The Christina Crowe Podcast: Making the invisible VISIBLE

The link between ADHD and substance use disorders (SUD) is often misunderstood —but getting it right is critical for effective treatment. In this solo episode , host Christina Crowe, psychotherapist , revisits one of the podcast’s most important topics to share new insights and updated recommendations for those navigating both ADHD and substance use. 🧠 In this episode, Christina covers: The conne...

Loving someone with ADHD can be beautiful, frustrating, exhausting, and deeply misunderstood . Today, we’re bringing you a love letter of sorts —to the compassionate, exhausted, anxious, angry, and relentless supporters in the ADHD community. Host Christina Crowe, psychotherapist , is joined by Sabrina Belo , a certified Conscious Parenting Method Coach and counsellor , for an honest conversation...

I’m your host, psychotherapist Christina Crowe, and I love making invisible things visible. Today I’m doing a solo, answering some special request questions I’ve received from our audience this season. Today, I’m talking to the parents of ADHD kids who are dreading upcoming family gatherings because you aren’t getting what you need from your extended family members . Let’s talk about what’s going...

Today I’m bringing you a solo - Part 2 - on the more messy parts of neurodiverse workplaces - which is every workplace, (if you don’t know by now!). I’m psychotherapist Christina Crowe, and  of course I like talking about messy things and invisible things and laying it out on the table so we can all get to it, together.  So today’s topic is Neurodivergent Teams: Navigating the Messy Middle of ADHD...

What does it mean to be a neurodivergent business owner, leader, and health care provider ? How can we create workplaces where neurodivergent minds thrive ? In this solo episode , host Christina Crowe, psychotherapist , answers the big questions she often gets about neurodivergent leadership, workplace culture, and team dynamics . 💡 In this episode, Christina covers: The connection between psycho...

Today I have a brief solo episode for you on some emerging data about the experience of folks with both ADHD and Autism (AuDHD) on stimulant medication. This episode is meant to share a snapshot of this new data, and you can read more by referencing the resources linked below! I’m highlighting: Specific side effects of stimulant medications that are more common in individuals with both ADHD and Au...

Today your hosts psychotherapists Christina Crowe and Katie Richardson, love making invisible things visible and are talking about a lesser known condition called Aphantasia , and how it shows up in the therapy session room. We are joined by our friend and colleague, psychotherapist Carley Richards from Ottawa, who shares our interest in talking about all these neat things that crop up as we learn...

Today your hosts psychotherapists Christina Crowe and Katie Richardson, love making invisible things visible. Today we are talking about intergenerational trauma and ADHD . We talk through various things related to intergenerational trauma, emotional disconnect, and intergenerational relationships. We explore the definition and impact of intergenerational trauma, highlighting difficulties faced by...

Today your hosts psychotherapists Christina Crowe and Katie Richardson, love making invisible things visible. Today we are talking about our own report cards as late diagnosed ADHDers. And we have an extra special guest with us today - Mr. Tim Crowe , whose report cards, as you will hear, have rightfully earned him the mic. Katie, Tim and I talk about: Societal pressures related to academic perfor...

Today your host, is psychotherapist Christina Crowe; I love making invisible things visible. Today I’m talking to Gina Pera, an internationally recognized author, speaker, and educator on Adult ADHD .  Gina and I talk about: The influence of ADHD medication efficacy in therapy or coaching outcomes, The challenges of generic psychostimulants and what folks should know, The challenge of sorting thro...

Today your hosts psychotherapists Christina Crowe and Katie Richardson, love making invisible things visible. Today your hosts psychotherapists Christina Crowe and Katie Richardson, are talking about PDA - Pathological Demand Avoidance or more affirmingly known as Persistent Drive for Autonomy . Katie and I explore: What exactly might the role of internal sensory overwhelm be for folks with PDA an...

Today your hosts psychotherapists Christina Crowe and Katie Richardson, love making invisible things visible. Today we are talking about the complications of 2E life - such as having ADHD and being ‘gifted’. The relationship between giftedness and ADHD, the impact of ableism and learned helplessness, and the experiences of adults with ADHD and Autism. Katie and I talk about: The importance of deep...

I’m your host, Psychotherapist Christina Crowe, and I love making invisible things visible. Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Clinical Psychologist Dr.  Jonathan Stea from Calgary, Alberta, and we’re talking about his newly published book, Mind the Science: Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry. Dr. Stea and I cover: What makes certain wellness practices "sticky" and why do...

Today your hosts psychotherapists Christina Crowe and Katie Richardson, love making invisible things visible. Today we are talking about all things AuDHD , the acronym that is meant to indicate someone who is both Autistic and also has ADHD.  Katie and I talk about: Ableism, and internalized ableism,  The Squirrel Club in University, Should adults seek a formal Autism diagnosis?  Myriad presentati...

Christina and Katie are two Canadian psychotherapists , who met online, became colleagues IRL and now, great friends. Come hang out in the sometimes quirky and mostly nerdy therapy world of Christina Crowe and Katie Richardson, both Registered Psychotherapists in Ontario, Canada.  Today’s chat covered topics such as the pervasive effects of ableism and internalized ableism within the medical syste...

I’m your host, psychotherapist Christina Crowe, and I love making invisible things visible. Season Four is here, and to kick off, I’m re-sharing an episode on Perfectionism and ADHD that covers content that comes up over and over again in therapy sessions. Resources for After the Show: Read: The Dig Deeper Blog , especially Late-Diagnosed ADHD and Shame , by Connie Marasco, RP Access: Our list of...

I’m your host, psychotherapist Christina Crowe, and I love making invisible things visible. Today I have the privilege of speaking with medical oncologists Dr. Christine Brezden-Masley and Dr. Christine Simmons , co-chairs of the Junior Mentoring Program JuMP that fosters mentorship of junior medical oncology faculty across Canada, and strong advocates for psychological safety in medicine. Togethe...

Today I have the privilege of speaking with returning guest Dr Joan Flood, a Family Physician who treats ADHD in all ages, from Toronto. Dr. Flood is here to share with you the work that your dedicated physician advocates do behind the scenes and after hours, to help families, healthcare professionals and educators get the resources they need to provide the care people with ADHD deserve. We cover:...

Today I’m introducing the 2nd of 2 solo episode series talking about psychological safety. Today's show will build upon what I shared last week, about psychological safety at work, by now applying the same lens to our home and family life. I’ll share what psychological safety means in the context of family and how exploring it together can help build your family bonds.  I’m covering:  Learning how...

Welcome back to The Christina Crowe Podcast, where we like to talk about both the obvious , but more importantly , the not so obvious, in our worlds, in service of more accessible mental health information. I’m your host psychotherapist Christina Crowe, and I love making invisible things visible. Today I’m introducing the first of 2 solo episodes, talking about psychological safety . Today's show...

I’m your host, psychotherapist Christina Crowe, and I love making invisible things visible.   Today I have the privilege of speaking with André Brisson.  Today’s episode is chock full of topics related to professional identity and entrepreneurship. We  explore our own experiences being founders and successful project and company launcher’s, the need for distinct types of leadership at different st...

Join us for a brief season intermission, and a replay of a favourite solo episode from Season One! In today’s replay solo episode, I’m addressing common questions, so important to make visible in the pursuit of change in ADHD life with a psychotherapist. Today, I’m talking about the importance of the ‘ADHD lens’ when we are both engaging in therapy, in coaching and most importantly, in the task of...

I’m your host, psychotherapist Christina Crowe, and I love making invisible things visible. Today I have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Mitra Motamedi, an incredibly passionate physician advocate for ADHD in British Columbia, Canada. We cover everything from why diagnosing ADHD in primary care is quite challenging, how screening and access to treatment should be improved, to show to improving...

Today’s episode offers something a little bit different. Tinnitus affects roughly 10% of the general population, but in the music industry that number is closer to 40-50%. In the ever evolving Venn diagram of ADHD and other health conditions, I couldn’t help but notice the overlap between the ADHD creative types, and musicians with ADHD who have progressive hearing loss as they get older. One of t...

I’m your host Christina Crowe and I love making invisible things visible. Today I have the privilege of speaking with Brendan Kwiatkowski, Ph. D. an Educator & Researcher of Masculinity, Social-Emotional Learning, Special Education and Social Justice. Today  we break down some of the myths around masculinity and learn more about the emotional inner lives of  boys and men.  Together we tackle:...