Time 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
Continue readingRoutines Lighten the Load for your Brain’s Executive Functioning
Many of my clients, especially those with ADHD, have such a hard time getting started in the mornings. Their internal voice is giving them a huge list of To-Dos, and whatever comes into sight around them
Continue reading6 Categories to Prioritize in 2021 to Support Your Executive Functioning
I have always loved the beginning of a new year. And like many of you, this year I am especially ready to begin afresh! I have my new Seeing My Time planner to support my executive-function-challenged
Continue readingTwo Keys for Happier Holiday Executive Functioning
The holiday season always challenges our brain’s executive functioning. And the stress and uncertainty that 2020 has brought into our lives has only increased the demands pushing many of us to the edge
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