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Our next – and final – session of the 2020-21 Virtual Education Series is a special one for all types of caregivers! Cassie + Friends is excited to bring you the opportunity to learn from “Love and Logic” parenting educator, author and parent of a child with a chronic condition herself, Lisa Greene.

At this session, you’ll learn how Lisa equipped herself (and her husband!) with the critical tools needed to rest, recharge, and remember that they, too, need care. Lisa will move between teaching and small, intimate breakout groups where you can debrief and share with other parents in our community. You will walk away with a lighter step and immediately applicable, practical, and highly effective parenting tools specific to caring for children/teens with chronic disease.

Prepare for the event in advance by reading pages 11-17 of Tools & Tips for Coping with a Diagnosis.

What to expect from the session:

This workshop is designed to help you take care of yourself and manage the emotional rollercoaster commonly associated with parenting a child with a chronic medical condition. Specifically, this session will help you:

- - develop an increased understanding of your emotions
  - understand the cycle of grief and chronic sorrow
  - recognize clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety that deserve professional help
  - identify ways to cope with difficult feelings and stress
  - explore wellness/self-care strategies that work best for you
  - connect with other caregivers in small breakout room discussions

Take a new step towards caregiver self-care and register for this session today.

About the Speaker:

Lisa C. Greene, M.A., CFLE

When Lisa’s first child Jacob was born unexpectedly with cystic fibrosis, she left her fifteen-year career in mortgage banking to focus on taking care of Jacob. Needing information about both special needs and general parenting challenges, she started digging into the many different parenting resources and experienced “information overload” along with conflicting, and un-researched, information about how to be an effective parent.

It was then that Lisa discovered Love and Logic and life changed for the whole family. Now, as an independent Love and Logic facilitator since 2002, Lisa has taught the program professionally to thousands of parents around the country. She enjoys working with families so much that she decided to get additional training as a parent coach. In 2007, she completed the parent coach certification program at ACPI. Lisa has also completed Love and Logic’s facilitator training program and is a Certified Positive Discipline Educator. For formal education, Lisa has a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Central Washington University and completed her Master’s degree in Family Life Education at Concordia University in December 2013. She also completed the 1,600-hour work requirement for certification as a family life educator through National Council of Family Relations.

In addition to helping parents raise healthy, happy families, she is the author of four books, an international public speaker, certified family life educator, and parent coach. As a speaker and writer, Lisa touches the lives of hundreds of families each year with her teachings and message of hope.

Read more about Lisa’s journey at cassieandfriends.ca/stories/lisagreen.