice, creates my unique know how in applying evidence-based resilience-building interventions in the midst of messy day-to-day parenting moments. I'm excited about my book Coaching Families for Resilience: how pediatricians can support caregivers and prevent burnout which the American Academy of Pediatrics is publishing this March (2025).
I've received a Special Achievement Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for my work with families and pediatricians, helping to address social determinants of health and promote resilience. I've presented within Tuft’s Healthy Outcomes from Positive Childhood Experiences (HOPE) Innovation Network and offered a workshop at their summit entitled “First Aid for Toxic Stress.” I've also been an invited speaker for the AAP’s ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), ASHEW (Addressing Social Health and Early Childhood Wellness), the CARE (Childhood and Resilience Education) Podcast, the Maine AAP’s annual conference, and a recurrent guest on Amy King’s “Dr. Amy” platform as well as Nerissa Bauer’s “Let’s Talk Kids Health” platform. I live in coastal Maine with my husband, kids and our pets.
Online Courses through Resilience University
For Clinicians
For Clinicians
For Clinicians
RESILIENCE UNIVERSITY: OFFSETTING THE IMPACT OF TOXIC STRESS IN PRIMARY CARE
Earn 4.0 CME credits* while you learn how to integrate resilience building responses to common concerns in the context of your clinical encounters! Includes trauma-informed responses to Social Determinants of Health, positive parenting strategies, behavior problems and mental health concerns!
AMA Designation Statement
The Maine Medical Education Trust designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Joint Providership Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Maine Medical Education Trust and Resilience University. The Maine Medical Education Trust is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
For Parents
For Clinicians
For Clinicians
EXPANDING YOUR PARENTING COMFORT ZONE
Learn how to expand your parenting comfort zone so you can yell less and connect more! This FREE course will help you find space to learn new ways to respond to your child's needs rather than reacting to their behaviors.
For Educators
For Clinicians
For Educators
FIRST AID FOR CLASSROOM STRESS: FACILITATING NURTURING RESPONSES TO LITTLE KIDS' BIG BEHAVIORS
Feeling like you need more than an apple a day to survive the behaviors in your classroom? Learn resilience building strategies and tools you can start to use today to help you stay sane and carry on!
supporting positive childhood experiences in primary care
As part of the Tuft's HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Innovation Network, Dr. Pianka's Resilience University was featured on their blog!
Pre-order Dr. Pianka's Book!
Pediatricians and other pediatric health professionals are daily being challenged by the youth mental health crisis, the shortage of pediatric mental health professionals, and their own risk for burnout. Research increasingly shows that a trauma-informed care approach, like that presented in Coaching Families for Resilience, can help address some of the most pressing issues facing families and pediatric care providers.