Ellen Braaten
Clinical psychologist and associate professor at Harvard Medical School specializing in learning differences, ADHD, and motivation; founding director of the LEAP program and author of books including The Motivation Mindset Workbook and Bright Kids Who Couldn't Care Less.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 37min
TPP 496: Dr. Ellen Braaten on Helping Teens and Tweens Discover What they Love to Do
Dr. Ellen Braaten, clinical psychologist and Harvard Medical School associate professor who studies ADHD and motivation, discusses why motivation is not fixed. She explains how identity, responsibility, and real-world experience fuel interest. Practical tools like values inventories and workbook activities help tweens and teens discover meaningful pursuits.
