Behavior Bitches

On today’s episode, the Bitches sit down with Emily Varon, BCBA. Emily has created a badass workbook called, “Beating BCBA Burnout”, where she gives you simple, yet significant tools to overcome feelings of burnout by working smarter, establishing work hours, and getting more (much more) sleep. The book comes with reusable worksheets and is a step-by-step guide to overcoming burnout and rediscovering your passion for the field of behavior analysis and the families we serve. We talk about how even the simplest thing such as knowing how to manage your Google calendar can make a huge difference in your productivity. Tune in if you are part of the 72% of ABA practitioners experiencing burnout or if you are in any helping profession and feel burnt out! We got you!Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today’s episode, the Bitches sit down with Ali Arena, a BCBA and Speech Language Pathologist #superpower. Ali has dedicated her education and career to finding the best communication patterns and behavior changes required to navigate the ever-changing social world. Her clients often call her a “social detective” -- more than likely that comes from her unique training as a Speech Therapist and Behavioral Analyst. She is constantly figuring out the best way to use every client’s strengths to maximize their learning and social potential. We talk all about using the “Improv Method” during sessions to help build confidence, increase social skills, and create a safe environment for everyone! Tune in to hear us get silly while playing improv games and learn new stuff about Casey & Liat that you may not know! Love you. Mean it! Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today’s episode, the Bitches bring on one of the coolest guests, Dini Klein, author of the cookbook Prep + Rally. Dini created Prep + Rally to take the stress out of meal prep, create more time to spend with your families, and actually enjoy mealtime again. If you are a busy professional, parent, spouse, or just a human you know how hard it is to manage your to-do lists, work full time, handle all the grocery shopping, take the dog out to sh*t, maybe sneak in a workout, and then be in charge of feeding other humans. It doesn’t have to be aversive any longer with Dini’s tried and true system of prepping for one hour on Sunday and then rallying the rest of the week! Tune in to learn more or miss the F out!Resources: https://prepandrally.com/Insta @prepandrally https://www.amazon.com/shop/prepandrallySupport us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today’s episode, the Bitches bring on Dr. Ingrid Clayton, a clinical psychologist and author of Casey’s new favorite #lifechanging book, Believing Me: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse and Complex Trauma. Ingrid shares the emotional story of her childhood trauma and her own journey discovering C-PTSD. We discuss, in detail, Complex PTSD and how it is similar yet different from PTSD, trauma bonding and trauma reenactment, self-gaslighting, and techniques to de-escalate an emotional flashback. Grab your tissues for this one and know that you are not alone. Your Bitches got you! Tune in or miss the F out! Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today’s episode, the Bitches bring on Logan Ury, Director of Relationship Science at the dating app Hinge and author of the best-selling book How To Not Die Alone. We talk about the science behind successful dating, and what matters more and less than we think when choosing a partner. Liat seizes the opportunity to have Logan roast her own dating profile. We also discuss the three dating tendencies from her book and so much more so tune in or miss the F out! SHOW NOTEShttps://www.loganury.com/https://www.loganury.com/quizhttps://www.loganury.com/coachinghttps://www.loganury.com/propelhttps://www.loganury.com/bookBehavior Principles:AdaptationSelectionismBehavior MomentumAntecedent Intervention Positive Reinforcement Preferences Environment Variable RatioBehavioral PlansMassed Trials Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today’s episode, the Bitches bring on Dr. Kerry Magro who is an award-winning national speaker, best-selling author, and a role model in the disabled community. He talks about how he was diagnosed with Autism at a very young age, was non-vocal for the first part of his life, and how that led to him to be standing on the TEDx stage inspiring thousands of people. Kerry is a pioneer in helping parents deal with the hard question of what happens to their autistic child when I am not around anymore. We give advice to families who are navigating a new diagnosis and searching for help and resources within the system and also what options are out there to help with the process! After listening to Kerry talk you will no longer feel alone!! Tune in or miss the F out!! Mean it! Resources: https://kerrymagro.com/about-me/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtgGzKRHT-YSupport us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today’s episode the Bitches talk about #Triggers!! Do you find yourself or someone you know easily triggered? Same. Liat and Casey discuss their personal triggers as well as coping skills to recognize and heal things that may trigger you. So tune in or miss the f#%k out!Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today’s episode, the Bitches are stoked to be joined by New York Time’s Top Podcast’s host, Kate Anthony, to talk all things divorce. This podcast hits on all things divorce: knowing when to stay or go, the indicators that it’s time to call it quits, planning to leave, the actual divorce, children, and finding you post-divorce. If you’re someone who feels constantly confused or unsure of the state of your relationship or know anyone in a relationship #everyone, you better tune in or miss the f#%k out!Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today's episode the Bitches bring on probably one of the coolest guest couples ever, Kole and Tah. They talk about how everything we do is led by either desperation or inspiration. Tah is the "Done Dude" (a nurse with nearly 25 years of experience), and Kole (former substance abuse educator turned psychedelic advocate) founded The Condor Approach to provide a psychedelic-informed coaching certification for therapists, life coaches, psychedelic enthusiasts who know. Integration. Is. Not.Optional.They talk about flocking to the healing possibilities of power plants, fungi, and spiritual medicine, in finding safe spaces and integrating their experiences beyond the ceremony or journey. We may have solved the cause of Casey’s trauma in this episode so tune in or miss the F out! Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today's episode, the Bitches bring on one of the greatest in the field of behavior analysis, specifically when it comes to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Dr. Thomas Szabo has spent the past 10 years focusing his practice on teaching people ways to ignite behavioral flexibility in their personal lives and with others in clinical practice, schools, board rooms, shop floors, and community centers. He breaks down ACT and Relational Frame theory so that anyone listening can understand and even talks about some ways to practice psychological flexibility in your own lives. If you know Casey, you know this is her dream guest and if you know Liat you know she keeps it real AF that she knows nothing about AC, but by the end of the episode even she had lightbulb moments. This episode is one you do not want to miss whether you are studying for your board exam, currently practicing in the field, or just interested in this badass therapy. Tune in or miss the F out! Love you. Mean it! Support us at patreon.com/

On today’s episode, The Bitches sit down with Kristyn Peterson, a badass BCBA, who has paved her own way in the tech world. After feeling burnt out in the clinical and academia spaces she took some time to get to know her own values and how she could contribute her behavior analysis skill set to other settings #generalization. Kristyn now builds products based on behavior analysis for all things technology and business. Whether it’s how to have happier and more productive employees, determining why all your inventory keeps getting lost, or figuring out why a leader is being a dick, Kristyn will find a way to measure it and manage it. Tune in or miss the F out!Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

Today the Bitches bring on a close friend of Liat who has struggled with addiction and shared his story with us. Dean Moses went on his path of recovery with a passion to help others, primarily young adults, to reach stability and sobriety. Hear Dean tell his story, the behaviors behind maintaining a lifestyle in service of addiction, and how Dean is now using his own experience to help others struggling with addiction overcome and heal. Tune in or miss the F out!Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

All of your burning instagram messages answered by your fave bitches and Behavior Chick! How to work with parents compassionate ABA, empathy, burn out, imposter syndrome, wanting to leave the field, dissemination, how important our work is, knowing your value, advocating for yourself and your clients….using humor to cope, funny memes, safe supportive environment so you do not feel alone, and so much more! So tune in or miss the F out!Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today’s episode Liat & Casey sit down with Taylor Ross, a lead BCBA at Blossom Children’s Center in Michigan. This girl really loves her job and we talk all about why! From their interdisciplinary approach to natural environment teaching, this clinic has got it figured out for the best outcomes for clients and staff. Taylor is an advocate for all things Autism & 100% for the movement to make ABA more accepted within the autism community. She wants to show the world that ABA is a beautiful science and try to reverse the negative perceptions about our field. Tune in or miss the F out! Support us at patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcastInsta: @behaviorbitchespodcastFacebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

Today’s episode is horror-ble. Haha, just kidding; it is actually “horror-filled”. On today’s episode, we have Ron Lefevre, BCBA, join us on the podcast to talk about his unusual hobby of participating in extreme haunts. If you don’t know what an extreme haunt is, don’t worry, The Bitches, weren’t aware this existed before Ron blew their innocent minds. Let’s just say this ain’t your typical haunted house. This is legit #wildAF. Halloween is here and we’re here to talk about all things Extreme Haunts. This is something you didn’t know you needed to know exists. Tune in or miss the f#%k out. Show Notes: Today’s Episode is dedicated to the Halloween-obsessed: Danielle Stevens. Love ya biatch.  Behavior Principles covered in today’s episode:  Consent Ethics Respondent behavior Operant Behavior Eliciting Stimuli Determinism Punishment Reinforcement Negative reinforcement Escape/Avoidance Compound Schedules of Reinforcement Conditioned/Unconditioned Reinforcers and Punishers Reinforcer Assessment Prefer

This week's bonus episode features Lara Fundaburg and Brian Middleton, a couple of BCBAs helping people see the world through the neurodivergent lens. Check out this fun conversation they had with Casey & Liat, and be sure to check out their upcoming panel (summary below). Tune in or miss the F out!Show Notes:Through Our Eyes: Seeing Interventions Through the Neurodivergent LensModerators - Lara Fundaburg (primary) & Brian Middleton (supporting)Summary:What happens when neurodivergent professionals take an in depth and critical look at interventions that are most commonly used to support their population? Do these commonly used supports hold up under the scrutiny of social validity? Are there parts that hold up while others do not? What then? What are the alternatives?Join this monthly panel for a deeper look at a variety of topics that are discussed by advocates, professionals, and specialists. Come see the world through our eyes. See the world through the neurodivergent lens.The panelists are neurod

Why do we feel excited when our ex’s fiancé calls off their engagement, that straight-A student fails a test, and when your boss dings the door of her car? The answer is Schadenfreude; this is the pleasure derived by someone for another person's misfortune. Don’t lie, you know exactly what we are talking about. We’re all guilty; it’s what makes us human.  Liat and Casey keep it #realaf and call each other out. You know what to do: Tune in or miss the f#%k out. Support us at https://patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcast (patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcast) Insta: @behaviorbitchespodcast Facebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today's episode, the Bitches chat with Nicole Williams, who is thrilled to dissect all the things that control our consumer behavior, why prices are so F'n high, and some underlying MOs as to why people freak the F out at grocery stores when storms are coming. She discusses how the Pandemic serves as a setting event for us all, the current state of our personal token economies, and why prices continue to soar. Share some laughs, thoughts, and Ah Ha moments with this episode, and take away too many ABA concepts to count. Whether you are interested in finances, the world ending, or just trying to keep a few extra coins in your pocket, this episode will help you understand your own buying habits, this episode is for you!  Tune in or miss the F%!# out! Support us at https://patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcast (patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcast) Insta: @behaviorbitchespodcast Facebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today’s episode the Bitches bring on yet another sleep expert because let’s be real if you are not getting the quality sleep you are not showing up as your best self. Emily Varon is a BCBA who has made it her life mission to combine the science of behavior analysis with the science of sleep. Emily creates amazing learning opportunities for BCBA’s (or anyone for that matter) to enhance their practice by providing context for the way sleep and behavior both complement, and sabotage one another. Don’t worry this episode won’t leave you yawning or bored and you might just get your best night's sleep ever after listening. Tune the F in or miss the F out! Love you. Mean it! Show Notes: Find Emily here: https://readysetsleep.com/ (https://readysetsleep.com/) Support us at https://patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcast (patreon.com/behaviorbitchespodcast) Insta: @behaviorbitchespodcast Facebook: Behavior Bitches Podcast

On today’s episode the Bitches bring on a very special guest, Gil Winch, all the way from Israel! Gil founded Call Yachol (CY), a unique free market social enterprise whose entire workforce of hundreds of employees and managers is comprised entirely of ‘underdogs’. Half of CY’s employees are people with severe disabilities and the rest come from marginalized or disadvantaged populations, and for most, CY is their first place of work. Yet despite that, CY’s workforce all attain regular productivity and make industry standard wages, proving that there is a huge untapped reservoir of talent – underdogs – that many employers are overlooking. Gil has an incredibly moving and inspiring life story which he talks about candidly and with much humor. We also touch on their inspiring interview process in which they flip the script and allow the employees to interview them and strive to bring out the best in each individual during the typically daunting interview process. There are so many lessons to be learned while lis