Learn Smarter Podcast

Learn Smarter Podcast


391: Motivation Mindset with Dr. Ellen Braaten (Author Series)

December 16, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome back Dr. Ellen Braaten, clinical psychologist and professor, to discuss her latest publication Motivation Mindset Workbook. In this super fun interview, Dr. Braaten talks about motivation as a skillset, how it’s a part of executive functioning and how executive functioning and motivation are two sides of the same coin. She shares how we can operationalize motivation and talks about the differences between motivation and effort. We also spontaneously played a fun game where we all felt super validated and heard.

 

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Other episodes mentioned:

Ep 63: Slow Processing Speed with Dr. Ellen Braaten (Author Series)

Ep 166: How Time Perception Impacts Learners with Dr. Ellen Braaten (Author Series)

Ep 167: How Processing Speed Impacts Social Skills with Dr. Ellen Braaten (Author Series)

Ep 168: Processing Speed vs. Sluggish Cognitive Tempo with Dr. Ellen Braaten (Author Series)

Ep 252: “Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less” with Dr. Ellen Braaten Part 1 (Author Series)

Ep 253: “Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less” with Dr. Ellen Braaten Part 2 (Author Series)