Behind the ABA Talk Podcast

Behind the ABA Talk Podcast

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Behind the ABA Talk Podcast episodes

  • Special Series Ep. 6 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

    Welcome to a special edition of Behind the ABA Talk podcast. In this series, host Lisa Gurdin is joined by BehaviorLive co-founder and WIBA executive director, Janet Lund, to have heart-to-heart conversations with ABA experts, thought leaders, and change-makers who are speaking at the WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. On January 15 and 16, this virtual live and on-demand conference will feature women in behavior analysis who are expanding the field of ABA with passion, innovation, and intentionality. 


    In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Dr. Sarah Lichtenberger about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and how she learned the importance of humility, self-compassion, and daily ethical practice.


    At the Women Behaving Boldly conference, Dr. Lichtenberger will explore how self-compassion and intentional ethical practice help behavior analysts lead with humility and grace. Through practical examples and prompts for daily practices, she will  help fellow behavior analysts reframe mistakes as opportunities to strengthen integrity and build teams where people can learn openly and ethically together. Welcome to the show!

    Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. 


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    WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference

    Sarah Lichtenberger's LinkedIn

    Janet Lund's LinkedIn


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    51 min
  • Special Series Ep. 5 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

    Welcome to a special edition of Behind the ABA Talk podcast. In this series, host, Lisa Gurdin, is joined by BehaviorLive co-founder and WIBA executive director, Janet Lund, to have heart-to-heart conversations with ABA experts, thought leaders, and change-makers who are speaking at the WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. On January 15 and 16, this virtual live and on-demand conference will feature women in behavior analysis who are expanding the field of ABA with passion, innovation, and intentionality. 


    In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Dr Nancy Marchese about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and the incredible work she is doing as CEO and Founder of Breakthrough Autism Centre. Nancy talked about the importance of empowering families and building strong, evidence-based teams to support children with autism.


    Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. 


    Podcast & Episode Links:

    https://www.lsgurdinconsulting.com/podcast

    WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference

    Breakthrough Autism Center

    Nancy Marchese's LinkedIn

    Janet Lund's LinkedIn


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    46 min
  • Special Series Ep. 4 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

    Welcome to a special edition of Behind the ABA Talk podcast. In this series, host Lisa Gurdin is joined by BehaviorLive co-founder and WIBA executive director, Janet Lund, to have heart-to-heart conversations with ABA experts, thought leaders, and change-makers who are speaking at the WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. On January 15 and 16, this virtual live and on-demand conference will feature women in behavior analysis who are expanding the field of ABA with passion, innovation, and intentionality. 

    In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Kathy Fox about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and the incredible work she is doing as principal and assistant director at Morningside Academy, an internationally recognized school supporting students with learning differences. Kathy also discussed the importance of reading for all of us and shared the top three books she read in 2025. 

    At the Women Behaving Boldly conference, Kathy will discuss the benefits of reading, what is lost when reading behavior deteriorates, what we stand to gain from building reading skills across settings and how leaders can shape the communities they lead to enthusiastically embrace reading and its benefits. 


    Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. 


    Podcast & Episode Links:

    https://www.lsgurdinconsulting.com/podcast

    WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference

    Kathy Fox's LinkedIn

    Morningside Academy

    Janet Lund's LinkedIn


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    48 min
  • Special Series Ep. 3 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

    Welcome to a special edition of Behind the ABA Talk podcast. In this series, host, Lisa Gurdin, is joined by BehaviorLive co-founder and WIBA executive director, Janet Lund, to have heart-to-heart conversations with ABA experts, thought leaders, and change-makers who are speaking at the WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. On January 15 and 16, this virtual live and on-demand conference will feature women in behavior analysis who are expanding the field of ABA with passion, innovation, and intentionality. 


    In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Dr. Margo Uwayo, BCBA-D about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and the inspiration for her visionary school, Kalamazoo Academy for Behavioral and Academic Success (KABAS). At the Women Behaving Boldly Conference, Dr. Uwayo will describe a unique educational model that applies effective strategies from Applied Behavior Analysis to core academic subjects at an ABA-based school.


    Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. 


    Podcast & Episode Links:

    https://www.lsgurdinconsulting.com/podcast

    WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference

    Margo Uwayo's LinkedIn

    KABAS School

    Janet Lund's LinkedIn


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    48 min
  • Special Series Ep.2 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

    Welcome to a special edition of Behind the ABA Talk podcast. In this series, host, Lisa Gurdin, is joined by BehaviorLive co-founder and WIBA executive director, Janet Lund, to have heart-to-heart conversations with ABA experts, thought leaders, and change-makers who are speaking at the WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. On January 15 and 16, this virtual live and on-demand conference will feature women in behavior analysis who are expanding the field of ABA with passion, innovation, and intentionality. 



    In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Mellanie Page, BCBA, MBA about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and the business she developed to guide behavior analysts through the process of evolving from traditional one-to-one clinical service delivery into the role of a leveraged clinician—a practitioner who amplifies their expertise, expands their reach, and creates multiple avenues for impact and income. Mellanie is founder of The ABA Collective, a visionary OBM-based CEU platform that helps behavior analysts apply their skills in innovative ways. 



    Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. 


    Podcast & Episode Links:

    https://www.lsgurdinconsulting.com/podcast

    WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference

    Mellanie Page's LinkedIn

    The ABA Collective

    Janet Lund's LinkedIn


    Follow us:

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    35 min
  • Behind the ABA Talk Ep.4 - Conversation with Dr. Shannon Berry on School Avoidance

    Join host Lisa Gurdin, founder of LSGurdin Consulting, for heart-to-heart conversations with expert speakers from the LSGurdin Consulting Continuing Education program. In this episode, Dr. Shannon Rossi shares her journey in behavior analysis and education and discusses her experience helping students not only attend school regularly, but also engage in learning throughout the school day.



    Listen now and mark your calendar for Dr. Shannon Barry and Dr. Catherine Rossi's CE event: School Refusal Part 2: Tier 2 and Tier 3 Supports for School Refusal/Avoidance, on January 9, 12-1:30 PM EST. This event will also be offered on demand.


    Register at https://www.lsgurdinconsulting.com/ or https://behaviorlive.com/organizations/lsgurdin/LiveEvents 


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    33 min
  • Special Series Ep. 1 - Highlighting WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference Presenters with co-host Janet Lund

    Welcome to a special edition of Behind the ABA Talk podcast. In this series, host, Lisa Gurdin, is joined by BehaviorLive co-founder and WIBA executive director, Janet Lund, to have heart-to-heart conversations with ABA experts, thought leaders, and change-makers who are speaking at the WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. On January 15 and 16, this virtual live and on-demand conference will feature women in behavior analysis who are expanding the field of ABA with passion, innovation, and intentionality. 



    In this podcast episode, Janet and Lisa talk with Dr. Jaclyn Leotta about the behind-the-scenes realities that shaped her professional journey and her fluency-based framework for training school personnel in crisis-prevention, de-escalation, and safety-response skills using principles of precision teaching, performance feedback, and ongoing coaching. Dr. Leotta will be presenting this framework at the WIBA conference.



    Listen now and mark your calendar for the inspiring WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference. 


    Podcast & Episode Links:

    https://www.lsgurdinconsulting.com/podcast

    WIBA's Women Behaving Boldly Conference

    Dr. Leotta's LinkedIn 

    Janet Lund's LinkedIn


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    37 min
  • Behind the ABA Talk Ep.3 - School Avoidance with Dr. Catherine Rossi

    Join host Lisa Gurdin, founder of LSGurdin Consulting, for heart-to-heart conversations with expert speakers from the LSGurdin Consulting Continuing Education program. In our 3rd episode, Dr. Catherine Rossi shares her journey in behavior analysis and education and discusses her experience supporting students with school avoidance.

    Listen now and mark your calendar for Dr. Catherine Rossi and Dr. Shannon Barry's CE event: School Refusal Part 1: Universal Tier 1 Supports for School Refusal/Avoidance, on December 5, 12-1:30 PM EST.

    https://behaviorlive.com/organizations/lsgurdin/events/school-refusal-part-1-universal-tier-1-supports-for-school-avoidance-refusal

    Register at https://www.lsgurdinconsulting.com/ or https://behaviorlive.com/organizations/lsgurdin/LiveEvents 

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    34 min
  • Behind the ABA Talk Ep.2 - Conversation with Ryan Baker-Barrett on Reframing ADHD Interventions

    In this episode, Lisa Gurdin and Ryan Baker-Barrett talk about Ryan's personal and professional experiences with ADHD. He shares his journey: getting his own diagnosis late in life, raising a child with ADHD, and learning that ADHD is really a complex, multidimensional condition significantly impacting executive function. 

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    53 min
  • Behind the ABA Talk Ep.1 – Positive Psychology Meets ABA Therapy: Dr. Paige Raitz on Flourishing by Design

    Join host Lisa Gurdin, founder of LSGurdin Consulting, for heart-to-heart conversations with expert speakers from the LSGurdin Consulting Continuing Education program. In our premiere episode, Dr. Paige Raitz, Vice President of Implementation and Dissemination at Proof Positive, shares her journey in autism services and how positive psychology can transform ABA practice and wellbeing.


    Listen now and mark your calendar for Dr. Raitz’s CE event, Flourishing by Design: Integrating Positive Psychology into ABA Services, on October 3, 12-1:30 PM EST.


    Learn more or register at https://www.lsgurdinconsulting.com/ or https://behaviorlive.com/organizations/lsgurdin/LiveEvents 

    Registration! Click here.

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    47 min

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Join host Lisa Gurdin, founder of LSGurdin Consulting, for heart-to-heart conversations with expert speakers from the LSGurdin Consulting Continuing Education program