
E79: Loving Someone with ADHD: A Conversation for their Supporters, with Sabrina Belo
The Christina Crowe Podcast: Making the invisible VISIBLEShow Notes
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 about the real challenges and strengths of ADHD relationships.
💡 In this episode, we explore:
What partners of ADHDers tend to have in common, How untreated ADHD impacts family dynamics & relationships, The biggest misconceptions about ADHD that create relationship struggles, How ADHDers & their partners can build a healthier, more connected relationship, Steps partners can take to improve communication and understanding.
If you’re the partner of someone with ADHD—or you love someone who is—this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen now for insights, validation, and real-world strategies for thriving in ADHD relationships.
Resources for After the Show: Sign up for Sabrina & Connie’s Group: Navigating Life’s Currents: From Reaction to Response in Relationships and Beyond (5 Sessions)
Parenting through transformative experiences: how an ADHD diagnosis can change your family life for the better by Sabrina Belo
The OG: The ADHD Resource Hub, especially: Resources for Couples, and Parenting support.
Find Sabrina: Work with Sabrina | Instagram
Find Christina (CRPO #3908): Website |Find a Therapist |Get Assessed by an NP in Ontario | Instagram |TikTok | X
A gentle reminder that this is not therapy, and Christina is not 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.
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