Brain Hacks: Strategies to Rally Motivation and Get Things Done (Even When You Don’t Want To)
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Meet the CREW: FITI who helps students notice their thoughts and feelings; POP, who highlights the power of both positive and negative reactions; Gadget Guy, who offers smart strategies and flexible thinking; and R2i, who teaches how remembering and imagining can unlock the right action in the moment. Together, they make understanding a student’s brain feel fun, practical, and empowering.
As Meera, Marcel, Oliver, Remi, and Zara try to juggle academics, friendships, and activities, the CREW shows up with timely, brain-based hacks and a Feelings Scale to help them stay focused, confident, and resilient. Perfect for tweens, teens, educators, and families, Brain Hacks delivers relatable storytelling, mental wellness tools, and a science-backed guide to help students better understand their mind—one illustrated adventure at a time.
The final pages in the book include 3 "thinksheets," from the forthcoming book, Thinksheets for Brain Hacks: Strategies to Inspire and Build Motivation. This companion book will provide a deeper level of reflection for lessons taught in each chapter of the graphic novel, along with thinksheets (worksheets) for students to complete as they consider how the concepts explored within Brain Hacks relate to their lives. Available Spring 2026!
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Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP, is the founder of Social Thinking®, CEO of Think Social Publishing, Inc., and a globally recognized thought leader, author, speaker, and social-cognitive therapist. She is dedicated to helping people of all ages develop social emotional learning, including those with social learning differences. Across her 35+ year career she has created numerous evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies and teaching frameworks. Michelle’s work also teaches how social competencies impact overall well-being, including one’s ability to foster relationships and their academic and career performance. She and her team continually update the Social Thinking® Methodology based on the latest research and insights they learn from their clients.
Jenny Sojat, MA CCC-SLP R-SLP, is based in Vancouver, BC and began her career at the Social Thinking-Stevens Creek, under the mentorship of Michelle Garcia Winner and her team. After moving back north, Jenny founded So Social, a neurodiversity-affirming clinic designed to feel more like a club—where kids choose to arrive early and stay late. When not at work, Jenny loves hanging out with her 3 children and spending time outdoors.
