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Focus Forward: An Executive Function Podcast

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Focus Forward is a comprehensive guide to improving Executive Functions - the mental skills like time-management, task-initiation, organization, and emotional regulation that allow us to be successful. Whether you're a parent looking to better support your child, or are simply looking to improve your own Executive Function (EF) skills, this podcast is for you. We'll be having guests of all kinds on, including parents who've had success in improving their child's EF challenges, adults who have navigated executive dysfunction, and experts who specialize in treating these types of issues. Focus F...

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Ep 4: Transformations Through Love: How to Inspire Resistant Kids to Change 27.04.2022 36:22

Supporting kids with Executive Function challenges is hard enough, but what happens when they're feeling resistance towards changing their habits? How can parents and key support systems work together to inspire real change - even in those who may not see the value in it just yet? On this week's episode, I sat down with one of my favorite people, Kim - the mom of one of my long-time coaching clien...

Ep 3: How to Transform Habits - Strategies for Tracking & Accountability 13.04.2022 13:20

Changing habits is at the core of all personal transformations. However, as we all know, it can be really difficult to stay consistent and disciplined when trying to build new habits. Why is it so hard and how can you actually follow through on new habit goals? Habit tracking is the practice of choosing habits that you’d like to add to or remove from your life and keeping track of whether you do t...

Ep 2: Parenting a Teen with Executive Dysfunction & the Growing Pains of Change 30.03.2022 59:54

Building on the theme of failure from episode one, I sat down with Jodi for this week's episode - the mom of a young adult who had serious Executive Functioning challenges during his transition to college that impacted his grades, mental health, and overall quality of life. He has since made an inspiring transformation working with an EF coach over this past year and is now doing remarkably well....

Ep 1: Overcoming Failure in the Executive Function Journey 16.03.2022 13:20

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas Edison Some of my favorite readings on the topics I covered in today’s episode on managing failure. Reframing Failure as a Success - Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett, PhD - How Reframing Your Failures Will Actually Bring Success from LifeHack Self-Talk - Third Person Self-Talk Is An Effective Way To Reduce Anxiety And Re...

Welcome to Focus Forward! 15.03.2022 4:40

Transcript Hello, and welcome everybody to the very first episode of Focus Forward, executive function podcast. My name is Hannah Choi, and I am so glad to be your host as we embark on this journey of executive function improvement together. Before we dive into what this podcast is all about, I thought you might want to know a little bit about who the heck you're listening to. I am an executive fu...