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Everyday EF Village
by Jamila
Ever wonder why you can't start that email, your kid melts down over homework, or some conversations feel impossible? It's Executive Functioning, the 9 brain skills running your life behind the scenes.Host Jamila Godfrey strips away clinical jargon to explore how we focus, plan, regulate, and connect. Real stories, practical strategies, honest conversations about what strengthens and challenges us.For anyone neurodivergent or neurotypical, parent or professional navigating the beautiful mess of being human.Build better brains, better connections, 1 conversation at a time as a real village.
Episodes
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Cognitive Flexibility: The Art of Curiosity
The skill I love most is the one that's always been hardest for me. And I think that's exactly why it matters. Of all nine executive functioning skills, cognitive flexibility is the one that gets more rigid the older we get, if we don't actively nurture it. It's also the skill that sits at the…
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Mentally Safe Coaching, Cognitive Flexibility and Building Resilience Through Sport
Summary In this episode, Jamila Godfrey and Certified Mental Performance Consultant and Member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association Erin Brennan explore the importance of creating emotionally safe coaching environments that foster human connection and accountability. They discuss the…
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Renewing Your Mind, Regulating Your Life, and Finding Your Village
In this conversation, I reflect and explore the intersection of faith, emotional regulation, and community. Faith has been a foundational aspect of my life, akin to how others may rely on nature or philosophy or anything else that anchors you in life, and I ponder on how concepts of emotional...
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She Saw The Signs Before I Did: Why Executive Functioning Goes Unrecognized For Decades
Long before we had language for it, the signs were there. My cousin Monica babysat me when I was just four or five years old, and even then, she noticed something different about how my brain worked. This was decades before we understood that girls could have ADHD, before executive functioning...
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When 250 Marathons Aren't Enough: Martin Parnell on Extreme Achievement and the Breakdown That Changed Everything
What happens when someone who can run 250 marathons in a year finds themselves unable to manage daily stress? In this deeply honest conversation, I sit down with Cochrane resident and local inspiration Martin Parnell - author, keynote speaker, world record holder, and the man behind The Secret...
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From Surviving To Thriving: The Power of Executive Functioning
Summary In this episode, Jamila Godfrey shares her personal journey with executive functioning skills, emphasizing their importance for everyone, not just those with ADHD. She discusses nine key skills: self-monitoring, emotional regulation, impulse control, working memory, cognitive flexibility,...
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Hi I'm Jamila. And I Thought I Was Broken.
Welcome to the very first episode of Everyday EF Village. This is where it all begins, with my story. And fair warning: it involves a pandemic, grief, Google Classroom chaos, and a life-changing realization that came about 40 years too late. I'm Jamila Godfrey, founder of Village of Play, and for...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Ever wonder why you can't start that email, your kid melts down over homework, or some conversations feel impossible? It's Executive Functioning, the 9 brain skills running your life behind the scenes.Host Jamila Godfrey strips away clinical jargon to explore how we focus, plan, regulate, and connect. Real stories, practical strategies, honest conversations about what strengthens and challenges us.For anyone neurodivergent or neurotypical, parent or professional navigating the beautiful mess of being human.Build better brains, better connections, 1 conversation at a time as a real village.
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Ever wonder why you can't start that email, your kid melts down over homework, or some conversations feel impossible? It's Executive Functioning, the 9 brain skills running your life behind the scenes.Host Jamila Godfrey strips away clinical jargon to explore how we focus, plan, regulate, and...
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