Learn Smarter Podcast

Learn Smarter Podcast


Latest Episodes

61: The Assessment Process with Dr. Karen Wilson (Local Professionals Series)
July 02, 2019

Today, Rachel & Steph continue their local professionals series with Dr. Karen Wilson, who is a neuropsychologist in Los Angeles. She breaks down: ✅the difference between types of assessments ✅how to know when to get your learner tested

60: How to know if your kid is understanding what they’re reading (Reading Series)
June 25, 2019

This episode is a deep dive into one area of reading that can be tricky. Readers can often beautifully decode without fully comprehending what they’re reading. This episode is full of practical advice on how to figure out if your reader is understandin...

59: Communication & Limiting Beliefs with Rachel Madel
June 18, 2019

Rachel & Steph are thrilled to welcome longtime Smartie and their dear friend, Rachel Madel to the podcast. Rachel is a Speech-Language Pathologist with a practice in Los Angeles. She is a communication expert and today she shares her expertise with.

58: Top 5 Reasons Learners Don’t Want to Make Changes
June 11, 2019

Rachel & Steph have a conversation about resistance from learners and how difficult change can be for some of their clients. Push back forces Educational Therapists to be creative, flexible and intentional. Today,

57: How to Create Free Time while Maintaining Grades and Minimizing Anxiety with Nikki
June 04, 2019

Rachel & Steph are bringing you another episode in their Student Success Story Series! Today, you’ll meet Nikki, who is a client of Steph’s at My Ed Therapist in Redondo Beach, CA. Nikki has always been a high achieving student but came to Steph when h...

56: Why You Should Do Educational Therapy Over the Summer
May 28, 2019

Summer is the perfect time to start educational therapy. Today, Rachel & Steph both share their summer plans and why they love starting with new clients over the summer. Also, they chat about some of the great and creative ways educational therapy can ...

55: How to Think Small to Get Big Wins with Jenny Crandall
May 21, 2019

On today’s episode, we welcome Jenny Crandall in Idaho! Jenny shares her family’s story as they navigate her son’s Carson’s struggle with school and ultimate decision to homeschool. She talks about the benefits of having flexibility in Carson’s schedul...

54: One Year of Podcasting
May 14, 2019

Happy podcastaversary, Smarties! Cory Zacker, who is a longtime Smartie, interviews Rachel & Steph today to mark their first year of podcasting anniversary. Rachel & Steph pull back the curtain on the origins of Learn Smarter and how it gets produced e...

53: Alex’s Educational Therapy Journey
May 07, 2019

Today, we welcome a graduate of Rachel’s from Kapp Educational Therapy Group, Alex. Alex worked with Rachel for a little less than 2 years and you’re about to be wildly impressed by Alex’s own explanation of his academic journey and the skills and stra...

52: Anxiety with Dr. Deanie Eichenstein
April 30, 2019

We love Dr. Deanie over here at Learn Smarter Podcast! Today, Dr. Deanie shares her insights into how anxiety impacts the learners that Rachel & Steph work with. One of Dr. Deanie’s superpowers is to take complex issues and simplify them so we can unde...