How Cooking Builds Executive Functions with Sophie Mortner
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What if learning to cook could help us get better at starting tasks, managing time, working through frustration, and asking for help?
Sophie Mortner is an educator, learning designer, executive functioning coach, and the creator of Nibblings, a collection of recipes designed to help kids cook independently. She joins Catherine to explain why the kitchen is such a powerful place to build skills that extend far beyond cooking.
They talk about breaking intimidating tasks into manageable first steps, developing time awareness, helping kids become more independent in the kitchen, and why parents may need to step back and let things get a little messy. Sophie also shares practical strategies that can help adults with ADHD navigate task avoidance and calm kitchen chaos.
Find Sophie’s recipes at nibblingscooking.com
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