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A Podcast About Exposing The Mysteries Of Executive Function with Sucheta Kamath

Are you interested in understanding how mental health, physical health, school readiness, and job success are inextricably linked? Curious about how training your brain can impact your quality of life? Want to know more about how to improve your focus, organization, working memory, decision-making, or self-control? W

elcome to my podcast, Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Functions! You are tuning into my conversations with researchers, neuroscientists, learning experts, and thought leaders. Some have expertise in cognitive/educational/social psychology, social anthropology, learning and education, psychiatry, neurology, behavior economics, special education, while others are noted professionals in the field of leadership development and motivational speaking. This podcast is my effort to address the challenges and complexities of organizing one’s life. Life’s success is an intricate balance of orchestrating talent and effort. However, failing to uncover or to mobilize your inner tools and strategies can get you off path. Self-doubt presents itself and you begin to question your own capacity. How do I objectively investigate myself? or How do I tweak my thoughts, habits and attitudes to enhance my future thinking? What missing pieces of the puzzle, when properly placed, will connect the life successes I see in others to help me succeed in my own journey? We are not just in charge of our own life but are responsible for lives of many. Guiding others in hopes to see changes in them is how we mentor others, but what should we do when that doesn’t work? Is there a “secret sauce” to help others strive for excellence? Life has many moving parts; some create utter chaos while others bring sheer joy. To keep up with the moving parts, make listening to my podcast a new habit!

25/06/2024

If an American 10th grader is assigned to read the autobiography "Virat Kohli: Legend of a Great Player," about the world-famous Indian cricketer known as the best limited-overs batsman in history, they might read the pages, but would they truly grasp the meaning of Kohli’s remarkable accomplishments on the global sports platform? Americans who don’t play cricket, let alone know much about its rules, may struggle to comprehend due more to unfamiliarity with the context and meanings of terms such as "wicket," "innings," and "century" than an inability to read the words, sentences, paragraphs, or chapters. In short, knowledge matters when it comes to learning and deriving meaning through reading.

In this episode of Full PreFrontal with Sucheta Kamath, Dr. Gene Kerns, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Renaissance Learning and co-author of the 2021 book "Literacy Reframed: How a Focus on Decoding, Vocabulary, and Background Knowledge Improves Reading Comprehension," returns to discuss the role of knowledge in building literacy competence and the urgency of making knowledge the cornerstone of learning. Once students have mastered the mechanics of reading, their literacy development depends on educators’ ability to enhance their background knowledge and expand their vocabulary. Executive function plays a crucial role in students’ ability to monitor comprehension and bridge knowledge gaps. Together, these skills enable students to become competent learners who understand how to persist and achieve their goals.

http://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/15310042

20/05/2024

Indian-American author and wellness expert, Deepak Chopra, says, “Find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.” The big challenge for educators and parents alike is how do developing brains become all that they have the possibility of becoming? Is this simply a mindset or is reaching one’s own full potential a story of building skills with practice? What are sure-fire ways for each and every child to tap into their own human potential and stretch themself to the limit to reach the pinnacle of their performance?

On this episode of the Full PreFrontal Podcast, host Kamath and Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Renaissance Learning and co-author of the 2017 book, “Unlocking Student Talent: The New Science of Developing Expertise”, Dr. Gene Kerns, discusses guidelines to help teachers spot and encourage "all" students to attain their personal best despite all the odds and how best to promote greater motivation for learning and success in our young scholars. Since Executive Function skills are essential in enabling children to persist to achieve goals; students need skill building to learn to persist and these same set of skills go into unlocking their true potential.

http://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/14711792

25/04/2024

⚾️ ✨WELL ⚾️ DONE ✨ L.E.A.D.✨⚾️

Thank you Corteney Stewart and Kelli Stewart for inviting me to your incredible LEAD Center For Youth event honoring the hall-of-famer legendary Coach William “Buck” Godfrey interviewed by legendary broadcaster Sam Crenshaw about his book “The Team Nobody Would Play with” at the Gathering Spot. Excellent

In last nine years since our time together at the Leadership Atlanta immersive ( ), I have witnessed your journey and growth of the program and how step-by-step you have actualized your vision and expanded the pathway to success. I really love your L.E.A.D. mission to empower Black youth in metro ATL (and beyond) to lead themselves and transform our City of Atlanta, using the sports of baseball (boys) and now having your very own Kourtni Stewart lead tennis for girls as mediums to help them overcome the THREE curve balls of:
⚾️ Crime
⚾️ Poverty, and
⚾️ Racism that threaten their success.

CJ and Kelli and their team provides their ambassadors unique opportunities and experiences that equip them with the skills they need to graduate, participate in the world successfully and live meaningfully. For those who complete this program, the L.E.A.D. numbers tell such powerful story of success:
✨100% High School Graduation Rate
✨91% College Enrollment Rate
✨91% Scholarship Rate

Love that we're working on thinking about your ambassadors' Executive Function Skills and look forward to a partnership Training with ExQ Infinite know how.

What a treat to hear the stories of four Major League Citizens that you all honored:
🏆 Travis Coleman - Southern Regional Scouting Supervisor at Atlanta Braves
🏆 Reginald Hollins - President and COO of Minority Baseball Prospects
🏆 KEVIN WHITESIDE - Area Scout for the New York Mets
🏆 Alexander Wyche - CEO/ Founder of Minority Baseball Prospects

Lastly, made a new friend Michael Park ~ who turned out to be a friend of a friend Sue Ann Hong who is a phenom herself! 🙂
❤️Atlanta is a really Big SMALL city for sure❤️

18/04/2024

✨ Leadership ✨from ✨the ✨Top✨

Excellent program by
Leadership Atlanta and inspiring banter between of the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) and '13, Chief Medical Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the .

Enjoyed learning about the whole person health and how is working on bringing
✨ Data
✨ Evidence and
✨Best practices
to improve public health outcomes for all.

There are many drivers of positive as well as negative health outcomes and several major social determinants of health including:
✨ housing
✨ food
✨ education
✨ social connectivity
✨ employment
Since our fair city of Metro Atlanta has one of the highest income inequalities, leaders have even a greater responsibility to device solutions that improve quality of life for all.

What a fabulous host and venue offered by Georgia Power Company ~ a true power house of gathering life-long learners to reflect deeply, think critically and connect joyfully.

Lastly, in the true Leadership Atlanta spirit, getting to see, break bread with and ponder life’s mysteries with my dear dear friends was the best part of the morning!
With Pat Upshaw-Monteith, Laura Guerin, Bentina Chisolm Terry, Sheila Weidman, Sonjui Kumar, Greg Cole, Ariel Fristoe, , MD MPH FAAFP AGSF, Yvonne Bryant Johnson Anthony Rodriguez and so many more❤️

13/02/2024

It’s human to crave connections. If there’s a silver bullet that comes closest to protecting kids, it’s the art of making meaningful connections with adults in their lives. This provides children with a sense of closeness and belonging ,which in return, contributes positively to their physical, social, psychological, and emotional health. Effective communication is the key ingredient to forming deep connections and parents, teachers and mentors need insights and tools to know ways to communicate that helps create a safe space for children to express themselves.

On this episode of Full PreFrontal with Sucheta Kamath, neuropsychologist and coauthor of the books “What Do You Say? Talking with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home” and “the Self-Driven Child”, William Stixrud, Ph.D. returns to discuss the parenting language of a consultant and ways in which kids benefit when their parents serve as a non-anxious presence in their lives. Family dynamics and effective modeling by parents can lead to cultivating strong Executive Function enabling questioning the validity of one’s decisions, rethinking positions or points of view, and changing one’s own mind with ease, persistence, and courage.

http://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/14488661

30/01/2024

Reading comprehension is unequivocally the foundation of all other learning, not just during the formal years of education, but in creating socially engaged communities and an inclusive world. The ‘Active View of Reading’ framework suggests that complex executive function skills such as goal setting, planning, organizing, and sequencing information critically supports goal completion, mental flexibility, and learning how to learn underneath the reading and writing processes. New findings suggest that despite having age-appropriate word reading, poor reading comprehension might be explained by executive function challenges in children, which is disrupting their learning success.

On this episode of Full PreFrontal with Sucheta Kamath, author, director of READLab, and Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Teacher Preparation at Christopher Newport University, Dr. Kelly Cartwright, Ph.D., discusses how executive function infuses and supports human reading processes and how educators must consider remediating Executive Function as a means to promote literacy outcomes in K-12 education. Fortunately for us all, executive function skills can be explicitly taught and doing so will accentuate academic success for all learners.

http://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/14405552

16/01/2024

Modern living means living with uncertainty. We are surrounded by progress, yet the things we are unsure of keeps growing, needing us to skillfully cope; hence, making hard decisions without all the answers requires skill and courage. On the other hand, the world measures certainty as the mark of expertise and celebrates those who exude the attitude of invincibility through a firm disposition of ”be fast, be right, and be without a doubt.” So, how do we widen our personal cognitive horizons and become more open and curious in spite of internal and external unpredictability?

On this episode, award-winning author, journalist and thought leader with a global reach, Maggie M. Jackson, returns to the Full PreFrontal Podcast with Sucheta Kamath to discuss her latest book Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure. Together, they explore the definition of uncertainty, the ties between executive function and the wisdom of uncertainty and finally, ways in which people can build a healthy relationship with the state of ‘not-knowing’. In times of flux, it’s strong Executive Function skills that enable everyone to question the validity of their decision, rethink their position or point of view, and change their own mind with ease, persistence, and courage.

http://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/14318832

03/01/2024

The start of the New Year always rings in new possibilities. However, setting and achieving goals for yourself and by yourself is harder than it seems. There are a multitude of obstacles including questions like knowing which tasks and ambitions to prioritize, where exactly to start, and how best to carry on when facing roadblocks and distractions. One truth remains though, we are likely to follow through with goals and pursuits that we are highly motivated about.

On this episode of Full PreFrontal with Sucheta Kamath, behavioral scientist, Chicago Booth professor, and leading expert on motivation, Professor Ayelet Fishbach, Ph.D., discusses ways to think about and apply motivation to our lives and what people need to know about leveraging social support to stay motivated in our goal pursuit. Motivation is defined as a psychological force that enables action and a key to mastering Executive Function is to close the gap between one’s intentions and one’s actions.

http://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/14240713

01/08/2023

How would you feel if during your trip to Agra, India, someone offers to sell you the Taj Mahal (one of the greatest wonders of the world)? In its absurd glory you might question the offer as you read this, but not everyone did. One of the greatest con artists from India, Natwarlal aka Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava, not only sold the Taj Mahal to unsuspecting foreign tourists, but also made out selling a few other historical monuments ~ and not just once, but multiple times. No one likes to be conned, fooled or taken advantage of. However, everyone has fallen prey to someone else’s deceit at least once because we are wired for trust-bias and scammers use our own cognitive beliefs, habits, and assumptions against us.

On this episode of Full PreFrontal with Sucheta Kamath, research neuroscientists, co-authors and collaborators Dr. Christopher Chabris and Dr. Daniel Simons discuss their most recent book, “Nobody’s Fool: Why we get taken and what we can do about it” and explain what classic and current research in cognitive psychology and the social sciences says about our vulnerabilities to fall prey to deception and fraud. Focus, critical thinking, discernment and questioning ourselves with criticality are some of the effective ways of managing our truth bias and activating our executive function to protect our future-selves.

http://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/13330035

14/07/2023

200 episodes! The Full PreFrontal Podcast has reached a significant milestone, and what does that mean to us? We’re “in it for the long haul!” We find inspiration from Japanese artist, On Kawara, known for his work that illustrates the beauty, structure, and discipline in doing something over a long period of time with persistence and care. A milestone often not only marks the start of a new chapter, but also serves as a reward for past accomplishments, both big and small.

Achievements are precious and timeless, and what better way to commemorate them than with precious guests. On this episode, Kamath celebrates this 200th episode with her two sons who flip the script by taking a look back at the podcast’s journey through time. Sucheta would like to invite all listeners and followers of the podcast to join in on the celebrations as she continues to explore the mysteries of Executive Function while translating the art and science of self-regulated transformation for personal growth.

http://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/13201641

13/07/2023

🎁Wrapping up with our 200th episode countdown, Full PreFrontal podcast guest Eduardo Briceño shares his favorite moment from the podcast with Sucheta Kamath. 🥳Check out his episode 179: Growth Mindset & Continuous Improvement https://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/10117080

12/07/2023

Full PreFrontal podcast guest, Terrie Moffitt, had this to say to Sucheta Kamath about our upcoming ✨200th episode✨. Revisit her episode 184: Executive Function, Stressful Lives, and Health Decisions https://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/10480754

11/07/2023

✨Next up to join in the celebration of our 200th Full PreFrontal episode, Judy Wolman offers her support and words of encouragement to Sucheta Kamath. Listen (or relisten!) to her episodes 53: Navigating the Educational Terrain https://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/3920345 and 54: There’s No Silver Bullet https://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/3920342

10/07/2023

As our 200th Full PreFrontal episode celebration continues, take a look at this wonderful message from our guest Stephanie Carlson from Sciences, Inc.! Be sure to check out her episodes 29: Most Visible in its Absence https://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/3920417 and 30: The Homer Simpson Effect https://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/3920414

08/07/2023

🎉Continuing with our countdown to our 200th episode, here is a Full PreFrontal shout-out to Sucheta Kamath from guest Elaine Taylor-Klaus. Tune into her episode 125: Sideways Stories of Complex Kids. https://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/5587162

05/07/2023

🥳 We are so excited to be coming up on our 200th episode of the PreFrontal podcast with Sucheta Kamath! It’s hard to believe that we’ve come so far! In honor of that momentous occasion, we will be posting some amazing shout-outs from previous guests! How awesome is that? We are so honored to have had such warm and wonderful guests and listeners as well! We would be here without you so, THANK YOU ALL! 🙏

First up is our guest, Doug Fisher! Be sure to check out his episode 113: Shifting from Surface Learning to Deep Learning. https://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/4413512

21/06/2023

During the 2007 season of America’s Next Top Model, contestant Heather Kuzmich introduced American viewers to her diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the challenges that go along with it. Having to live in a house with twelve strangers while navigating the social politics of housemates who were also her competitors proved to be quite a bit of challenge for Kuzmich and yet she won viewers’ hearts and ended up in the top five. While this success story offers inspiration and hope to many; for those with ASD diagnosis, the struggle is real and they need help and support from not just experts, but from communities as well.

On this episode of Full PreFrontal with Sucheta Kamath, practicing clinical psychologist and co-author of two books “Is This Autism? A guide for clinicians and everyone else” and “Is This Autism? A companion guide for diagnosing”, Dr. Donna Henderson returns to discuss effective ways to manage the ASD condition as it poses many challenges including black-and-white thinking, rigid rule-following, obsessiveness, and perfectionism that can take a toll on one's quality of life.
http://www.fullprefrontal.com/1080614/13048039

09/06/2023

If a boy has an odd affect, you might think he’s autistic. But if a girl has an odd affect, you’ll think she’s a drama queen!…How does autism present itself? And what if it presents in a way you might not expect? The ordeal of connecting, communicating, and belonging to a neurotypical world while being neurodiverse is the same as navigating the right-handed world while being left-handed ~ it can cause angst and challenge.

On this episode of the Full PreFrontal podcast with Sucheta Kamath, practicing clinical psychologist and co-author of two books “Is This Autism? A guide for clinicians and everyone else” and “Is This Autism? A companion guide for diagnosing”, Dr. Donna Henderson discusses effective ways of identifying and supporting autistic individuals, particularly those with subtle presentation who experience life-long effects which are much more than subtle.

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