E94: Parenting without a Roadmap: Resilience and Reality, with author Liana Cancian

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/43/85/31/4385315f-a49a-788d-b088-187153c4843d/mza_17044352875399034559.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

The Christina Crowe Podcast: Making the invisible VISIBLE

Christina Crowe, RP

103 episodes

1 week ago

Christina Crowe (CRPO#003908) is a Registered Psychotherapist and RELENTLESS mental health advocate from Ontario, Canada. Christina believes mental health education should be available to everyone, and loves creating content that makes all of the invisible things VISIBLE. This neurodivergent-affirming show covers more nuanced aspects of adult ADHD life, like navigating late-diagnosis, including family life, romantic relationships and work life. Share with a friend, and help make the invisible visible.

Mental Health

Health & Fitness

RSS

All content for The Christina Crowe Podcast: Making the invisible VISIBLE is the property of Christina Crowe, RP and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Mental Health

Health & Fitness

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/20454652/20454652-1682706013308-99c16ce69df64.jpg

E94: Parenting without a Roadmap: Resilience and Reality, with author Liana Cancian

The Christina Crowe Podcast: Making the invisible VISIBLE

48 minutes 27 seconds

6 months ago

E94: Parenting without a Roadmap: Resilience and Reality, with author Liana Cancian

In this heartfelt episode, psychotherapist Christina Crowe speaks with advocate and parent Liana Cancian about the emotional and practical realities of raising a medically complex child. Liana shares her journey navigating her daughter’s rare seizure disorder, the challenges of accessing care and resources, and how community support and emotional resilience have shaped their family’s story. From cannabis therapy to founding a nonprofit for supportive housing, Liana offers insight, hope, and powerful lessons for families, educators, and allies of children with special needs.

Highlights:

What happens after your child gets a life-changing diagnosis,
What it means to live alongside your child,
The impact of having a medically complex child on their siblings,
Understanding the mandate of Close to Home Caledon, fundraising for new housing solutions for special needs children in Caledon,
The stories we tell ourselves and leaving a meaningful legacy.

Resources for After the Show:

Shining Through: Finding the balance between heartache and hope while raising a child with special needs, by Liana Cancian
Three Bolton Women Unite to find a Special Needs Housing Solution by Patti Foley
Connect with others! Everyday Heroes Kids | Brampton-Caledon Community Living | Cassie’s Place | ErinOak Kids
Read: The Dig Deeper Blog, especially: Finding the community that heals, by Katie Richardson

A gentle reminder that this is not therapy, and Christina nor Katie are your therapist. If you need more one on one support or treatment, please check out the links posted above or our Resources page on our website.