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Focus Forward: An Executive Function Podcast

Tricia Butler

Focus Forward is a comprehensive guide to improving Executive Functions - the mental skills like time-management, task-initiation, organization, and emotional regulation that allow us to be...

Episodes

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Ep 80: Focus Forward: Lessons from Four Years of Curiosity and Connection (ft. Sean Potts)

Hi everyone! I announced it in the last episode, but in case you didn’t catch it, this will be my last Focus Forward episode so I thought we...

43:34Feb 5, 2026

Ep 79: Dyslexia Explained: Reading, Executive Function, and the Right Kind of Help (ft. Ben Powers and Jeff Ruggiero)

Hi everyone! I have something to tell you and I don’t really know how to say it, so I’m just going to say it like it is. I’ve decided to end...

59:04Jan 14, 2026

Ep 78: Misdiagnosed & Misunderstood: How Women with ADHD Can Reclaim Their Story (ft: Kristen Baird-Goldman)

I’m so glad you’re here for this conversation, because today we’re diving into a topic that is personally very close to home for me and I’m...

54:37Dec 10, 2025

Ep 77: Breaking the OCD Cycle: Understanding Intrusive Thoughts and Compulsions (ft. Dr. Kim Glazier-Leonte)

In today’s episode, we’re revisiting obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD. If you’ve been listening a while, you may remember that in episod...

65:42Nov 26, 2025

Ep 76: Your Second Brain: How Gut Health Shapes Focus, Mood, and Executive Function (ft. Dr. Anastasia Galanopolous

Today’s episode is a fascinating look at the connection between our guts and our brains. This powerful two-way communication between our dig...

43:06Nov 12, 2025

Ep 75: Creativity Counts: How Expressive Arts Support ADHD & Executive Functioning (ft. Shayne Swift & Jamal Kirk)

Today we’re wrapping up ADHD Awareness Month with something a little different — and a lot of fun. This episode is all about creativity, sel...

62:56Oct 29, 2025

Ep 74: ADHD Under Pressure: How to Break the Cycle of Bullying and Rebuild Self-Worth (ft. Brooke Schnittman)

Hi everyone! Today we’re exploring the connection between ADHD and bullying. Research consistently shows that children with ADHD are more vu...

44:56Oct 15, 2025

Ep 73: The Perils of Helicopter Parenting: How to Raise Future Adults by Letting Go Today (ft. Dave Krasky)

Learn More About Dave Krasky Website https://www.raisingfutureadults.com/ Raising Future Adults - his book https://www.raisingfutureadults.c...

56:57Oct 1, 2025

Ep 72: 5 Essential Lessons About Self-Improvement: What I Learned From Talking to 20+ Experts in Season Four of Focus Forward

Believe it or not, this is the last episode of our fourth season of Focus Forward! We normally take off all of August and September, but I j...

25:47Aug 13, 2025

Ep 71: ADHD, Mental Health, and Masculinity: Diving Deep with Tyler Mitchell

In today's episode we’re diving into the world of ADHD through the lens of Tyler Mitchell. Tyler is a strategy consultant (whatever that is!...

54:55Jul 30, 2025

Ep 70: Teens Speak: Navigating Conflict at Home Through Trust, Respect, and Communication

In this episode, I had three experts come on the show, but they’re not the typical experts I have on Focus Forward. I got to sit down with t...

44:01Jul 16, 2025

Ep 69: Beyond To-Do Lists: How to Combine Technology and Self-Reflection to Make Your Life Easier (ft. Helena Bowen)

Today’s guest is one of my executive function coaching clients, Helena Bowen. Helena is a speaker coach and speechwriter and supports speake...

59:09Jul 2, 2025

Ep 68: Learning the Skills Nobody Taught Us: Executive Function, Equity, and Education with Lizzett Cuervo

I’m so happy to be able to bring this conversation to you today! My guest is Lizzett Cuervo - a first-generation Cuban American, executive f...

50:40Jun 18, 2025

Ep 67: Your Mind on Music: The Power of Music in Learning, Life, and Love (ft. Sara and Mort Sherman)

Okay, so this week we’re talking about one of the most powerful tools we have out there for our focus, our mental health, our community, our...

57:21Jun 4, 2025

Ep 66: From Overwhelmed to Empowered: 4 Essential Coping Skills Every Teen Needs to Thrive (ft. Dr. Jackie Wolfman)

This week, we’re revisiting a topic & conversion that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I had the opportunity to speak to the public at...

47:26May 21, 2025

Ep 65: Migraines & ADHD: How to Cope with the Overlap (ft. Dr. Sarah Cheyette)

Have you heard the saying “research is me-search”? It means people often explore topics they personally need or want to understand better. W...

37:07May 7, 2025

Ep 64: Minds in the Making: How Early Executive Function Development Shapes Childhood and Adult Success (ft. Ellen Galinsky & Megan McClelland)

Today’s episode is one I’m especially excited to share with you. Whether you’re an Executive Function expert or you’re just starting out lea...

53:53Apr 23, 2025