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The EveryDay ABA Podcast
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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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The Hidden Reason High-Achieving Women Are Exhausted
2w ago00:50:31Tap to summarizeOn this episode, Paola and Brittany sit down with nutritionist Lesya Holzapfel to explore a question many high-achieving women never ask: What if your exhaustion, irritability, poor sleep, and difficulty maintaining healthy habits aren't a motivation problem at all, but the result of hormonal burnout? Through a behavior science lens, they examine how chronic stress, disrupted sleep, fluctuating hormones, and elevated cortisol can alter mood, decision-making, energy levels, and even the ability to follow through on the behaviors we know are good for us. Lesya breaks down the science behind hormone imbalance, cortisol dysregulation, perimenopause, and burnout while explaining why so many women find themselves trapped in cycles of fatigue, emotional reactivity, weight gain, and overwhelm despite their best efforts. Together, they discuss how environmental factors, biological variables, and daily routines interact to shape behavior and overall well-being. Listeners will learn practical, evidence-informed strategies including optimizing sunlight exposure, adjusting caffeine timing, improving sleep hygiene, using nutrition to support hormone regulation, and creating sustainable lifestyle systems that work with the body instead of against it. Whether you're a working professional, entrepreneur, caregiver, or mom who feels like you're constantly running on empty, this episode offers a powerful framework for understanding the connection between hormones and behavior while providing actionable steps to restore energy, improve self-management, and build a healthier, more resilient life.🛒 Buy Magnesium👓 Buy Blue Light Glasses 💡 Buy Happy Light (Amazon affiliate links help support the podcast at no additional cost to you) Guest Expert: Lesya is a nutritionist who helps high achieving women reverse burnout, hormonal disruption, and stress related symptoms by addressing the physiological root causes. Her work focuses on helping women restore their energy, metabolism, and hormonal balance when their body has stopped responding to traditional advice. Get Lesya’s Free Recovery Guide Work with Lesya Follow on IG @LesyaHolzapfel 📇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 →Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Lessons for Leaders
3w ago00:47:39Tap to summarizeWhat if a simple 1% error rate is quietly costing your organization thousands of dollars each year?In this episode of Everyday ABA, Paola and Brittanny explore how Lean Six Sigma can help leaders, behavior analysts, healthcare professionals, educators, and business owners reduce errors, improve efficiency, and strengthen accountability. As Brittanny works through her Yellow Belt certification, she shares practical lessons on identifying process breakdowns, eliminating waste, and building systems that consistently deliver better results.Discover how Lean Six Sigma tools can be applied beyond manufacturing to behavioral health, compliance, leadership, education, and everyday workplace operations. Learn why small process failures often have the biggest impact on performance and how continuous improvement can transform team productivity, customer outcomes, and organizational success.If you're interested in leadership development, organizational behavior management (OBM), process improvement, quality management, workplace efficiency, or performance management, this episode delivers actionable strategies you can start using immediately.Listen to Part 1 Lean Six Sigma White Belt for Behaviorists Listen to Paola on Mom is My Emergency Podcast📇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 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, Applied Behavior Analysis, Lean Six Sigma, ABA, Process Improvement, Leadership Development, Organizational Behavior Management, OBM, Workplace Efficiency, Performance Management, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Team Performance, Productivity Improvement.
Transcribe →Atomic Habits: The Psychology of Small Changes That Transform Your Life
4w ago00:50:17Tap to summarizeThis week Paola, Brittanny, and Leslie continue part 2 of their Atomic Habits series, breaking down James Clear’s book Atomic Habits and why lasting change has less to do with motivation and more to do with the systems people build every day. Through the lens of ABA and behavior science, they unpack the four laws of behavior change—make it obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying—and reveal how tiny, consistent habits can quietly reshape health, relationships, productivity, and identity over time. From habit stacking and visual cues to minimizing response effort and tracking meaningful progress, the hosts share practical, real-life examples that make behavior change feel achievable instead of overwhelming. This episode delivers science-backed strategies with the perfect mix of insight, relatable stories, and laugh-out-loud moments that make learning about behavior change genuinely fun to listen to. If you missed part 1, listen to last week’s episode here: (Atomic Habits Part 1)📖 Buy The Book: ATOMIC HABITS 🗒️ Follow along with the Workbook⏯️ Listen for free on Audible📓 Buy the Habit Notebook on Amazon🛒 Buy the Supportive Sports Bra on Amazon📇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📧 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 →Atomic Habits Explained Through ABA: Why Systems Beat Motivation Every Time
Jun 200:50:12Tap 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
May 2600:53:14Tap 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
May 1900:55:46Tap 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
May 1200:53:08Tap 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
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