Welcome to the ABA Redefined podcast trailer! Host Sarah Burby introduces her mission to expand the science of behavior analysis beyond autism into exciting new areas like health coaching, business building, and more. If you've ever wondered how to apply your ABA knowledge in non-traditional settings, this podcast is your roadmap to breaking boundaries and building the career of your dreams.

In This Episode, Sarah Burby:

Introduces her mission to expand the science of behavior analysis beyond autism into exciting new areas

Shares how MindBodyBehavior is training over 70 BCBA candidates in non-traditional settings

Explains the 32 CEU health coaching program and Amplify business building program

Reveals her inspiration for finally launching this podcast after a year of planning

Previews upcoming episodes featuring real BCBAs making waves in non-traditional fields

Quotes from This Episode:

"My sole purpose of this podcast is to help you understand and feel confident that you can apply behavior analysis to whatever area lights you up."

"No one was really applying ABA to health coaching when I first got started and that didn't stop me."

"If someone is not currently applying it into that area, it doesn't mean you can't."

Connect With Us:

MindBodyBehavior Website

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program

Amplify Building Business Program

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @mindbodybehavioranalyst

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Don't miss the next episode where Sarah shares her personal journey from working as a BCBA in traditional settings to building a million-dollar business in the health and fitness space using behavior analysis principles.

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Ever wondered how to transition from traditional ABA to building a thriving business in health and wellness? In this inaugural episode, Sarah Burby shares her complete journey from accidentally discovering ABA through a summer camp job to building a million-dollar business in the health and fitness space.

If you're feeling stuck in traditional settings or curious about applying behavior analysis in new ways, you’ll want to give this episode a listen.

IN THIS EPISODE, SARAH BURBY:

Shares how a newspaper ad for a summer camp changed her entire career trajectory

Reveals her path from making $22,000/year as a grad student to building a thriving business outside the traditional ABA setting

Explains why she left traditional ABA settings (spoiler: it wasn't burnout!)

Details her journey to becoming dually certified as a BCBA and National Board Certified Health Coach

Discusses the moment she decided to go all in on her health coaching business while pregnant

Introduces MindBodyBehavior's three programs helping BCBAs work outside traditional settings

RESOURCES MENTIONEDFlagler College – St. Augustine, Florida
Rider University ABA Graduate Program (first cohort)
ACE Health Coaching Certification
National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching
Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor certification
Small Changes Coaching (Sarah's original business name)

QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE

"This science of ABA is so cool. And it doesn't just apply to autism. We can apply the science of ABA anywhere. But like, I'm sure most of you have heard something similar. That was the end of the sentence."
"I personally could not live with that potential regret of not doing something. So I was like, you know what? I'm going to go all in."
"There is a major misconception in our field that if you want to accrue your practicum hours, you have to be an RBT. Nowhere in the handbook does it say that."
"My goal for this podcast is to bring on guests that are working outside of the traditional settings... It is possible. You can do it."

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Connect With Us:

⁠MindBodyBehavior Website⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD⁠

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program⁠

Amplify Building Business Program⁠

Email: ⁠sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com⁠

Social Media: ⁠@mindbodybehavioranalyst

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Don’t miss the next episode, where Sarah dives deep into imposter syndrome—and why it’s so much deeper than just not feeling “good enough.”

If you love the show, leave us a 5-star review and share it with a BCBA friend who's ready to think outside the traditional box!

#ABARedefined #BehaviorAnalysis #BCBA #HealthCoaching #ABABusiness #MindBodyBehavior #BCBASupervision #BehaviorChange #Entrepreneurship #ABAInnovation #HealthAndWellness #IntuitiveEating

Feeling like a fraud despite your accomplishments? You’re not alone.

In this vulnerable and empowering episode, Sarah breaks down the psychology of imposter syndrome and how it shows up in every area of MindBodyBehavior—from supervision to health coaching to business building.

From her fear of public speaking in 2018 to launching this very podcast, Sarah shares how she learned to feel the fear and do it anyway.

In This Episode, Sarah Burby:

• Defines imposter syndrome and why it intensifies with success

• Breaks down the 5 types of imposter syndrome (and reveals her own struggles)

• Shares her journey from vomiting before presentations to confidently hosting this podcast

• Explains the “imposter loop” that traps us in perfectionism

• Reveals why her mentor refused to review her course again (and how it changed everything)

• Discusses how her upbringing shaped her adult relationship with achievement

• Offers practical tools for making space for fear while still pursuing your dreams

The 5 Types of Imposter Syndrome:

• The Perfectionist – Unrealistic standards, focus on flaws, avoids delegation

• The Expert – Fear of being exposed, constantly chasing more training

• The Soloist – Believes asking for help signals weakness

• The Natural Genius – Expects to master things instantly, struggles when challenged

• The Superwoman/Superman – Feels the need to excel in every life domain

Quotes From This Episode:
"Some days I wake up and I’m ready to freaking go. And some days I wake up and think—who put me in charge?"

"If I never did the thing that made me scared and uncomfortable, who knows where I’d be today?"

"If I said yes to this right now, I’d be reinforcing your behavior of seeking approval from me. It’s good enough. You know it’s good enough."

"I need to do this thing that feels wildly uncomfortable… because I know I need to get at least decent at public speaking."

"When was the last time you looked back at something you did well and just said: yeah. I did that?"

Sarah’s 5-Step Challenge:
After this episode, challenge yourself to:

1. Define imposter syndrome in your own words

2. Identify all the areas where it shows up in your life

3. Map out your personal “imposter loop”

4. Choose one scary thing to do this week—and visualize the outcome

5. Celebrate one thing you’re proud of from the past week

Resources Mentioned:

• Valerie Young – Psychologist who defined the 5 imposter types

• Relational Frame Theory and comparison frames

• Sarah’s “Beating Burnout” CEU course

• MindBodyBehavior supervision program

• Board-approved Health Coaching CEU cohort

• Amplify business-building program

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

FREE Resource: Looking for a free CEU? Check out Understanding Imposter Syndrome from a Behavior Analytic Lens here.

Hashtags:
#ABARedefined #ImposterSyndrome #BehaviorAnalysis #BCBA #HealthCoaching #MindBodyBehavior #Perfectionism #RelationalFrameTheory #PublicSpeaking #Confidence #BehaviorChange

Meet Kendra, Sarah's right-hand woman and co-instructor for MindBodyBehavior's National Board Health Coaching Program.

From working in residential facilities with high-risk behaviors to coaching veterans and teaching motivational interviewing to National Guard leaders, Kendra’s career shows just how diverse an ABA path can be.

Plus, get behind-the-scenes insights into their health coaching program—and learn why “just telling people what to do” isn’t actually coaching.

In This Episode, Sarah and Kendra Discuss:

• How a Facebook tag led to their partnership and co-teaching journey

• Kendra’s transition from traditional ABA to nutrition and health coaching

• Her personal story of healing from hormonal imbalances

• Supporting veterans through Mission 22 and National Guard programs

• Teaching motivational interviewing to military leadership

• The behavioral science behind grocery shopping

• The real difference between coaching and consulting

• Setting boundaries and building a flexible career in behavior analysis

• Watching students develop their own unique coaching voices

• Common myths about what health coaching is (and isn’t)

Guest Information:
Kendra – BCBA, Board Certified Health Coach, Co-Instructor of the MindBodyBehavior Health Coaching Program

• Master's in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine

• Certified Personal Trainer and Yoga Instructor

• Veteran support through Mission 22 nonprofit

• Motivational Interviewing Instructor for National Guard

Quotes From This Episode:
"I learned for myself—and I believe this truly for everyone else—that food can be medicine."

"By the end of it, complete buy-in. A completely different way to talk to individuals... we're all humans."

"There's not a great understanding of what coaching is. Why would I hire a coach, right? Unless you've actually experienced it."

"Think about how, if you broke [grocery shopping] down into every single step of a task analysis, there's so much that goes into that."

"The journey is part of the coaching... it’s just a very different aspect of helping somebody get to the place where they want to be."

Key Insights:

• Multiple Certifications Work: Sarah and Kendra both tried two coaching programs before landing on board-approved options

• MI Skills Transfer: Motivational interviewing strengthens communication in traditional ABA settings

• Diverse Career Paths: ABA professionals are now coaching in wellness, military, and corporate sectors

• Coaching vs. Consulting: Coaching is about guiding a process—not handing over a plan

• Flexibility Matters: Once you’ve worked on your own terms, it’s hard to go back

Resources Mentioned:

• Mission 22 (nonprofit for veterans)

• National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC)

• Motivational Interviewing training

• MindBodyBehavior Health Coaching Program

• LinkedIn for exploring job opportunities in coaching

  
  

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

Next Episode Preview:
Coming up: Sarah interviews a current supervisee earning BCBA hours while working at a health coaching agency—proof that you don’t have to start your own business to thrive in this space.

Interested in health coaching? Reach out to Sarah or Kendra for a conversation about whether this path might be right for you. As Kendra says, they’ll "talk and talk and talk" until you have everything you need.

Hashtags:
#ABARedefined #HealthCoaching #BehaviorAnalysis #BCBA #Veterans #MotivationalInterviewing #MindBodyBehavior #NationalBoard #FunctionalMedicine #Nutrition #BCBASupervision #CareerChange

In this episode, Sarah kicks off Money Mindset March with a powerful question:

Do you actually have a money problem… or do you have a money story problem?

So many people believe they struggle with money because there simply isn’t enough of it. But Sarah challenges that idea and explores how the real issue is often the stories and beliefs we carry about money—many of which were formed early in life without us even realizing it.

Sarah shares personal experiences from growing up in a middle-class household where negative messages about wealth were common, and how those early narratives shaped her adult relationship with money. She explains how beliefs about money are often learned through observation, reinforced through emotional experiences, and carried into adulthood as if they were facts.

Throughout the episode, Sarah breaks down how to identify your own money stories, where they might have come from, and how those beliefs could be influencing your decisions around work, business, and self-worth.

If you’ve ever felt guilt for wanting more money, struggled to advocate for yourself financially, or worried that wealth might change who you are, this episode invites you to question those assumptions and begin rewriting your story.

In This Episode Sarah Discusses…

• How many “money problems” are actually belief and story problems
• How childhood experiences and family narratives shape your relationship with money
• Common money stories like “money is hard to keep,” “money is selfish,” or “money causes stress”
• Why guilt and shame around wanting money are often learned—not inherently yours
• The exercise “Money is…” to uncover the beliefs running your financial decisions
• How fear of judgment or rejection can keep you from asking for raises, pricing confidently, or pursuing opportunities
• Why people often undervalue themselves or self-sabotage when financial success becomes possible
• How money acts as an amplifier of your character rather than something that changes who you are
• The importance of creating new evidence to challenge old financial beliefs
• Small actions that help break money blocks and build confidence around earning and receiving more

Quotes from This Episode

1. “Most of the time when we think we have a money problem, we actually have a money story problem.”
2. “Money stories are usually written early in life—and most of the time we don’t even realize we’re living inside them.”
3. “Wanting money does not make you a bad person. It makes you a human living in a world where money matters.”
4. “Money doesn’t change who you are. It amplifies who you already are.”
5. “You probably didn’t choose the money story you were handed—but now you get to choose what you do with it.”

Your Action Step
Start by uncovering your money story.

Complete this sentence five times without overthinking it:

“Money is…”

Write down the first responses that come to mind.

Then ask yourself:

• Which response feels the most emotionally charged?

• Who taught me this belief about money?

• Is this actually a fact—or just a story I’ve been carrying?

Finally, notice where this belief might be showing up in your behavior—whether that’s avoiding raises, undercharging in your business, staying in an unfulfilling job, or feeling guilty for wanting more.

You may not have chosen the money story you were given.

But once you see it clearly, you can start rewriting it.

Connect with MBB

• FREE CEUS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/ceus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Mind Body Behavior RECLAIM Retreat:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/appointment-page-3564-2536-1477-4221⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/bcba-supervision⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com
• Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts

In this episode, Sarah asks the question she returns to over and over again—in her own life and inside the MindBody Behavior community:

What do you really want?

Not what sounds responsible. Not what fits the timeline. Not what looks good on paper. Not what makes you appear like the “good” professional, partner, parent, or friend.

What do you actually want?

Sarah unpacks the difference between conditional desires (the ones shaped by society, family, praise, and fear of disappointment) and intrinsic desires (the ones that feel alive, expansive, and deeply yours). She explores why so many high-achieving people hit goals and feel relief instead of fulfillment—and how to tell whether you’re moving toward something meaningful or just running away from something uncomfortable.

If you’ve been feeling apathetic, stuck, or quietly unfulfilled—even though your life “looks good” from the outside—this episode is your invitation to get radically honest.

In This Episode Sarah Discusses…

• The difference between conditional wants (outside-in) and intrinsic wants (inside-out)
• Why achieving the “right” goals can still leave you feeling empty
• The body-based cue: does this desire feel expansive or contracted?
• The question: “If no one ever knew I did this, would I still want it?”
• How we confuse clarity with certainty—and why certainty isn’t required
• The permission trap: whose approval are you still waiting for?
• Why arbitrary timelines (“by this age I should…”) quietly run your life
• Moving toward something vs. running away from something—and how they can look identical
• Her own evolution around money, financial freedom, and releasing shame
• Why dreaming feels hard when you’ve trained yourself not to want too much

Quotes from This Episode

1. “What do you really want—not what feels responsible—but what do you actually want?”
2. “Relief means I finally did what I was supposed to do. Aliveness feels like expansion.”
3. “Clarity comes from moving, not from standing there trying to think harder.”
4. “You don’t need certainty. You need honesty.”
5. “You don’t need permission. You’re allowed to want what you want.”

Your Action Step

• Pick one area of your life—work, relationships, health, lifestyle—and ask yourself:
• If no one would ever know I did this… would I still want it?
• Notice what happens in your body when you imagine having it. Expansion? Contraction? Relief? Aliveness?
• Then ask: Am I moving toward something meaningful—or just trying to escape something else?
• You don’t need a five-year plan.
• You don’t need certainty.
• You don’t need permission.
• You just need to start telling yourself the truth.

Connect with MBB

• FREE CEUS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/ceus⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Mind Body Behavior RECLAIM Retreat:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/appointment-page-3564-2536-1477-4221⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠⁠⁠⁠
• BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/bcba-supervision⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com
• Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts

ABA Redefined - Episode 19: The Energy You Keep - Who’s Shaping Your Reality’

Release Date: 10/29/2025

Duration: 18 minutes

Host: Sarah Burby, BCBA, Founder of MindBodyBehavior

Episode Description

Your circle isn't just nice to have—it's literally shaping who you're becoming. In this raw and energizing episode, Sarah gets real about the invisible power of the people you surround yourself with and why "your vibe attracts your tribe" isn't just a cute saying. From mastermind groups that blow her ceiling off to draining relationships she had to step back from, Sarah breaks down how to audit your inner circle and intentionally curate the energy that will unleash (not limit) your potential.

In this Episode Sarah Discusses...

• Why the upcoming MindBodyBehavior retreat has her so amped she can't sleep until 2 AM

• The two types of people: those who lift you up and those who drain your energy

• How her mastermind group destroys limiting beliefs about what's possible

• The neuroscience behind it: state-dependent memory and how your emotional state shapes what you learn and recall

• Thinking about growth like shaping successive approximations in ABA terms

Quotes From This Episode

"Who we keep in our inner circle is literally who is shaping who we become. And I think that a lot of people really underestimate that."

"If they can do it, why can't I do that? Maybe I've been selling myself short for X amount of years. Maybe I'm much more capable than what I've been doing and what I've let myself believe."

"Can you imagine what would happen if you started believing in yourself as fiercely as you've been clinging onto your excuses, as fiercely as you've been doubting yourself?"

"Your energy is so precious. I just need you to understand that, and it's up to you to be intentional as hell about who and what you allow into your space."

"The world needs you to stop playing small. It needs you to stop hiding your magic and stop believing the BS about who you can't be."

"I am deliberate about my influences. I surround myself with people who believe boldly and move bravely. I choose energy that unleashes my potential, not limits it."

This Week's Challenge

1. Audit your top five influences - people, social media accounts, podcasts. What energy are they amplifying in you?

2. Have one conversation about an energy-draining dynamic. How could you realign it with compassion?

3. Invite one person into your circle who embodies the energy you want to grow. Tell them why.

4. Notice how your potential expands when you do this work.

• MindBodyBehavior's First In-Person Retreat (April 2025)

• State-dependent memory research

• Shaping and successive approximations (ABA concepts)

Connect with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program: https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD: 

https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

Sarah gets brutally honest about the skill that took years and multiple coaches to master: responding from logic instead of emotion. After noticing patterns of emotional responses from others in recent months, she shares the neuroscience behind why our brains hijack us, how to spot emotional vs. logical responses (in yourself and others), and practical strategies she uses to avoid relationship-destroying reactions. Plus, her confession about what triggers her emotional responses most (spoiler: it involves lunch).

In This Episode, Sarah Discusses...

• The amygdala hijack: Why your logical brain literally goes offline when triggered

• Clear signs someone (including you) is responding emotionally vs. logically

• How to respond when others are coming at you emotionally

• • Three questions to ask before hitting send on any response
  • The acceptance piece: sitting with discomfort instead of reactive responding

  
  

• Quotes from This Episode

  • "By the time your logical brain even knows something happened, your emotional brain has already decided to do its own response."
  • "We all know those phrases, right? They're professional ways to say, I'm basically really pissed off, and I want you to know it without me actually saying I'm pissed off."
  • "Our first gut response in those situations is usually not the most helpful. The one that comes after we pause, when we sleep, when we eat - that usually solves problems and builds relationships."

  
  

  Action Steps & Takeaways

  • Track your emotional response patterns using the ABC model (Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence)
  • Implement the HALT check before responding to triggering situations
  • Practice the 12-24 hour rule on one small trigger this week
  • Ask yourself: "Am I trying to be right, or am I trying to solve the problem?"
  • Use incompatible behaviors (walking, breathing exercises) to prevent emotional responding

  
  

  Connect  with MBB

  Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

  https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach

  Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

  https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum

  FREE CEUS: 

  32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program: https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach

  BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD: 

  https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision

  Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

  Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

  
  

In this deeply personal episode, Sarah tackles one of the most universal struggles we all face: the paralyzing fear of what other people think.

Drawing from her own journey of putting herself out there on social media and building her business, Sarah explores the psychological research behind the "Spotlight Effect" — the cognitive bias that makes us think people are paying way more attention to us than they actually are.

She shares vulnerable stories about posting her success story, dealing with public criticism, and the moment she realized she's "not that important" (in the most liberating way possible). Sarah challenges behavior analysts specifically to examine how their fear of judgment keeps them playing small, diluting their message, and missing opportunities for growth.

This episode is a powerful reminder that being judged is survivable, that authenticity matters more than perfection, and that your people are looking for the real you — not a sanitized, people-pleasing version. If you've been holding yourself back because you're worried about criticism, this episode will inspire you to live life "hot pink and sparkly" instead of beige and invisible.

Resources Mentioned

• Cornell University research on the Spotlight Effect (students wearing embarrassing t-shirts study)

• Self-compassion research on threat systems and social evaluation

• Mind Body Behavior business coaching and programs

• Instagram: @mindbodybehavioranalyst

Quotes from This Episode

• "We think people are noticing us twice as much as they actually are. And we walk around, we're convinced, everyone's watching us, everyone's judging us, everyone's forming opinions about every little thing that we do, and the truth is, most people are too busy worrying about what everyone thinks about them."

• "I'm actually not that important, and I mean that in the most liberating way possible. Most people are not just sitting around thinking about me at all times."

• "Just because it feels dangerous, does not mean it's actually dangerous. So your feelings are valid. I will never discredit that. Your feelings are valid. But, they're not always accurate predictors of your reality."

• "The only way that we will guarantee that we'll never be criticized is to never do anything, never say anything, never try anything... And I sure am hell not living my life like that. You know how I want to live my life? Hot pink, and sparkly."

• "If you try to be for everyone, you're gonna end up being for no one. You become this watered-down version of yourself."

• "You can't grow if you're not willing to be bad at things first. You can't learn if you're not willing to make mistakes."

• "You could be safe from criticism, but you're also safe from progress."

• "The people who matter will not judge you for being human. And the people who judge you for being human do not matter."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

Love the show? Leave us a 5-star review, click "follow," and share it with a BCBA friend who's ready to be brave, messy, and real.

Are you spending 45-55 hours per week just waiting for Friday to arrive?

In this eye-opening episode, Sarah breaks down the actual math of living for the weekend and challenges the normalized belief that work is supposed to drain us.

She shares her personal journey from experiencing Sunday scaries and counting down to Friday, to genuinely looking forward to Mondays.

If you're stuck in the cycle of tolerating Monday through Friday just to enjoy 32 waking hours on the weekend, this episode will help you rethink what's possible for your career and your life.

Resources Mentioned

• CALABA Conference

• MindBodyBehavior In-Person Retreat (April, beach location, limited to 30 participants - waitlist available)

• Free Dual Certification CE (available on demand)

Quotes from This Episode

• "The math is telling us that we're spending the majority of our conscious existence just waiting. Waiting around for Friday. Waiting around for vacation, waiting around for retirement, waiting around to actually start living our lives, and I don't know about you, but I was not okay with that."

• "When we feel that Sunday scares, our body is trying to tell us, like, hey, something's not aligning here, something's not right."

• "Your life is not something that starts when you clock out on Friday. Your life is happening right now, all of it, including Monday through Friday."

• "You deserve to be excited about your life, not just 32 hours on the weekend, but all of it. You deserve work that fuels your soul, or at least doesn't actively deplete it."

• "When we accept that work is supposed to suck, that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. When we decide that our weekday hours are just as valuable as our weekend hours, when we start protecting our energy and pursuing work that actually matters to us, things start to shift."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

Love the show? Leave us a 5-star review, click “follow,” and share it with a BCBA friend who’s ready to think outside the traditional box.

Sarah almost didn't record this episode because her house got hit hard with COVID and she was struggling with that "razor blade throat" feeling. But sometimes our worst weeks become our best teachers.

In this raw and honest episode, recorded on a Saturday after barely making it through the week, Sarah shares five powerful lessons she learned during her breakdown week - from realizing she's not superhuman to understanding that her worth isn't tied to productivity.

This isn't toxic positivity - it's about mining your hard moments for wisdom and refusing to let them be meaningless.

If you've ever felt like you're failing at everything while sick, overwhelmed, or just having one of those weeks, this episode will help you reframe your struggles as your curriculum.

Quotes from This Episode

• "Maybe this terrible week isn't happening to me. Maybe it's happening for me. Maybe there's something I'm supposed to learn here that I can't see yet because I'm too busy being pissed off about it."

• "Our hardest moments don't always have to be interruptions to our growth. Most of the time, they are our growth."

• "There's a huge, huge difference between 'this painful thing was meant to happen' and 'now that this painful thing has happened, what can I learn from that?' One dismisses your pain, the other honors it while also refusing to let it be meaningless."

• "I am not superhuman, and pretending that I am literally serves no one."

• "My worth is not tied to my productivity."

• "Your struggles are not your weakness. They're teaching you about your resilience, priorities, and what really matters."

• "Your breakdown might be just the beginning of your breakthrough."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

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Ever find yourself spiraling when you see another BCBA's success on social media?

In this vulnerable and insightful episode, Sarah dives deep into the psychology of comparison and why other people's wins can feel like personal attacks on our worth.

She shares her own struggles with comparison paralysis in the early days of building MindBodyBehavior and reveals the game-changing strategies that helped her transform comparison from a source of pain into valuable data for growth.

If you've ever felt stuck comparing yourself to others in your field, this episode will help you break free from that exhausting cycle and start using other people's success as fuel for your own journey.

Resources Mentioned

• MindBodyBehavior coaching programs

• Business coaching program for BCBAs

• Small Changes Coaching (Sarah's original business name)

Quotes from This Episode

• "Comparison does not care about your logic. It does not care about your actual success. And it literally just hits you in that super vulnerable spot where all of your insecurities are living."

• "The market of success is not like a pie that has X number of pieces, and then if all the pieces are gone, there's none left for you. That's not how success works, but our brain still thinks it does."

• "Someone else's success is not commentary on your timeline. Their win is not your loss. Their breakthrough doesn't mean that you are broken."

• "Comparison became data for me."

• "When we celebrate other people's wins, it's expanding our own capacity for success. When you believe that good things can happen for them, you start believing that good things can happen for you, too."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

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Are you stuck waiting for the "perfect moment" to start that business, take that course, or make that career change?

In this episode, recorded from Sarah's brand new office, she dives deep into the psychology behind our "readiness illusion" and why we get trapped believing that readiness is a prerequisite for action.

Sarah breaks down the competing brain systems that keep us in perpetual preparation mode and reveals why confidence comes after action, not before.

If you're a behavior analyst who's been telling yourself "I'm not ready yet" for that next big step, this episode will help you recognize when preparation becomes sophisticated procrastination and give you the tools to start building your future self in the doing phase.

Resources Mentioned

• Tech industry concept of "failing fast"

• Prefrontal cortex vs limbic system psychology

• Self-compassion practices for beginners

• Psychological safety techniques

Quotes from This Episode

• "We get stuck in believing that readiness is a prerequisite for action, but there's really a readiness illusion. Feeling ready is a story that we tell ourselves often to avoid the discomfort of uncertainty."

• "The feeling of readiness rarely comes before action. It comes after. Confidence is built by actually doing the thing. It's not built by rehearsing all these things in our head through planning."

• "Who do you become when you're perpetually preparing for something? You become someone who is going to do something rather than someone who is doing something."

• "Oftentimes, our reasons for not being ready are really our fears that are wearing this mask of logic."

• "When we demand perfection before we start, we're essentially demanding that we skip the learning phase and just jump straight into mastery. This is impossible."

• "What if readiness isn't about having everything figured out? What if readiness is simply about being willing to learn as you go?"

• "Your first version of anything - your business, a creative project, a new career - is not supposed to be your final version. It's supposed to be your learning version."

• "Starting before you're ready requires you to have self compassion. You must become your own safe person."

• "Your future self isn't waiting for you to become ready. It's waiting for you to become brave."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

Subscribe: [Apple Podcasts] | [Spotify]

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In this candid solo episode, Sarah takes you inside her brain for an unfiltered reflection on two powerful life lessons she's been processing.

First, she explores how some of life's biggest disappointments, from failed business partnerships to missed opportunities, often become our greatest blessings in disguise. Through personal stories about fitness studio collaborations that fell through and teaching positions she didn't get, Sarah reveals how these "failures" forced her to fully commit to building MindBodyBehavior.

Then, she challenges the common excuse of "it's not the right time" or "I'm not ready," asking for an operational definition of what the "right time" actually looks like.

If you've been waiting for perfect conditions to make a change, start something new, or take a risk, this episode will make you reconsider whether that perfect moment will ever actually arrive.

Resources Mentioned

• Barre teaching certifications and fitness studio experience

• Lagree Studio classes and instructor auditions

• MindBodyBehavior business development

• Knitting classes as a postpartum hobby example

• Recent MindBodyBehavior masterclass

Quotes from This Episode

• "Sometimes when things don't work out, they really, really work out."

• "I needed to rip that safety net off so I could truly have that moment of, like, no, I don't need that safety net, because I could build this business."

• "When you say, I'm not ready, or it's not the right time, I'm gonna need an operational definition of that, because truly, in life, it's never gonna be the right time to do something different."

• "If you can't clearly define what that is, you might want to do some reflecting, because if you don't, you're just going to get stuck in this day-to-day of going through the motions."

• "There's never gonna be a right time. It's going to be - I'm gonna make the decision to do X, Y, or Z, and then I'm gonna do it."

• "Not making a decision is making a decision, and I need to think about what I want, think about the scenario, not saying to just rush and make rash decisions, but we need to stop over-analyzing everything."

• "If you're gonna commit to something, just commit, right? Like, say, I'm gonna do this, and I'm gonna go all-in with 100%."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

Love the show? Leave us a 5-star review, click "follow," and share it with a BCBA friend who's ready to think outside the traditional box.

In this candid solo episode, Sarah takes you inside her brain for an unfiltered reflection on two powerful life lessons she's been processing.

First, she explores how some of life's biggest disappointments - from failed business partnerships to missed opportunities - often become our greatest blessings in disguise. Through personal stories about fitness studio collaborations that fell through and teaching positions she didn't get, Sarah reveals how these "failures" forced her to fully commit to building MindBodyBehavior.

Then, she challenges the common excuse of "it's not the right time" or "I'm not ready," asking for an operational definition of what the "right time" actually looks like.

If you've been waiting for perfect conditions to make a change, start something new, or take a risk, this episode will make you reconsider whether that perfect moment will ever actually arrive.

Resources Mentioned

• Barre teaching certifications and fitness studio experience

• Lagree Studio classes and instructor auditions

• MindBodyBehavior business development

• Knitting classes as a postpartum hobby example

• Recent MindBodyBehavior masterclass

Quotes from This Episode
"Sometimes when things don't work out, they really, really work out."
"I needed to rip that safety net off so I could truly have that moment of, like, no, I don't need that safety net, because I could build this business."
"When you say, I'm not ready, or it's not the right time, I'm gonna need an operational definition of that, because truly, in life, it's never gonna be the right time to do something different."
"If you can't clearly define what that is, you might want to do some reflecting, because if you don't, you're just going to get stuck in this day-to-day of going through the motions."
"There's never gonna be a right time. It's going to be - I'm gonna make the decision to do X, Y, or Z, and then I'm gonna do it."
"Not making a decision is making a decision, and I need to think about what I want, think about the scenario, not saying to just rush and make rash decisions, but we need to stop over-analyzing everything."
"If you're gonna commit to something, just commit, right? Like, say, I'm gonna do this, and I'm gonna go all-in with 100%."

Register for the Self Set Go Conference (October 10th-11th): ⁠Use Code MindBodyBehavior at checkout for a 15% discount 

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

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Join Sarah as she reconnects with Dani (Daniela Galves Moreno), BCBA and co-founder of Brawn and Bloom, for an inspiring conversation about courage, personal growth, and creating change in the ABA field.

Dani shares her incredible journey from working at Nemours Children's Hospital to taking a bold 4-month solo travel adventure that transformed her career path. Discover how this leap of faith led to co-founding Self Set Go, the field's first conference dedicated to clinician wellness and personal development.

If you're feeling stuck in traditional ABA roles or curious about applying behavior analysis to personal growth and entrepreneurship, this episode offers both inspiration and practical wisdom about taking courageous steps toward your own 2.0 version.

Resources Mentioned

• Rollins College (Danny's undergraduate experience)

• Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) - BCaBA and BCBA programs

• Nemours Children's Hospital

• Brawn and Bloom company

• Self Set Go Conference - October 10th and 11th, 2025

  • Theme: "Redefining Success and Discovering Your 2.0"

• Dr. Sarah E. Hill - Your Brain on Birth Control book

• Dr. Tyra Sellers - supervision and wellness keynote

• Dr. Cassie Holmes - Happier Hour book

• Dr. Karen Norton - Body Brain Alliance

• Kendra's nutrition workshop

• 15% discount code: MindBodyBehavior

Quotes from This Episode
"When things are meant to be for you, they will be for you no matter what. So if you are right now in a moment in your life where you're like, I don't know if this is the right thing to do, and what if I go, and maybe this... like, all the ifs, stop and just go with whatever your heart is telling you to do."

"Shoot the shots, right? Like, what is... shoot the shots. There's no... nothing that could go wrong. Like, if he says no, well, I go back to square one. I didn't have that opportunity before, so I lost, truly, nothing, but if he does say yes, I gained a whole lot."

"There is a lot of wisdom that comes from sitting with your own thoughts and nobody else. And the knowledge that you gain from those moments is knowledge that you can't gain any other way but when you are on your own."

"We want to shift away from that and actually teach clinicians how to manage their time so that they can be both professionals, but also human beings outside of BCBA, because being BCBA is only one part of us as human beings."

"Everything is temporary, so whatever situation you're in, in the moment, it tends to feel very heavy, and like you're never gonna get out of it. But remember that nothing lasts forever."

"Don't compare your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter 20, because that's not fair to you. And everybody started on chapter 1, so nobody just randomly woke up and was on chapter 20."

"In order for you to be courageous, fear must be present. So whenever we're thinking that, oh, I'm so scared to do it, I'm just not gonna do it... don't let fear stop you, because when fear is present, that means that you're in the right path."

Register for the Self Set Go Conference (October 10th-11th): Use Code MindBodyBehavior at checkout for a 15% discount

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 
Brawn and Bloom Website: Dani's Contact Page
Dani's Instagram: @brawnandbloom

In this episode, Sarah dives deep into one of the most misunderstood emotions we experience: fear.

So many high-capacity, capable people say, “I’m anxious,” “I’m nervous,” or “I’m scared,” and use that as a reason not to move toward something that deeply matters to them. But what if fear isn’t the stop sign you think it is?

Sarah breaks down how fear disguises itself as perfectionism, procrastination, over-preparation, and people-pleasing—and why those behaviors feel productive but are actually keeping you stuck. She introduces a practical framework to help you name fear, locate it in your body, uncover the deeper belief underneath it, and decide whether avoiding it is actually costing you the life you want.

This episode is both mindset work and practical strategy. If you’ve been waiting to feel “ready” before you make a move, this conversation is your invitation to stop letting fear make your decisions.

In This Episode Sarah Discusses…

• How fear shows up as perfectionism (“it’s not ready yet”) and why perfect is just fear in disguise
  Why procrastination often isn’t laziness—but fear of doing it badly
• The hidden cost of over-preparing and chasing “one more certification” before starting
• How people-pleasing is often rooted in fear of rejection or disapproval
• Why your brain reacts to social rejection the same way it reacts to physical danger
• The deeper questions to ask: “And then what?” to uncover the real fear underneath the surface
• The difference between saying “I am anxious” and “I am feeling anxious”—and why that language shift matters
• How to tact (label) fear in your body with extreme specificity
• Using a cost-benefit analysis to evaluate what avoiding fear is actually costing you
• Why the goal isn’t to eliminate fear—but to let it come along for the ride

Quotes from This Episode

1. “Perfectionism is fear wearing a really convincing costume.”
2. “Your brain can’t tell the difference between being chased by a bear and being judged on the internet.”
3. “I am scared is not specific enough. What are you actually afraid of?”
4. “The thing you’re afraid of on the surface is usually covering something much deeper.”
5. “The goal is not to stop being afraid. The goal is to stop letting fear make your decisions.”

Your Action Step

• Pick one thing you’ve been avoiding—something that feels like a 1 or 2 out of 10 on the fear scale.
• Before you act, name the fear. Say: “I am feeling anxious.” “I am feeling scared.” Notice exactly where it shows up in your body. Get specific.
• Then ask yourself: What is it costing me to avoid this? What could I gain if I was willing to feel this and do it anyway?
• You don’t need to eliminate the fear.
• Just practice being willing to feel it for a few seconds longer than you normally would.
• That’s how you start taking your power back.

Connect with MBB

FREE CEUS: ⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/ceus⁠⁠⁠

Mind Body Behavior RECLAIM Retreat:⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/appointment-page-3564-2536-1477-4221⁠⁠⁠

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠⁠⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/bcba-supervision⁠⁠⁠Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts

In this solo episode, Sarah breaks down the crucial differences between behavior goals, emotional goals, and outcome goals and why getting stuck on the wrong type can leave you frustrated and spinning your wheels.

Whether you're a BCBA working with clients or someone looking to create more meaningful change in your own life, this episode will shift your perspective on what goals actually work and why focusing on what you can control makes all the difference.

Resources Mentioned

• Cooper's ABA 101 - Dead Man's Test concept

• ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) framework

• Magic Wand Exercise from ACT

• Seven Day Documentary exercise

• Values-based living research

Quotes from This Episode
"We have a lot of control over our own behavior, especially our overt behavior, but we have zero control over what the outcome of our behavior is going to be. And that is a very hard pill for us to swallow."

"Most of our clients are gonna come to us and say, I wanna feel x, y, or z. Like I said, they wanna feel happy. They wanna feel relaxed. Typically, they or they might say, I wanna stop feeling a certain way."

"Learning those psychological flexibility skills - you wanna think about this as actually learning a new skill as a behavioral goal."

"Sometimes we get so focused on the outcome that when we don't reach the outcome, we think everything was a waste of time or a waste of energy, when in fact, we just didn't understand."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

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Ever wondered how a makeup artist became one of the pioneering BCBAs in the health and fitness space?

In this inspiring episode, Chauntae from Path to Goals shares her complete transformation journey from beauty industry professional to BCBA to successful nutrition coaching entrepreneur.

If you're feeling stuck in traditional ABA settings or curious about building a physique transformation business using behavior analysis principles, this candid conversation covers the real challenges of entrepreneurship, authentic marketing, and building a business that serves your ideal clients. Chauntae doesn't hold back on the investments, risks, and mindset shifts required to create something extraordinary outside the traditional BCBA path.

Resources Mentioned

• Path to Goals (Chauntae’s nutrition coaching business)

• DHA Labs (functional health testing partnership)

• Julie Soliak (early mentorship)

• Behavior Bitches podcast (2019 appearance)

• Instagram Stories (for building confidence on camera)

• Various business coaching and marketing master classes

• Powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, and bodybuilding communities

Quotes from This Episode
"I love a good challenge. I also don't accept no for an answer. And what I realized was that what I was doing isn't isn't that unique. And I think a lot of BCBAs need to understand that people become entrepreneurs from corporate all the time."

"I think BCBAs have a hard time understanding that because there's not a lot of people within our field going against the traditional mold."

"I had to learn the skill of talking in very simple terms and not overcomplicating it... most people that are online read at a fifth grade reading level, so you have to speak at that level."

"You cannot build a strong house and an unstable foundation. So it's really learning those executive functioning skills, time management, planning, organization, routines."

"The whole point in teaching these skills is that you're able to do them on your own at some point. And so that's our main priority as coaches is to work ourselves out of a job."

"I always tell women, I'm like, you're not just here for the 15 pounds. Let's dig deeper. What do we really want."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

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Feeling stuck in a funk and constantly reaching for your phone?

In this solo episode, Sarah shares her personal journey of breaking up with her smartphone and the immediate results she experienced in less than a week.

From buying old-school alarm clocks to setting strict phone boundaries, Sarah gets vulnerable about the pressure she put on herself to be available 24/7 and how stepping away from constant connectivity unleashed a flood of creativity and focus.

If you're a BCBA or business owner feeling tethered to your device, this episode offers practical strategies and permission to disconnect without the guilt.

Resources Mentioned

• Digital alarm clocks (old school plug-in style)

• Thrift store clocks as alternatives

• Sunday screen time reminders (iPhone feature)

Quotes from This Episode
"I felt like in order to be a good leader and to set a good example, I had to be available all the time. And when I really stopped and paused, I thought about like, what do I want to model for myself? And for my team, I do not expect my team, nor do I want my team to be available 24 seven."

"I think for a while, even with text messages, I got in such a habit that everything needed an immediate response. Every text message, every email, every call, I felt like needed a response immediately. And that was the pressure that I put on myself."

"I have noticed in less than a week, my creativity is like overflowing. I am getting so many awesome, if I do say so myself, ideas for this podcast for business decisions, for mind, body behavior, for other things outside of work."

"If I am building a business where I have to be online 24 seven to feel like I'm getting a constant flow of new clients, new insurance, that I am doing something wrong. I am not building my business the way I want to build it."

"Take a week of baseline data and just see when you're most frequently using your phone and also do some like pre post data, right? So noticing like, okay, what am I feeling right now? Then I'm going to pick up my phone and use my phone for X amount of time. How do I feel afterwards?"

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

Love the show? Leave us a 5-star review, click "follow," and share it with a BCBA friend who's ready to think outside the traditional box.

Discover how a board certified health coach is revolutionizing workplace performance by applying behavior analysis principles in organizational settings.

In this episode, Sarah sits down with current supervisee Lisa Vega, who brings a unique perspective as someone transitioning from health coaching to becoming a BCBA.

Lisa shares fascinating case studies from her work as a manager, including how she used ABA principles to improve AI usage among coaches, enhance customer satisfaction ratings, and create more objective performance evaluations.

If you're curious about applying behavior analysis beyond traditional autism settings or want to see how ABA can transform workplace dynamics, this conversation will inspire you to think differently about where our science can make an impact.

Resources Mentioned

• Mind Body Behavior supervision program

• Board certified health coaching certification

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in organizational settings

• Customer satisfaction surveys and data collection systems

• Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques

• Operational definitions for workplace behaviors

• Performance evaluation rubrics and objective measurement systems

• Spanish language ABA resources and cultural adaptation

• Puerto Rico ABA services and waiting lists

Quotes from This Episode
"Every behavior have a story behind it... being able to explain that, with other lens and also, like, as a health coach by heart, as a leader, and also as a behavior analyst."

"After you have the data, everything else is super easy... just recollecting the data for a few weeks about coaches that were sharing their concerns in different meetings."

"It's not only, like, making translations. It's also how you can adapt culturally these resources, you know, according, to the different, like, cultural needs."

"You are doing the work, but with the BCBA or behavioral analyst, you can put, like, the right names to it... you can use these tools and resources to, like, being able to, like, transmit that knowledge."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

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Ready to break free from traditional ABA and explore entrepreneurship?

In this episode, Sarah sits down with Mellanie Page, a 15-year ABA veteran who transformed her career from traditional clinical work to building multiple successful businesses.

Mellanie shares her journey through operations, getting an MBA (and why she considers it a mistake), and eventually finding her calling in organizational behavior management and business coaching.

If you're feeling stuck in traditional settings or curious about applying behavior analysis beyond autism, this conversation will show you exactly how to take action and create the career you actually want.

Resources Mentioned

• MBA programs (and why they may not be necessary for entrepreneurs)

• OBM Practitioner Program (12-week project-based program)

• Digital Clinician Program (90-day online business coaching)

• ABA Collective (monthly CEUs and training)

• Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) framework

• Clinical Entrepreneur CEU series

• Value-based pricing strategies

• Amazon Storefront and affiliate marketing

Quotes from This Episode

• "You don't get burned out from the science. You get burned out from applying it in a way that doesn't let you up."

• "I think we're conditioned to believe we have to have a full plan and a career built out before we start dabbling and exploring."

• "If an RBT can teach something to a business owner outside of our industry, then why can't a BCBA, with all of this foundational knowledge, learn a framework, start getting applied practice, and get really good at it?"

• "I don't care about your burnout if you're not making decisions that guide you toward a different path."

• "You have to be a few steps ahead of people. And to be honest, if you want to work in another industry, a lot of business owners don't even understand the concept of reinforcement."

• "Money is the currency for freedom. Whether people like that or not, that's okay, but it is."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

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Podcast Episode Show Notes

Join Sarah as she sits down with Ali, a BCBA and first cohort member of the Board-Approved Health Coaching Program. Ali shares her powerful journey from teaching kindergarten and first grade for eight years to becoming a BCBA, and now specializing in health coaching for women navigating infertility, IVF, and early motherhood.

Through vulnerable storytelling about her own fertility struggles, Ali reveals how she discovered her passion for supporting others through one of life's most challenging experiences. If you're a BCBA wondering how to apply behavior analysis outside traditional settings, or if you're curious about the intersection of ACT principles and reproductive health challenges, this episode offers both inspiration and practical insights into creating meaningful change in people's lives.

• How Ali transitioned from early childhood education to behavior analysis
• Her experience navigating infertility and the emotional toll of IVF
• The ways Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) shows up in health coaching
• What it means to reclaim joy and identity during early motherhood
• How Ali supports clients with compassion, self-love, and individualized care
• Insights from MindBodyBehavior's health coaching certification program
• How behavior analysis can be applied to deeply human, emotional journeys
• Why BCBA skills are valuable far beyond traditional settings

"I always felt kind of drawn to students who had some challenges with their behaviors and just kinda figuring them out... felt a strong connection with that."

"The more I learned, the more it's like things that I already do on a day-to-day basis as a teacher, but recognizing all the terminology that goes along with it."

"I took my BCBA exam when he was three weeks old. And I still to this day don't know how I did that."

"I have learned so much in such a condensed and short amount of time. I can't thank you enough. I feel like this is going to be truly life changing for me."

"I felt like I lost so much of myself and what brought me joy... to help other people find what was joyful to them before going through this."

"I wanna give people that control back in a way that's helpful to them... the permission to feel everything they need to feel and not be ashamed of it."

"This isn't about me. This is about my client and my client feeling like they're doing something for themselves at the end of it."

• MindBodyBehavior Board-Approved Health Coaching Program
• National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching certification
• ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) principles
• Choice Point Model
• Perfect Day activity for high school students
• Upcoming CEU: ACT and Infertility (August)
• Guest speakers: Bradley (health coaching), Tom (ACT Matrix presentation)
• Facebook support groups for infertility

• MindBodyBehavior Website
• BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD
• 32 CEU Board-Approved Health Coaching Program
• Amplify Building Business Program
• Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com
• Social Media: @mindbodybehavioranalyst
• Ali's Coaching Services: alilacroix20@gmail.com

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What happens when you apply behavior analysis principles to afterschool programming and parent engagement?

In this inspiring episode, Sarah sits down with Violeta, one of her current supervisees who is transforming how we think about ABA outside traditional settings.

Violeta shares her incredible journey from having no fieldwork hours to creating systematic interventions that doubled parent participation in family engagement events.

If you're a BCBA candidate wondering how to accrue supervision hours outside of autism services, or you're curious about applying behavior analysis in educational and community settings, this episode showcases the powerful impact you can make when you think creatively about where our science can be applied.

Resources Mentioned

• Communities in Schools of the Dallas Region

• ACE Afterschool Program

• Dallas Junior League Kids in the Kitchen Program

• Dallas and Terrell School Districts

• OsteCon Conference (Texas afterschool programs conference)

• Bachelor's in Biology, Master's in Psychology, Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis

• Loteria (Mexican bingo game used in programming)

• Bulls Eye Exercise (ACT intervention)

• Facebook groups for BCBA supervision connections

Quotes from This Episode

"I honestly didn't know how I was going to be able to obtain [fieldwork hours] because I didn't have any background in the clinical field where that's the only - in my mind, that was the only way I would be able to accrue them."

"This year, we literally hit the ground running. We started day one after school program... we doubled in parent participation and even more than that in most of the campuses."

"I would say definitely don't be afraid of just seeking out opportunities and making those connections... oftentimes, we are our own selves are kind of like the ones we may limit ourselves."

"When we look at it from a behavior analytic lens, right, like, using a preferences type assessment, and then that reminder, just the simple intervention of providing different reminders and how much of an impact that had."

"Think about everything that we just talked about. Think about the impact that you were able to make with behavior analysis... your clients, a lot of the time, were your site coordinators, your team, and teaching your team how to actually implement the interventions that you came up with."

Connect  with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum⁠

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts 

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In this episode, Sarah Burby reintroduces the podcast with its new name, Let’s Chat With MBB, explaining the shift away from focusing only on behavior analysis and creating a space for conversations at the intersection of mind, body, and behavior—plus health, entrepreneurship, mindset, and community. She shares why she took a break due to structural changes in her business and choosing to pause the pressure of being “consistent,” especially while preparing for the first-ever Behavior and Body conference.

Sarah also previews upcoming topics (burnout vs. bored-out, imposter syndrome, confidence, self-limiting beliefs, ACT, and RFT), and explains why she redesigned her program into Permission for More and lowered it to $97/month to make it more accessible while emphasizing mindset work alongside business coaching.

In This Episode Sarah Discusses…

• Why she changed the podcast name from A BA Redefined to Let’s Chat with MBB—and why she no longer wants to apologize for talking about more than behavior analysis
• The pressure of consistency in podcasting and why she chose alignment over arbitrary rules
• What was happening behind the scenes in her business that required a pause
• Hosting the first Behavior & Body Conference and why focusing her energy there mattered more than weekly uploads
• The difference between burnout and boredom—and why she plans to unpack that more
• Why mindset work is the missing link in entrepreneurship (no matter how good your strategy is)
• The evolution of her business program into Permission for More and why accessibility mattered
• How self-limiting beliefs quietly block success more than lack of information
• Why this podcast will now include conversations on imposter syndrome, confidence, ACT, RFT, health coaching, retreats, and real stories from her community

Quotes from This Episode “You can change your mind. You can do things differently whenever you want.”

“I don’t want to apologize for not everything being behavior analytic. Being a BCBA is one part of me, but it’s not the only part of me.”

“If I want to skip a week, I’m going to skip a week. I didn’t create this podcast to be in the top 1%. I created it for connection and community.”

“I can give you the playbook, the strategies, the exact steps—but if your mindset isn’t right, you will not be successful.”

“You can have whatever it is that you want—not what you think you should want, but what you actually desire.”

Your Action Step

• Give yourself permission to pivot.
• Is there something you’ve been holding onto out of obligation, fear, or identity attachment? A role? A routine? A rule?
• Ask yourself: If I trusted myself fully, what would I change right now?
• Then take one small aligned step toward that version of you.
• Because you’re allowed to evolve.

Connect with MBB

FREE CEUS: ⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/ceus⁠⁠

Mind Body Behavior RECLAIM Retreat:⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/appointment-page-3564-2536-1477-4221⁠⁠

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/bcba-supervision⁠⁠Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts

Episode Description

In this episode, Sarah unpacks how your identity isn’t built through resolutions or vision boards. It is built through the mundane, everyday actions you’re taking right now.

Inspired by James Clear’s work but reframed through her signature raw lens, she introduces the concept that every action you take is a “rep” building the person you’re becoming.

If you’re exhausted trying to become a perfect version of yourself overnight, this episode will help you understand that you’re already building your identity every single day. The only question is for which version of yourself?

In This Episode Sarah Discusses…

• Why she did a second branding shoot this year and how it reflects the identity shift she's making for 2026
• Reframing James Clear's concept: every action isn't just a vote, it's a rep—like building muscle at the gym, you're building your identity
• The shift to identity-based behavior change: instead of "what do I want to achieve?", ask "who do I want to become?" and "what would that person do?"
• Why your next rep matters more than all your previous ones (you can't erase the past, but you can start building now)
• What Sarah's ready to let go of: being shy, not a good public speaker, not pretty enough, not smart enough—and the version that hides her true self for fear of judgment

Quotes from This Episode

"Every action that you take is a rep. So just like you do reps at the gym you're building muscle or you're not building muscle. In this sense you're building your identity."

"I realized I was getting my reps in all the wrong areas and we've all been getting our reps in. It's just on whether it's in an area that you actually wanna get reps in."

"What kind of person are your actions building? Not what you say you wanna be. What actions are you building?"

"Your identity is not fixed and it's going to change. And every single action, no matter how small, is another rep for who you're becoming."

"We waste so much energy trying to become perfect versions of ourselves overnight, and we miss the fact that we've already been building every single day through these tiny actions we take."

Your Action Step

Before the end of today, whether you’re listening at 5am or 9pm, get ONE rep in for the person you want to become. Just one. Then tomorrow morning, get another one in. And then the next day, get another one in. You don’t have to build your entire identity in one day. You’re accumulating reps over time to prove to yourself you’re becoming the person you want to be.

Connect with MBB

FREE CEUS: https://mindbodybehavior.co/ceus

Mind Body Behavior RECLAIM Retreat:https://mindbodybehavior.co/appointment-page-3564-2536-1477-4221

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program: https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD: 

https://mindbodybehavior.co/bcba-supervision
Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts

"Money doesn't grow on trees." "We have to hold onto what we have." If you grew up hearing phrases like these, you might be filtering every decision through a scarcity lens without even realizing it.

In this episode, Sarah breaks down how the beliefs we inherited in childhood become the filter through which we see opportunities, success, and what's possible for us as adults.

She gets practical about how to recognize when you're operating from scarcity versus abundance in your career, relationships, and growth - and shares real examples from her own business of what shifts when you stop making decisions from fear.

In This Episode Sarah Discusses...

• How childhood messages like "money doesn't grow on trees" create an adult filter of "not enough" that keeps you stuck
• The core difference: scarcity says "there's not enough to go around" while abundance says "there's enough and I can create more" - and why this has nothing to do with how much you actually have
• What scarcity looks like across six areas (career, collaboration, growth, relationships, time, and worth) and the internal dialogue that reveals when you're operating from fear instead of strategy
• What abundance looks like in those same areas - from "I have to say yes or I'll miss my only chance" to "if this isn't aligned, something better will come"
• Real examples from Sarah's business: saying no to a $150 client and attracting a $300 client a week later, choosing abundance when her first employee quit, and how constantly asking "how good can this get?" transforms everything
  

Quotes from This Episode

"I was filtering everything through this lens of not enough. Not enough resources, not enough opportunities, not enough me. Just not enough. And that kept me feeling very stuck."

"This has very little to do with how much you have because you can have a lot and still operate from scarcity. You can have very little and operate from abundance."

"Abundance doesn't mean you're ignorant. It doesn't pretend problems don't exist. It just shifts the question from 'what if I lose this?' to 'what can I create?"

"What if I said yes to that client that only wanted to pay me $150 and then I had no room in my schedule for this client that was so aligned with my soul?"

"I don't beg for clients anymore. I operate from abundance and I know that the people that are meant for me are going to come."

Your Action Step

Pick one area of your life - your work, your relationships, or your own growth - and pay attention to the lens you're using. When you notice yourself in scarcity mode, just pause and ask: "What would this look like through an abundance lens?"

You don't have to change anything. Just notice. Just ask the question.

Connect with MBB

FREE CEUS: https://mindbodybehavior.co/ceus

Mind Body Behavior RECLAIM Retreat:https://mindbodybehavior.co/appointment-page-3564-2536-1477-4221

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program: https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD: 

https://mindbodybehavior.co/bcba-supervision

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts

Sarah gets raw about an experience most BCBAs dread: being reported to the BACB Ethics Department. In this deeply personal episode, she walks through the three-week emotional roller coaster of responding to an anonymous ethics complaint about her supervision program - the immediate panic, the spiral of worst-case scenarios, and ultimately, the perspective shift that made her grateful for the whole experience.

This isn't just about what happened; it's about what it means to lead a movement, accept that not everyone will support you, and give yourself permission to show up authentically even when it makes people uncomfortable.

In This Episode Sarah Discusses...

• The moment she got the BACB email and her immediate emotional spiral (spoiler: even with all her coping skills, she was terrified)

• The anonymous ethics complaint: concerns about supervision for stay-at-home moms, multi-state licensing claims, and unrestricted hours

• Why she wishes the person had reached out directly first instead of going straight to the BACB

• How this experience confirmed she's on the right path - "This just means I'm doing everything aligned with my soul"

• The exhausting energy of women tearing each other down in the field (and why she's creating a different space)

  
  

Quotes from This Episode

"I wish the person would've sent me a message, would've sent me an email, would have somehow tried to contact me to express their concerns first, and then I would've loved to have a conversation."

"If you want to be someone that makes a change, that leads a movement, you have to be okay with other people not liking you and not supporting you."

"Just because I am a behavior analyst and super analytical in the workplace doesn't mean I can't go home and manifest things and talk about how I believe in the universe and karma."

"I'm so sick of us having to fit into this perfect little box because I don't fit into a perfect little box, and for so much of my life I tried to fit into this little box and it never felt right."

"If there's gonna be a problem, I can complain about the problem or I can create a solution. And the solution is Permission for More."

Resources Mentioned:

• Permission for More - New community launching soon

• Mindset calls for overcoming limiting beliefs

• CEUs for behavior analysis outside autism

• Health coaching CEUs

• A space to talk about big dreams without judgment

  
  

Connect With MBB

FREE CEUS: ⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/ceus⁠

Mind Body Behavior RECLAIM Retreat:

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/appointment-page-3564-2536-1477-4221⁠

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program:⁠ ⁠⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach⁠

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:⁠ ⁠

⁠https://mindbodybehavior.co/bcba-supervision⁠

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts

Fresh off a life-changing four-day retreat in Arizona, Sarah gets brutally honest about what happens when you stop comparing yourself to others and start letting their success inspire you instead. This isn't your typical "mindset" episode - it's a raw conversation about glass ceilings we create for ourselves, the scarcity mindset plaguing our field, and why the resistance you're feeling about growth is exactly the sign you need to lean in. If you've been playing small because it feels safer, this episode is your permission slip to want more.

In This Episode Sarah Discusses...

• Why feeling like you don't belong in the room means you're in exactly the right room

• The shift from "I'm not doing enough" comparison to "if they can do it, so can I" inspiration

• How giving yourself permission to want more isn't selfish - it's your responsibility

• Why resistance to growth is often a sign you need to do the thing that scares you

• The toxic scarcity mindset in ABA: why other BCBAs' success doesn't threaten yours

Quotes from This Episode:

"Your comfort zone keeps you safe, but it's also keeping you stuck. And you're not meant to stay stuck."

"Comparison is gonna make you feel small. It's gonna make you see other people's success as evidence of your failure. Inspiration makes you ask: if they can do it, why can't I?"

"There's not a limited amount of success that goes around. Your success does not take away from mine. My success does not diminish yours."

"The ceiling breaks the moment that you decide it's not real and you go for it anyway - not before and not after. It happens when you go for it in that action."

"Every glass ceiling I thought was real in my life, someone in another room had already broken through it. The only thing keeping me under that ceiling was my belief that it existed."

"You don't have to stay small to make people comfortable. You don't have to downplay your ambition to seem humble."

Resources Mentioned:

• VIBE In-Person Retreat - April 2025 (beachfront location)

• Featuring Seth Wagner (business coach) and Jill Stoddard (imposter syndrome expert, author of The Big Book of ACT Metaphors)

• 3-hour workshop included
  

Connect With MBB

FREE CEUS: https://mindbodybehavior.co/ceus

Mind Body Behavior RECLAIM Retreat:

https://mindbodybehavior.co/appointment-page-3564-2536-1477-4221

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program: https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD: 

https://mindbodybehavior.co/bcba-supervision

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts

Episode 21: The Law of Empty Spaces - Why You Can't Receive What's Meant for You Until You Let Go

Release Date: 11/11/2025

Duration: 31 Minutes

Host: Sarah Burby, Founder of MindBodyBehavior

Episode Description

Sarah gets real about energy and why holding onto what no longer serves you is blocking everything you actually want. From toxic jobs to old identities to other people's opinions, this episode is about trusting the void and understanding that the universe doesn't do empty spaces. If your hands are full of what's draining you, you literally cannot receive what's meant for you. No behavior analysis hat required for this one,  just raw truth about transformation, frequency, and finally giving yourself permission to let go.

In This Episode Sarah Discusses...

• The Law of Empty Spaces and why the universe fills every void

• Why we cling to soul-crushing jobs, toxic relationships, and limiting identities

• Her personal story of letting go before meeting her husband

• How other people's fear disguises itself as "concern" for your choices

• The concept of vibrational frequency and why you attract what you match

  
  

Quotes from This Episode

"You cannot receive what's meant for you if your hands are full of what no longer serves you."

"Everything you're holding onto is taking up space, and as long as you're holding it, there is no room for what's next."

"Other people say these things because your transformation threatens their stagnation. When you let go and trust the empty space, you're showing them what's possible."

"I simply refuse to surround myself with people that vibe out at a very low frequency... I am very intentional about whose opinions I allow in my decision process."

"You can't attract that aligned relationship when you're vibrating at the frequency of 'I'm not worthy.”

Action Steps from This Episode

1. Name what you're holding onto - Get specific about one thing that needs to go

2. Acknowledge what it gave you - Honor it without carrying it forward

3. Make a list of 3-5 people whose opinions actually matter to you

4. Feel the fear and let go anyway - Fear doesn't mean it's wrong

5. Sit with the empty space - Resist filling it immediately; let the transformation happen

Connect with MBB

Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach

Mind Body Behavior RECLAIM Retreat:

https://mindbodybehavior.co/appointment-page-3564-2536-1477-4221

FREE CEUS: 

32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program: https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach

BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD:
https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision

Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts

ABA Redefined - Episode 20: The Reality of Building Something New - Email Mishaps, Retreat Launches, and Riding the Wave

Release Date: 11/5/2025

Duration: 18 minutes 40 seconds

Host: Sarah Burpee, Founder of MindBodyBehavior

Sarah gets real about the messiness of launching new things - from email platform disasters to spiral moments to the growth that happens when you refuse to let mistakes derail you. This unscripted Monday recording (released Wednesday) captures the raw highs and lows of pushing outside your comfort zone, featuring retreat launch chaos, hard-won self-compassion skills in action, and why Sarah's building things that don't exist yet in the behavior analysis world.

In this episode Sarah Discusses...

• The email platform disaster that almost derailed the retreat launch (twice)

• How she caught herself spiraling and used the skills she teaches in real-time

• Personal growth markers: being able to sleep through mistakes and not blame others

• Getting validation at exactly the right moment from an ACT trainer peer review

• • Why constantly stepping outside your comfort zone matters more than feeling comfortable

  
  

  Quotes From This Episode:

"If this were three years ago, probably two years ago, I physically wouldn't have even been able to go to sleep at night. That mistake, that error, would've literally kept me up all night."

"I don't care. You know, if you are a business owner and I, we all just experience similar struggles of being human."

"Everything is a starting point, and I also think so often we get frustrated because the first time we do something, we have this vision in our head... It doesn't always look like that the first time."

"The best thing that can happen is that it exceeds my expectations and everyone else's expectations. And I know by staying stagnant and not doing these things, I'm gonna feel unfulfilled."

"I used to get super frustrated if I was not good at something immediately. I did not have a lot of perseverance. I had to teach myself, literally teach myself the skill of perseverance."

Resources Mentioned:

• MindBodyBehavior In-Person Retreat (link in show notes)

• Advanced Coaching Module content development

• Virtual Conference: Dual-track for BCBAs (7 CEUs) and NBHWCs

• ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) training principles

• National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC)

  
  

  Connect with MBB

  Become a Board Certified Health Coach:

  https://mindbodybehavior.co/board-certified-health-coach

  Mind Body Behavior 6th Edition Supervision Curriculum:

  https://mindbodybehavior.co/curriculum

  FREE CEUS: 

  32 CEU Board Approved Health Coaching Program: https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/boardhealthcoach

  BCBA Supervision Program Outside ASD: 

  https://mindbodybehavior.podia.com/bcbasupervision Email: sarah@mindbodybehaviorllc.com

  Social Media: @sarahburby @mindbodybehavioranalysts