All posts by Marydee Sklar
My #1 Tip To Support Your Brain During the Holidays
Wow! How is it already December?? The end of the year is time to double down on supporting your brain’s executive functioning skills. The holiday season puts a lot of stress on folks, and it is so easy
Continue reading6 Strategies to Build a Solid Executive Function Foundation
As I work with clients on time management, many are overwhelmed by the demands on their lives. They feel stuck – like they are in a downward spiral. Their brains and bodies are cracking under the
Continue readingHow Mentorship Supports Problem-Solving Abilities
One of the key executive functions necessary to achieve behavior change is the development of metacognition, which I define as “thinking about MY thinking.” It is a complex and rather abstract skill.
Continue readingTime for a Dopamine Fast?
I have been thinking lately about the wisdom of my mother’s frequently used saying: Too much of good thing can be bad for you. This is especially true when it comes to our executive functions. I’m
Continue readingLast Minute Planning Still Counts! A Wedding Story
I don’t know about you, but if 2020 was the slowest, longest year ever, the summer of 2021 has been the fastest, shortest summer ever! Even though there has been vacation time, so much has required extra
Continue readingEFS News: Retreat Time for Thinking and Dreaming
Oh summer! I just returned from an EFS retreat at the beautiful Oregon Coast with my administrative team, Kathleen and Veronica. This was our first reunion since we were all fully vaccinated, so the first
Continue reading10 Tips to Support the Brain During a Home Project
I have been thinking a lot lately about the executive functions required for the management of a home, especially related to home projects. When parents join their students for a Seeing My Time course,
Continue readingTips for Recovering the Executive Function Skill of Future Thinking
As part of my online training course for professionals, the Teaching the Seeing My Time Program, I offer two live Q&A sessions. I love this opportunity to address participants’ questions about
Continue readingHave Hope: Executive Function Support Does Work
At 67, I tell my new Seeing My Time clients that the reason I keep working is that I’m having too much fun teaching the course to stop! It is such a joy to guide people to build their executive functioning
Continue readingHow Play Can Support Your Executive Functions at Home, Work and in Life
As I look out my window at a gray Portland sky, it seems to mirror how many people are feeling in general these days. After an exhausting 2020, people are still struggling with their executive functions
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