Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEP 271: 4 Functions of Behavior, FBAs, and a Nervous System Approach
For years, "the four functions of behavior" has been the go-to framework for understanding why kids do what they do: attention, escape, access to tan…
2 months, 1 week ago
EP 270: What is Your Kid's Nervous System Predicting? (Part 3 of 3)
Episode 270
We've been in a three-part series on sticky behaviors (behaviors that don’t seem to change, no matter WHAT you do!), and today we're doing the detect…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
EP 269: What Actually Changes Sticky Behaviors (Part 2 of 3)
Part 1 was about why sticky behaviors stay stuck. Part 2 is where the hope lives. We're diving into the two mechanisms that actually change sticky be…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
EP 268: Why Sticky Behaviors Stay Stuck (Part 1 of 3)
Episode 268
If you've tried everything and a behavior just won't stop…that's a sticky behavior. Let's dive deeeeeep into the neuroscience behind the behaviors th…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 267: Boredom Triggers Dysregulation
Episode 267
When kids can't tolerate boredom, it's easy to forget to put on our X-ray vision goggles and chalk it up to too much screen time or even not enough g…
3 months ago
EP 266: When Things Are Genuinely Impossible: One Dad’s Story
A dad - who is also a former foster youth and the director of non-profit supporting foster and adoptive families - shares an honest and tender conver…
3 months, 1 week ago
EP 265: Nothing Changed & Everything Changed - A mom interview
A single mom who adopted boy-girl twins through foster care shares about her slow, almost invisible journey from survival mode to genuinely delightin…
3 months, 1 week ago
EP 264: Responding to the Judgement and Advice from Others
Parenting kids with big, baffling behaviors is hard enough. THEN someone has opinions about it. This episode breaks down why people say the things th…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
EP 263: The Framework That Works on Everyone in the Room
Episode 163
Whether you're supporting a dysregulated eight-year-old, a parent who's convinced nothing is working, or the version of yourself driving home after a…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
EP 262: Why Helpers Burn Out- and what to do about it
Episode 262
The helpers ~ therapists, coaches, teachers, advocates ~ are burning out at alarming rates. We talk endlessly about self-care, caseload management, a…
4 months ago