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The EveryDay ABA Podcast
Hosted by EveryDay ABA · EN
EveryDay ABA is a podcast that demystifies applied behavior analysis (ABA) showing how it’s scientific principles can be applied to improve your every day life. Hosted by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and two former Registered Behavior Technicians, they explore how to navigate relationships, work, family life, and more through the lens of behavior science. Join them weekly for practical tips, real-life examples, and insightful discussions that make ABA accessible and relatable to everyone.
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Atomic Habits Explained Through ABA: Why Systems Beat Motivation Every Time
1w ago00:50:12Tap to summarizeThis week, Paola, Brittanny, and Leslie break down the life changing principles from the book Atomic Habits by James Clear and explore why real behavior change has less to do with motivation and more to do with systems, environment, and tiny daily habits. Using relatable examples, the hosts connect the science of habit formation to practical everyday life through the lens of ABA and behavioral psychology. Listeners will learn how habits are built through cues, cravings, responses, and rewards, why response effort matters, how immediate reinforcement shapes long term success, and how changing your environment can make healthy behaviors easier and more automatic. Paola, Brittanny, and Leslie also dive into the powerful role of identity in behavior change, exploring how the stories we tell ourselves directly influence the habits we maintain. Whether you are a behavior analyst, parent, educator, leader, or someone trying to improve routines, productivity, self discipline, or mental wellness, this episode delivers practical strategies rooted in behavior science that make lasting change feel achievable. If you are interested in self improvement, ABA principles, habit stacking, behavioral systems, productivity, and creating sustainable routines that actually stick, this EveryDay ABA episode will give you actionable tools to start making small changes that lead to major life transformation.📖 Buy The Book: ATOMIC HABITS 🗒️ Follow along with the Workbook⏯️ No time to read? Listen for free on Audible📇Connect with Paola on LinkedIn📲 Follow on Instagram @EveryDayABA.3 Like discounts? Join our group! ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 📧 To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: everydayaba.3@gmail.com EveryDay ABA provides Organizational Behavior Management (OBM), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) consulting to improve organizational performance across healthcare, education, and behavioral health systems. We partner with leadership teams to optimize workforce systems, standardize performance, and build high-performing cultures through staff training, leadership development, mentorship, and coaching. Our work reduces burnout and turnover, increases employee engagement and accountability, strengthens leadership effectiveness, improves operational efficiency, and drives measurable revenue growth through data-driven systems that align behavior with business outcomes.To explore consulting or leadership training for your organization, contact us at EveryDay ABA
Transcribe →Why Are You So Hard on Yourself? How Self Compassion Can Improve Your Mental Health
2w ago00:53:14Tap to summarizeThis week, Paola & Brittanny dive into the powerful connection between self compassion, mental health, and behavior change through an honest conversation about perfectionism, burnout, anxiety, and the way we speak to ourselves every day. Using an ABA lens and insights from Kelly Grimes’ book The Art of Self-Nurturing, they explore how chronic negative self talk, people pleasing, and self criticism can reinforce stress and emotional exhaustion rather than growth. Through relatable personal stories, they break down how small shifts in internal dialogue can improve emotional resilience, confidence, relationships, and overall well being. Listeners will walk away with practical self care strategies, mindfulness tools, and actionable ways to reframe harmful thought patterns, regulate emotions, and build healthier habits rooted in kindness instead of shame. Whether you are struggling with burnout, high functioning anxiety, perfectionist tendencies, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life, this episode offers an empowering conversation on self nurturing, emotional wellness, and learning how to treat yourself with the same compassion you give everyone else. Tune in for an honest discussion on self worth, stress management, mental health, and the behavior science behind creating a healthier relationship with yourself. Buy the Book! The Art of Self-NurturingBuy the Picnic Table- Table in a Bag!📇Connect with Paola on LinkedIn📲 Follow on Instagram @EveryDayABA.3 Like discounts? Join our group! ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 📧 To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: everydayaba.3@gmail.com EveryDay ABA provides Organizational Behavior Management (OBM), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) consulting to improve organizational performance across healthcare, education, and behavioral health systems. We partner with leadership teams to optimize workforce systems, standardize performance, and build high-performing cultures through staff training, leadership development, mentorship, and coaching. Our work reduces burnout and turnover, increases employee engagement and accountability, strengthens leadership effectiveness, improves operational efficiency, and drives measurable revenue growth through data-driven systems that align behavior with business outcomes.To explore consulting or leadership training for your organization, contact us at EveryDay ABA
Transcribe →Movement Is the Missing Piece in Your Mental Health Routine
3w ago00:55:46Tap to summarizeThis week Paola, Brittanny, and Leslie explore a powerful truth during Mental Health Awareness Month. Movement is not just about fitness. It is one of the most effective and overlooked tools for improving your mental health.Joined by running coach Lisa, this episode challenges traditional ideas about exercise. This is not about weight loss or discipline. It is about emotional resilience, stress relief, and mental clarity. You will hear how simple movement can help you process overwhelm, burnout, and even grief in real time.If you feel stuck, mentally drained, or frustrated with self care that does not work, this conversation will change how you think about your body and your mind. Lisa explains why consistency matters more than intensity and how movement can become a form of self respect instead of pressure.This episode connects behavior science with real life in a way that is practical, relatable, and immediately usable. You will walk away seeing movement as a tool you can use anywhere to reset your mood, clear your thoughts, and take back control of your day.If you want a simple, sustainable way to improve your mental health, press play and start moving forward today.Buy the Supportive Running Sports Bra on Amazon📇Connect with Paola on LinkedIn📲 Follow on Instagram @EveryDayABA.3 Like discounts on therapy supplies? Join our group! ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 📧 To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: everydayaba.3@gmail.com 👩🏽🏫 Guest Expert: Lisa is a running coach who helps women use movement as a tool for confidence, healing, and real behavior change. She blends her background in therapy with practical, sustainable strategies that support both mental and physical well being. She is also the host of EllaGo and Mom Is My Emergency Contact podcast, where she empowers women to navigate life with resilience and clarity.Follow Lisa:InstagramTikTokWebsiteMom Is My Emergency Contact YouTube
Transcribe →You’re Not Burnt Out — You’re Overstimulated
4w ago00:53:08Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Brittanny, Leslie, and Paola break down how endless scrolling, notifications, and social media are quietly shaping your stress levels, attention, and burnout cycle. Your phone might be draining your energy more than your schedule ever is. If you feel tired, unfocused, or emotionally flat even when you have not “done much,” the real culprit might be constant digital overstimulation hiding in plain sight. You will learn how the brain gets pulled into a loop of dopamine-driven phone checking, why cortisol stays elevated from constant alerts, and how to use simple ABA-informed behavior strategies to interrupt the cycle. From increasing response effort to reduce impulsive scrolling, to creating healthier boundaries with screen time and blue light, this conversation gives you practical tools to reset your nervous system and reclaim mental clarity. If you are ready to feel more present, less reactive, and more in control of your attention, this episode will help you shift from overstimulation to intentional living.📇Connect with Paola on LinkedIn📲 Follow on Instagram @EveryDayABA.3 Like discounts on therapy supplies? Join our group! ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 📧 To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: everydayaba.3@gmail.com EveryDay ABA provides Organizational Behavior Management (OBM), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) consulting to improve organizational performance across healthcare, education, and behavioral health systems. We partner with leadership teams to optimize workforce systems, standardize performance, and build high-performing cultures through staff training, leadership development, mentorship, and coaching. Our work reduces burnout and turnover, increases employee engagement and accountability, strengthens leadership effectiveness, improves operational efficiency, and drives measurable revenue growth through data-driven systems that align behavior with business outcomes.To explore consulting or leadership training for your organization, contact us at EveryDay ABA Keywords: BCBA, RBT, BCaBA, applied behavior analysis, overstimulation, phone addiction, social media addiction, burnout, dopamine loop, cortisol stress, screen time habits, ABA strategies, behavioral science, mental health, nervous system regulation, blue light exposure, habit change, attention control, stress management
Transcribe →Train Your Intuition Like a Behavior: The Science of Self-Trust for Mental Health
May 500:53:04Tap to summarizeThis week Paola and Leslie connect behavior science and spirituality to show how you can build real inner peace, emotional regulation, and self-trust without stepping away from your daily life. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, this episode focuses on practical tools that actually improve mental wellness.Joined by intuitive healer Andrea Sadler, they reframe breath-work, meditation, and energy awareness as trainable behaviors, not abstract ideas. If behavior can be shaped, so can intuition. Andrea translates intuition into simple, repeatable habits that calm the nervous system, reduce stress, and increase clarity.Paola breaks it down through an ABA lens, showing how reinforcement, habit formation, and awareness build intuition over time, not by chance but by design. If you feel overwhelmed or disconnected, this episode gives you what you actually need: small, doable shifts that create emotional resilience and self-trust. No retreats. No complexity. Just behavior change that helps you feel grounded, clear, and back in control.Take a breath. Your intuition isn’t missing—it’s waiting to be built.📇Connect with Paola on LinkedIn📲 Follow on Instagram @EveryDayABA.3 Like discounts on therapy supplies? Join our group! ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 📧 To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: everydayaba.3@gmail.com 👩🏽🏫 Guest Expert: Andrea Sadler is an intuitive healer, transformational coach, and spiritual guide who helps individuals Activate, Align, and Ascend through practical, grounded tools.Find her: https://linktr.ee/andreasadlerShe is offering our listeners: FREE 1:1 Aligned and Unstoppable Session1 month membership to the Luminous Dragonfly Society Audio recording of a Chakra Meditation and Toroidal Field Activation.LinkedInFacebookInstagramTikTok
Transcribe →Why Your Yearly Goals Don’t Work: The Psychology Behind the 12 Week Year
Apr 2800:45:32Tap to summarizeThis week, Brittanny, Leslie, and Paola break down The 12 Week Year and how behavior science can transform goal setting, productivity, and habit building. They explore why New Year’s resolutions fail and how shifting to 12-week goals creates urgency, improves accountability, and drives real behavior change.Using an ABA lens, the hosts discuss key strategies like tracking data, time blocking, and focusing on daily behaviors instead of long-term outcomes. They also share personal insights on fitness goals, routines, and staying consistent despite competing priorities.This episode is perfect for anyone struggling with motivation, procrastination, or consistency. The hosts offer practical, science-backed tools to reset goals, build better habits, and take action now.Buy The Books: ATOMIC HABITS The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months📇Connect with Paola on LinkedInLike discounts while shopping? Join our group! 📲 Follow on Instagram: @EveryDayABA.3 ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + , turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 📧To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: everydayaba.3@gmail.com
Transcribe →Dating on the Autism Spectrum: What Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum Gets Right (and Wrong)
Apr 2100:48:18Tap to summarizeIn this episode of EveryDay ABA, Brittanny, Leslie, and Paola continue their analysis of Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum (season 4), exploring relationships, dating, and personal growth through the lens of behavior science. In honor of Autism Acceptance Month, they highlight how individuals on the autism spectrum disorder navigate communication, emotional connection, and independence in real-life relationships.The hosts break down key ABA concepts like self-awareness, reinforcement, emotional regulation, and communication styles, using cast members’ journeys to illustrate how relationships evolve over time. From James’ growth in self-awareness to Connor’s challenges with compatibility, the episode connects real moments from the show to practical behavioral principles.They also highlight examples of co-regulation, confidence building, and behavior change—especially in Madison and Tyler’s relationship—emphasizing that successful relationships require both personal development and mutual understanding. Blending humor with clinical insight, this episode shows how ABA applies to love, dating, and everyday life.👗 Support Autism Acceptance 📇Connect with Paola on LinkedIn📲 Follow on Instagram @EveryDayABA.3 Like discounts? Join our group! ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + , turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 📧 To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: everydayaba.3@gmail.com
Transcribe →Autism Acceptance Month & Dating on Netflix Season 4 Love on the Spectrum
Apr 1400:44:50Tap to summarizeIn this episode of EveryDay ABA, Brittanny, Leslie, and Paola celebrate Autism Acceptance Month by breaking down Season 4 of Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum through a behavior analytic lens, exploring dating on the autism spectrum, social skills development, and relationship coaching. They analyze real moments from the latest season, including first-date anxiety, communication challenges, emotional regulation, and the impact of limited social experience on building connections.The hosts highlight key ABA concepts like reinforcement, modeling, and social skills training, while addressing common misconceptions about autism and dating. They also discuss gender differences, boundaries, and how coaching, family dynamics, and media influence relationship behaviors. This episode offers practical insight into how meaningful relationships are built, emphasizing that social and dating skills are learned—not automatic.👗 Support Autism Awareness 📇Connect with Paola on LinkedIn📲 Follow on Instagram @EveryDayABA.3 Like discounts on therapy supplies? Join our group! ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + , turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 📧 To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: everydayaba.3@gmail.com
Transcribe →Quarter 1 Accountability Check
Apr 700:52:17Tap to summarizeIn this episode, the hosts take a candid and reflective look at personal growth, goal setting, and what it really takes to follow through in the middle of busy, demanding lives. Through honest conversation, they unpack the tension between setting ambitious goals and actually taking consistent action, highlighting how easily people can confuse planning with progress. Listeners are invited into a grounded discussion on accountability, where quarterly goal reviews become a practical system for staying aligned with priorities, building better habits, and making intentional adjustments in both personal and professional life.Throughout the episode, Paola, Brittanny, and Leslie share real-life examples of balancing work, health, and meaningful experiences, from family outings to new opportunities and collaborations. They challenge the tendency to overconsume information without taking action, emphasizing the importance of turning research into behavior change. With a focus on habit building, motivation, and self-awareness, this conversation offers practical insights for anyone looking to improve consistency, stay accountable, and create sustainable routines that support long term success.By reflecting on habits, motivation, and evolving priorities, the hosts model a flexible and realistic approach to self improvement that helps listeners stay consistent, build momentum, and move forward with intention.Buy the Mug: I survived another meeting that could have been an e-mailBuy The Books: ATOMIC HABITS The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months📇Connect with Paola on LinkedIn📲 Follow on Instagram: @EveryDayABA.3 ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + , turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 🎁 Earn Rewards every time you shop by using Shopkick 🤑 Earn $50 cash back by using Rakuten 📊 Earn 125,000 bonus points by opening a new Sapphire Reserve® account or 75,000 bonus points for opening a new Sapphire Preferred® account using EveryDayABA's code at Chase 📧 To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: everydayaba.3@gmail.com
Transcribe →Building Confidence Without Backlash: Behavioral Science for Women at Work
Mar 3100:49:25Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Everyday ABA, Paola, Brittanny, and Leslie explore how societal conditioning and self-criticism shape women’s confidence at work and in life. They break down the behavioral science behind assertiveness, communication, and the fine line between being confident and being perceived as harsh. Listeners will learn practical strategies to build authentic confidence, practice assertiveness in everyday situations, and navigate professional and personal spaces without fear of backlash. This episode offers actionable insights for women ready to strengthen their voice, reduce self-doubt, and communicate with clarity and authority.📇Connect with Paola on LinkedIn📲 Follow on Instagram: @EveryDayABA.3 ☕ Support your favorite ABA podcast hosts at buymeacoffee.com/everydayaba⭐ Help EveryDay ABA reach more people by following the show + , turning on automatic downloads, and leaving a 5-star review! 🎁 Earn Rewards every time you shop by using Shopkick 🤑 Earn $50 cash back by using Rakuten 📊 Earn 125,000 bonus points by opening a new Sapphire Reserve® account or 75,000 bonus points for opening a new Sapphire Preferred® account using EveryDayABA's code at Chase 📧 To advertise on this podcast please e-mail: everydayaba.3@gmail.com
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