What is failure, but just another way to learn something new?

Have you ever heard the phrase, “What’s hard for you is not what’s wrong with you”?

During today’s meal - I speak with an audhd social worker about rejection sensitive dysphoria, building self-advocacy and boundaries, the nuances in the neurodiversity realm, and favorite wintertime activities.

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Maverick Joyce, MSW

Maverick Joyce is a social worker, coach, and therapist who supports people struggling with rejection wounds to find their boundaries in relationships, confidence in their values and opinions, and self-advocacy without shame.

Upon birthing a child into this world as a 30-something, Maverick was identified as AuDHD and they realised they experienced this phenomenon called Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD). This entire experience was a wake-up call that propelled them into the work they do, and the mission to show people that they don’t have to accept RSD as a lifelong condition.

The world needs the authentic shine and embodiment of neurodivergent brains. Maverick combines structural, systemic, ancestral, and interpersonal standpoints through wholistic mind-body-emotion-spirit frameworks to guide people into authentic embodiment of Self.

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Follow Maverick!

Instagram: @the.neuroqueer.therapist

Program sales page: Unlock your Inner Genius

Informational video on Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and the program: Unlock Your Inner Genius Mini-Training

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Happy beginning of the year!

Have you mapped out your plans for 2026?

Are you attending any professional conferences?

During today’s meal - I speak with a remote behavior analyst about what her typical day looks like, how she balances her many roles, her favorite skill to work on, and her 2026 conference plans.

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Sameli Mena, BCBA, LBA

Sameli is a remote Board Certified Behavior Analyst and content creator based in Washington DC. She provides family-centered ABA services with a focus on collaboration, accessibility, and culturally responsive care.

Through her brand, ABA Focus, she designs tools, trainings, and digital resources that help BCBAs, RBTs, and caregivers apply behavioral principles in practical and meaningful ways.

Her mission is to make high-quality ABA support easy to understand and accessible to every family and professional she reaches.

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Instagram: @aba.focus

Tiktok: @aba.focus_

Website: ABAfocus.store

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Behavior Bites is hosted by Rosie Jeffers, MAT, BCBA, LABA

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Are you ready for your next adventure in life?

Do you make room for struggle?

During today’s meal, we’re finishing our amazing dinner with Beth McKee. We discuss her role models, aging as a behavior analyst, and working abroad.

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Beth McKee, MSEd, BCBA

Beth is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She works internationally supporting sustainable humane practices in behavior analysis and contextual science. She has over 25 years experience in the field. Beth has appeared nationally and internationally on live online trainings and a podcast. She has presented in the US and China. Beth is committed to life long learning & facilitating societal change through the humane application of the science of human behavior.

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Follow Beth!

Instagram: ⁠@bethm_mckee⁠

Email: ⁠bethmariemckee@gmail.com⁠

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Resources

⁠my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/24169-beighton-score⁠

⁠ehlers-danlos.com⁠

⁠Are You Mad at Me?⁠

⁠bendybodiespodcast.com/guests/jessica-eccles⁠

⁠jeanniedibon.com⁠

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Behavior Bites is hosted by Rosie Jeffers, MAT, BCBA, LABA

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How can you add more curiosity to your world?

Can you shift your perspective to be more reflective rather than reactive?

During today’s meal - I speak with a behavior analyst about leadership, her journey with chronic illness, using our science to connect the data points to a diagnosis, and enjoying a meal more when sharing it with loved ones.

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Beth McKee, MSEd, BCBA

Beth is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She works internationally supporting sustainable humane practices in behavior analysis and contextual science. She has over 25 years experience in the field. Beth has appeared nationally and internationally on live online trainings and a podcast. She has presented in the US and China. Beth is committed to life long learning & facilitating societal change through the humane application of the science of human behavior.

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Follow Beth!

Instagram: @bethm_mckee

Email: bethmariemckee@gmail.com

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Resources

my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/24169-beighton-score

ehlers-danlos.com

Are You Mad at Me?

bendybodiespodcast.com/guests/jessica-eccles

jeanniedibon.com

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Does it feel like you are drowning in a sea of unorganized paperwork?

Would you have more time to devote to your “why” in the field if you had space to self-advocate?

During today’s meal - I speak with a behavior analyst and new mom about what it looks like to advocate for yourself starting right from the interview process, having more time for life outside the field, what her favorite thing is about her job, and planning the perfect new parents’ date.

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Megan Richardson, M.A., BCBA, LBA

Megan is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and the creator behind The Organized Analyst, where she helps BCBAs organize their work to cut down on stress, rebalance their days to make space for life outside the field, and build businesses that fit the life they’re dreaming of.

Through her signature program, Thrive Academy, Megan is known for her relatable “BCBA Bestie” style that blends systems, mindset, and strategy into practical steps that actually stick. Her mission? To help BCBAs stop running on burnout and start creating a career, and a life, they genuinely love.

When she’s not coaching, you’ll find Megan happily color-coding her calendar, quoting early 2000s rom-coms, or soaking up the joy (and chaos) of new mom life.

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Instagram: @theorganizedanalyst

Website: theorganizedanalyst.com

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What does it mean to raise a profession?

How much do you value developing staff personally, as well as clinically and professionally?

During today’s meal - I speak with a speech language pathologist, behavior analyst, and current PhD student about what her journey has been like, her advice to professionals and business owners, how she balances her many roles, and keeping summer alive with all the tomato dishes.

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Landria Seals Green, MA, CCC-SLP, BCBA

Landria Seals Green is a Founder, Innovator, Speaker, and Trainer. Her clinical experience includes being a dually certified Speech-Language Pathologist and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst.

Landria is the Founder and CEO of ExcelPrep Schools and has been a speaker for over fifteen years delivering messages and high impact trainings. While her research interests align with personnel and professional training and social communication skills, her joy comes when delivering messages of equity, diversity, justice, belonging and wellness to corporate and education organizations.

Landria is a self-described visionary, crafter, and entrepreneur. She has consulted and supported clinical practice process improvement and completed the merger and acquisition of her own multispecialty clinical practice.

Landria completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduate coursework in speech-language pathology at Northwestern University. She is currently completing her PhD in Special Education.

She is a full-time wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, business owner, and student. Landria is from the Southside of Chicago, lived in Connecticut and Michigan for a number of years. She now resides in Illinois with her husband Alfred and their children Adam and Alison, and their dog, Asher.

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Facebook: LandriaSLPGURU

Instagram: @landriagreenslpguru

LinkedIn: Landria Seals Green

YouTube: @slpgurulandriasealsgreen5445

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What brings you joy?

It’s okay if you don’t immediately have an answer, but I’m going to challenge you to bring more joy into your life!

During today’s meal - I speak with a behavior analyst about what brings her joy, her journey with ABA (the positives and challenges), mentoring younger generations, and community service.

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About Salma Jaramillo, MA, BCBA, LBA

Salma received her Master’s Degree in Exceptional Student Education & Applied Behavior Analysis at the University of West Florida. Before becoming a behavior analyst, Salma was a Registered Behavior Technician® for 7 years and provided direct therapy to various children with different needs and strengths.

Ever since becoming an RBT®, Salma knew she wanted to one day have her own ethical agency to continue to help children and their families. The agency she is building from the ground up is It Takes A Village ABA and the organization's message is that together we can achieve more.

Salma is stepping into her 4th year as a BCBA® and is still learning and hanging in there! Salma was raised by two immigrant parents that came to the states when she was only 3 years old and is a strong believer in resilience, hard work, and dedication to doing what you love. In her free time she creates art such as digital art and drawings, and is also skipping the midlife crisis and going straight into bird feeders, plants, and cats.

Salma also loves to volunteer and has participated in organizations that help abused & unhoused women and their children get back on their feet as well as mentoring teens going into high school with the goal to help them graduate with their high school diploma.

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Instagram: ⁠@bcba_insight

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Have you ever been in a contentious IEP meeting?

Do you support families with their educational advocacy?

During today’s meal - I speak with a behavior analyst, IEP advocate, and mom of 3 about how she got into behavior analysis, the biggest barrier when helping families advocate at IEPs, and her favorite food experience while traveling.

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About Annie McLaughlin, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA

Dr. Annie McLaughlin is a board certified behavior analyst and IEP advocate who runs a thriving consulting practice supporting families as they navigate the special education process and leads a small but mighty team dedicated to making the IEP process clearer and more collaborative.

Dr. Annie is the creator of Pivot into IEP Advocacy®, a program that helps behavior analysts step confidently into advocacy work, whether as a new path or an addition to their current services.

She’s a mom of three, a former special education teacher, and passionate about helping special education and behavior analysis better each other.

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Follow Annie!

Instagram: @IEPadvocateAnnie

Websites: iepadvocacytraining.com

specialedguidance.com

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