Risa Williams talks to educational therapist and book author, Ezra Werb, about rewards and how to use them to motivate yourself and to help you feel proud of tasks that you accomplish in everyday life. Ezra Werb is the book author of "Teach for Attention: A Tool Belt of Strategies for Engaging Students with Attention Challenges" (Free Spirit).

Tools discussed: Planning Rewards, Executive Functioning, Delayed Gratification, "Non-preferred" Tasks, The Task Intensity Meter (from Risa's book, The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit), The First Step Finder, (from Risa's book, The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit).

Episodes mentioned: Episode 6 and Episode 2.

Guest: Ezra Werb, M.Ed. (www.freespirit.com/gifted-and-special-education/teach-for-attention-ezra-werb).

Host: Risa Williams, LMFT (risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy).

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*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.