10 episodes
The Mental Health Mom Tania Costanzo
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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A podcast about being the parent of a kid with mental illness, whether your “kid” is a young child, a teenager, or even an adult. We share stories, give practical information, and talk about how to support your kid and look after yourself.
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09 - The Roller Coaster of Hope and Despair
In this episode Paul joins me again to talk about how we learned to temper our expectations while seeking treatment for our daughter, and ultimately get off the roller coaster of hope and despair.
Email: mhmompodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @MHMomPodcast
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08 - Causeway - Hailey Hechtman
The Causeway Work Centre in Ottawa provides employment and wellness supports to people with mental illness and other challenges. Executive Director Hailey Hechtman joins me to talk about how Causeway helps people, including youth, find meaningful work and live more independently.
For more information:
Website: www.causewayworkcentre.org
Email: intake@causewayworkcentre.org
Facebook: CausewayWork
Twitter: @CausewayWork
Email: mhmompodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @MHMomPodcast
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07 - The Sashbear Foundation - Lynn Courey and Mike Menu
Lynn Courey and Mike Menu join me to talk about the work of the Sashbear Foundation, which they founded in memory of their daughter Sasha, to support parents and families of loved ones living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or other emotion regulation disorders. In particular, the Family Connections™ Program provides a free, 12-week program of skills training to families across Canada.
For more information:
Website: sashbear.org
Email: info@sashbear.org
Facebook: Sashbearorg
Twitter: @SashbearOrg
Email: mhmompodcast@gmail.com,
Twitter: @MHMomPodcast
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06 - Leslie and Katie
My friend Leslie joins me to talk about her experiences as a single parent raising her daughter Katie, who was diagnosed as an adolescent with bipolar disorder and anxiety. Now in her early thirties, Katie is successfully living independently. Leslie and I talk about the challenges of dealing with the school system, managing your work life, and handling the tumultuous teen years.
Email: mhmompodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @MHMomPodcast
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05: What to Say
It can be hard to know how much to share about your kid’s mental illness, and what to say when you receive comments or advice. In this episode, Paul and I talk about some approaches that worked for us when talking to family, friends, neighbours, and work colleagues.
1:35 - Update on Malika
3:26 - Introducing the topic - how to talk about it when you have a kid with mental illness. Balancing openness with considerations such as privacy and respect and why we feel we can be more open now than in the past.
9:35 - Some general suggestions about what to say when you receive comments or advice.
14:25 - Talking to family.
21:20 - Talking to friends
25:25 - Talking to the neighbours.
29:50 - A conversation about work and some general wrap-up comments.
Email: mhmompodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @MHMomPodcast
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04: Crisis Lines
My daughter Malika joins me to talk about mental health crisis lines, specifically the Youth Services Bureau Crisis Line in Ottawa and the Kids Help Phone, and how they helped us as a family.
Youth Services Bureau Crisis Line https://www.ysb.ca/services/ysb-mental-health/24-7-crisis-line
Kids Help Phone https://kidshelpphone.ca
Customer Reviews
Thank you!
Discovered this podcast yesterday and blew through ALL the episodes. So helpful and so honest. I feel so much better even with my overall outlook on things after listening to this. I wish there were more episodes. Practical and helpful advice which is exactly what I need right now. Thank you so much for putting this together.
Thank you!
Thank you, Tania, for your courage and willingness to share your experiences parenting a child with mental illness. Your frank talk about the complexities of mental health is much appreciated!