The ability to consciously verbalize and describe a memory is an explicit memory. There are also two types of explicit memory: episodic memory and semantic memory. Episodic memory is based on an episode that happened in your personal life, and semantic memory are memories that we have but don't remember how they were acquired. For example, brushing my hair is semantic. I don't remember how or when I learned to brush my hair, but I just know how to do it. An episodic memory is when my friend would show me how to style my hair a certain way for a special occasion that was coming up. Together, this explicit reminder helps me coach my daughter through the steps on how to style her hair in the same way