35 episodes

Hosts Dr Lisa Interligi and Kristine Christopoulos explore issues relating raising children with disabilities. Drawing on their own experience as parents and the power of their parent network, Lisa and Kris and their guests discuss topics to help other parents and carers support their children.

Loop Me In Dr Lisa Interligi

    • Kids & Family

Hosts Dr Lisa Interligi and Kristine Christopoulos explore issues relating raising children with disabilities. Drawing on their own experience as parents and the power of their parent network, Lisa and Kris and their guests discuss topics to help other parents and carers support their children.

    Dad Talking Dads

    Dad Talking Dads

    Rob Hale host of podcast Dad-Ability joins Dr Lisa Interligi and Kristine Christopoulos to explore experiences of dads of children with all types of disabilities. Rob shares about his personal emotional journey with raising his son Leo, and how this brought him to a breaking point. Rob has used this to connect and support other fathers. This is a special conversation not to be missed.

    • 29 min
    Talking ADHD

    Talking ADHD

    Hosts Dr Lisa Interligi and Kristine Christopoulos chat with Professor Mark Bellgrove about ADHD - what it is, how the condition is diagnosed, gender differences and heritability. Mark is Director of Research at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, and a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience at Monash University.

    • 21 min
    Golf Glue

    Golf Glue

    Darrell Dalton, ex nurse for acquired brain injury and senior PGA member, turned running the largest golf program for people with intellectual disabilities.
    Not-for-profit Golf Programs Australia Inc is also an affiliate of the Special Olympics program. Darrell is joined by partner Michelle to chat about how the program works, the health and social benefits of playing golf.

    • 19 min
    Special

    Special

    Hosts Dr Lisa Interligi and Kristine Christopoulos welcome Melanie Dimmitt -broadcaster, journalist and editor Melanie is a mum of two and author of her book 'Special ' in which shares the raw experience of coming to terms with her son Arlo's cerebral palsy diagnosis. Melanie also works for HireUp as an advocate and produces a magazine The Blend Lifestyle for the tube feeding community.

    • 33 min
    Sev's Amazing Journey

    Sev's Amazing Journey

    Sevastine Katsakis joins co-hosts Dr Lisa Interligi and Kristine Christopoulos to chat about her amazing journey from being a patient at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital to joining forces with her childhood therapists to improve mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults with cerebral palsy at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute's CP-Achieve.

    • 18 min
    Being Intimate

    Being Intimate

    Chantelle Otten is an experienced and certified Psycho-Sexologist, Scientist, and Sex and Relationship Expert. She is an expert in educating and supporting people with disabilities with sexual health. Host Kristine Christopoulos chats Chantelle about topics from a parent's perspective such as safety and consent, education and the right to experience.

    • 22 min

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