# EP. 376: Rethinking How We Learn (Because It’s Not Working) with Deena Kara Shaffer

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Podcast: [ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka](https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-for-smart-ass-women-with-tracy-otsuka-180272)
Published: 2026-03-18T12:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4542

## Resource

Tired of ADHD strategies that don’t work? Here’s what actually does. FREE training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup _____ What if the problem was never that you were bad at learning, but that no one ever taught you how to learn in a way that fits your brain? Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer is the founder of Awakened Learning, bestselling author of Feel Good Learning and Raising Well Learners, and a learning strategist who helps students, families, educators, and leaders build systems that...

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