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The Executive Function Podcast

Helpful, fun, and effective strategies to support everyone's executive function! Learn how to coach yourself, your teen, or your child to manage attention, organize, and plan.

Podcast · By Sarah Kesty, Brain Tools School · English · Official site

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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 18, 2026

    Why Gold Stars Backfire: The Science of Rewards with Dr Ozgur Bolat Ep 92 (opens the original)

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    Hey, Team! Have you ever tried to motivate yourself or a loved one with a reward only to have the process backfire? There's a ton of research behind that experience, and that's what Dr Ozgur shares with us. This is particularly helpful insight, as we often try to pair rewards with new executive function skills, and in the process, we may be hindering, rather than supporting, growth! Ozgur shares his personal history of high achievement leading to anxiety. When he realized his happiness depended

  2. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    Back to School: Executive Function, Neurodiversity, and the Transition to College with Dr Tara Williams, Ep 91 (opens the original)

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    Hey team, Today we learn from Dr. Tara Williams, a tenured chemistry professor and founder of Innovative Collegiate Consultants> We talk about why the transition from K–12 to college is so challenging—especially for neurodivergent students (with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, or dyspraxia) and anyone struggling with executive functioning. We dig into how technology and AI can both help and hinder attention, memory, and critical thinking, and why analog tools like handwriting and paper planners still ma

  3. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

    Back to School: Managing Humans with Chris Mukibi Ep 90 (opens the original)

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    Hey team! Meet my friend Chris Mukibi, a Southern California high school chemistry and AVID teacher, and generally awesome human. We dive into the neuroscience of classroom behavior and the art that is managing humans. We discuss regulation and dysregulation, why shared language helps prevent behavior issues, and how reframing behavior as a message is more useful than labeling kids as “jerks” (or worse). Chris helps us understand the link between increased anxiety and dysregulation and the broad

  4. Episode · Aug 13, 2026

    Back to School: Mitch Weathers on Executive Function for Every Classroom, Ep 89 (opens the original)

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    Hey, team, Mitch Weathers is an educator, author, and speaker who loves executive function almost as much as I do :) On the show, he'll tell us the easy ways he's created to help teachers create systems to support students' executive function. The predictability, skill review, and routines are easily translated to home life, too! In the show we mention: Organized binder Mitch's Books , Executive Functions for Every Classroom Adelle Diamond's key research on executive functions John Hattie's Visi

  5. Episode · Aug 13, 2026

    TEFOS 26: Back to school with Seth Perler's Annual Event, Ep 88 (opens the original)

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    Hi team, Back to school means lots of things, and it also means The Executive Function Online Summit! TEFOS is this weekend (August 14-17 2026)! The Executive Function Online Summit is hosted by my friend Seth Perler and is my very favorite EF event each year. Parents, educators, and coaches learn so many executive function strategies and walk away with support and hope! This year you will find topic tracks like emotional regulation and self advocacy, to help you narrow your focus and absorb lea

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