Humans are social creatures. Research has shown that solid relationships with others help us to be happier and even live longer. Apparently, it even supports our immune systems!However, making and maintaining friendships ...

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3 Tips to Improve Connectedness (When You Struggle with Executive Function)

I have probably said this before, but I will say it again: Your choice of words, both spoken and written, have a powerful effect on your executive functioning. This is especially true ...

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Two Key Tips to Support Your Executive Functions in 2023

Oh, how we all love to start fresh with a new year. We can let go of our past executive functioning challenges and imagine a new beginning, proclaiming: “This is the year ...

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Before You Set Goals This Year, Remember These Two Time Management Rules

'Tis the season! Winter is upon us and as usual, the hectic holiday season can easily overwhelm our executive functioning. Unless you are someone who sighs with relief when the rain returns ...

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The Importance of Checking Your Internal Weather

Our clients, who struggle with executive functioning, come in a wide range of ages and stages in life: students, wage-earners and retirees with very diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. And they have ...

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How to Get Past Your Inner “I Don’t Wanna” Voice

At the core of my soul, I am a creative being. As my very first team member, Madeline, once wisely observed, “Marydee, you are not happy unless you are making something.” But ...

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An Invitation to Mondays with Marydee

Fall is a time of new beginnings. So many opportunities present themselves in this season! This can feel very exciting and stimulating. After a lovely vacation and time off, we’re tempted to ...

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Overcommitting Your Time? Here’s How to Change

Ahh… summer! ‘Tis the season to power down some of that intense executive functioning required for work and school. The other day one of my hardworking, driven professionals, who is taking Private ...

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Time to Give your Executive Functions a Break

When I got into this world of teaching executive functioning skills (way back before the term even existed), I thought I would spend my time helping bright 6th graders who were struggling ...

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How Executive Functioning Changes the Trajectory of Life

Two key aspects of executive functioning are the ability to think into the future, and to take action to make plans happen. I’ve been struggling (for more years than I care to ...

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Future Thinking for a Major Life Transition

My personal definition for executive functioning is “purposeful action.” I'll explain. We need our brain’s executive function skills in order to accomplish anything. As a result, many internal and external factors can ...

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An Unspoken Source of Executive Dysfunction: Grief and Loss

(Tip #5 of the series 15 Tips to Support Your Brain for Good Time Management), updated August 30, 2022 Today it’s hard to imagine that waaaaaaay back, around 1982, the digital clock ...

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Executive Functioning Tip #5: Digital Clocks versus Analog Clocks

During a recent Seeing My Time Family Group Course session, it was pretty cool to hear a ninth grader say that he found it “inspirational” when students and parents shared their personal ...

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Inspiration from a Ninth Grader

I recently watched a Learning and the Brain webinar, taught by the team of Jack Naglieri and Kathleen Kryza. The topic was, unsurprisingly, executive functioning. I confess, it took some effort to ...

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How to Teach Executive Functions: The BCE Method

If January is a month when many of us resolve to be better at using our brain’s executive functions, February is often a reality check. Any time we start something new, like ...

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5 Tips To Calm the Brain and Ease Malaise