Podcast appearances and mentions of Amy Evans

In this episode of ListenABLE, host Angus O'Loughlin sits down with Amy Evans—a dynamic 26-year-old and owner of 'Little Black Digital' marketing agency, living with a rare genetic condition called Nemaline Rod Muscular Myopathy. Amy opens up about her journey growing up as a twin who has the same disability and the power of support systems. As well as the inclusive world of fashion, horse racing and what it's like to live in a day with Nemaline Myopathy. Amy also shares a confronting behind the curtain look of the critical impacts of COVID-19 when it came to healthcare access for those with disabilities.  "We are contributing members of our society that pay our taxes... why should someone like us not be prioritised..." Want to support Amy and her business/content? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy_c_evans/ Little Black Dress Digital: https://lbddigital.com.au/ Watch the Full Episode with Captions Here: https://youtu.be/Fi4WhhHVDVM Grab our first merch release at our website Session in Progress.Recorded, edited and produced by Angus' Podcast Company: www.sessioninprogress.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa and Phil talk about how to make a good impression. With advice from BBC World Service recruitment expert Amy Evans.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

Pippa and Phil talk about accepting a job offer, or asking for feedback. With advice from BBC World Service recruitment expert Amy Evans.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

Pippa and Phil talk about job interviews and how to stand out. With advice from BBC World Service recruitment expert Amy Evans.Want to learn more about selling yourself in English – try this episode of Office English https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/240325 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

Pippa and Phil talk about job interviews and how to structure your answers with advice from BBC World Service recruitment expert Amy Evans.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

Pippa and Phil talk about how to get ready for a job interview with advice from BBC World Service recruitment expert Amy Evans. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

Pippa and Phil talk about how to write your job application with advice from BBC World Service recruitment expert Amy Evans. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

Pippa and Phil talk about how to know if a job is right for you with advice from BBC World Service recruitment expert Amy Evans. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

Pippa and Phil talk what about to include and what to leave out of a CV with advice from BBC World Service recruitment expert Amy Evans.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Stories They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

Welcome back to the Feng Shui Flow Podcast! Today I have an absolute treat for you, I'm joined by the wonderful Amy Evans. Now, Amy sent me a message and asked if she could come on the podcast because she does something really special. But not only that, Amy was on my Feng Shui Flow practitioner course and has passed with flying colours, which makes me so proud and so happy. Amy is a Kinesiologist and Feng Shui Consultant who works with her clients to find and release energetic imbalances within the physical body, emotional self and environment, enabling you to operate at optimum health and realise your highest potential. Enjoy!Where to find Amy:Instagram: @amyevansholisticWebsite: www.amyevansholistic.comSo much love, Kimberley xxWork with me 1 to 1 here!If you loved this episode don't forget to subscribe, leave a 5* review on Apple Podcasts and tag me in your stories on Instagram @thefengshuiflow! xx

In Episode 131, Ben chats with Jared Van, a Ph.D student at Penn State University studying under precision teaching legend Dr. Rick Kubina. This episode is all about precision teaching through the lens of abolitionist behaviour science!   Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop BACB: 1.5 Learning  IBAO: 1.5 Cultural QABA: 1.5  DEI Contact: Jared Van https://www.jaredvan.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@jaredv_ https://instagram.com/jaredvan https://www.facebook.com/jbonevan   Links: Rick Kubina at Penn State https://ed.psu.edu/directory/dr-richard-kubina-jr https://www.instagram.com/rickkubina/   The Precision Teaching Book by Rick Kubina https://www.amazon.com/The-Precision-Teaching-Book/dp/0615554202   Steve Graff http://www.stevegraf.org/ The Standard Celeration Society https://celeration.org/ Rose Wrist Systemic Racism  https://www.reddit.com/r/VaushV/comments/he1wos/rose_wrists_research_doc_on_systemic_racism/ Morningside Academy https://morningsideacademy.org/   Fit Learning https://fitlearners.com/   Amy Evans at Octave Innovation https://octavetraining.com/about     Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced   Kaelynn Partlow https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-50-the-experiences-of-an-autistic-rbt-with-kaelynn-partlow/   Valeria Parejo https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-109-behaviour-analysis-in-brasil-with-valeria-parejo/   Articles Referenced: Binder C. (1996). Behavioral fluency: Evolution of a new paradigm. The Behavior Analyst, 19(2), 163–197. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393163 Fisher, I. (1917). The “Ratio” Chart for Plotting Statistics. Publications of the American Statistical Association, 15(118), 577–601. https://doi.org/10.2307/2965173      

Frank Murphy is joined by Mindy Thomas, a board member and past-president of the Nativity Pageant of Knoxville. Learn more at https://www.knoxvillenativity.com/  The 2023 Nativity Pageant performances will be Saturday, December 9 at 3:00 p.m.; Sunday, December 10 at 3:00 p.m.; and Monday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Admission is free. A musical prelude begins about twenty minutes beforehand. The performance begins in total darkness.  This year's pageant will have a children's choir, three soloists, a new actress named Sherleen Mwaura playing Mary, and a new donkey. The cast will be available for photos in the lobby after each performance. A Spanish translation will be available. Andrew Duncan is the music director. This year's soloists are Ginny Herrick, Julie Moss, and Cody Boling.  Kim Simms Thomas and Bob Thomas will be the narrators. Amy Evans returns as the voice of Mary. This year will be Frank's fourth time as the voice of six characters in the pageant. Frank provides the voices for the prophet Isaiah; the archangel Gabriel; a centurion; a shepherd boy; one of the magi; and the evil King Herod.  Frank points out that the Nativity Pageant is not affiliated with any particular church or denomination. Members of all Christian denominations participate in the pageant.  Mindy was a majorette at the University of Tennessee. She owns a twirling school called TriStar Twirl. Frank often sees Mindy and TriStar Twirl in the Christmas parades he announces.  One of Frank's favorite things backstage at the pageant is a spiced hot tea made from iced tea mix, Tang and other spices and flavors.  Support the Frank & Friends Show by purchasing some of our high-quality merchandise at https://frank-friends-show.creator-spring.com  Sign up for a 30-day trial of Audible Premium Plus and get a free premium selection that's yours to keep. Go to http://AudibleTrial.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  Find us online https://www.FrankAndFriendsShow.com/  Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://YouTube.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  and hit the bell for notifications.  Find the audio of the show on major podcast apps including Spotify, Apple, Google, iHeart, and Audible.  Thanks!

Discover what's possible when you listen before you practice. Both Liz Lefebre and Amy Evans are Board Certified Behavior Analysts with specializations in Precision Teaching, Fluency Based Instruction, Instructional Design, and Assent Based Treatment. They are also the Co-Founders of Octave, an organization dedicated to improving skill sets of behavior analysts, teachers, and instructional designers.  In today's conversation, we discuss: Why Liz and Amy decided to start Octave What Octave's values and mission are What Precision Teaching, Instructional Design, and Assent Based Treatment are  What Liz and Amy have learned from listening to autistic voices and how that has affected their programming  Why practitioners should move away from “traditional ABA" and undo the training that they might have undergone What some of the potential barriers to ethical practices in ABA are How to increase a client's appetite for learning Advice for other practitioners To learn more about Liz Lefebre and Amy Evans, please visit octavetraining.com.  Related episodes: 139. Responsive Skills Training: An Autistic-Informed Curriculum, with Molly Ola Pinney and Ann Beirne 35. The Do Better Movement, with Dr. Megan Miller ----more---- We appreciate your time. If you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to support our mission, please take just a few seconds to share it with one person who you think will find value in it too. Follow us on Instagram: @autismpodcast Join our community on Mighty Networks: Global Autism Community Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Global Autism Project We would love to hear your feedback about the show. Please fill out this short survey to let us know your thoughts: Listener Survey 

Join Peta on the I Can't Stand Podcast as she interviews Amy Evans, a Perth-based entrepreneur, Instagram content creator, and digital marketer who uses her platform to represent disabled people in fashion and horse racing. Discover how Amy navigates fashion on the field competitions, manages her digital marketing company, and deals with online trolls.  An empowering conversation on disability, accessibility, and style. Connect with Amy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy_c_evans/ Amy's business Little Black Dress Digital: https://lbddigital.com.au Amy's Website: https://www.thevelvetcourt.com Connect with Peta: Instagram: @petahooke Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com Episode Transcript: https://www.icantstandpodcast.com/post/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rouleur editor Edward Pickering reflects on the Amstel Gold Races with photojournalist James Startt, and tech writer Dan Cavallari catches up with Amy Evans of Gorewear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A year of good reading awaits! As the curtain closes this year, our in-house book experts Amy Evans, Ben Hunter and Shanu Prasad put their minds together to collect our favourite books for 2022, covering fiction, biography, children's books, cookbooks and more. The Best Books of 2022 Guide: https://bit.ly/3uyLmEJ   EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED Lune by Kate Reid | https://bit.ly/3UuSxsD The Boy from Boomerang Crescent by Eddie Betts | https://bit.ly/3ipkYu8 Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid | https://bit.ly/3XOBOTe Exiles by Jane Harper | https://bit.ly/3BjOFn9 The Tilt by Chris Hammer | https://bit.ly/3VAQBiH Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor | https://bit.ly/3OLNeTG Wake by Shelley Burr | https://bit.ly/3XBEnbg Arent & Pyke by Arent & Pyke, Juliette Arent, Sarah-Jane Pyke | https://bit.ly/3WuKU7g Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood | https://bit.ly/3HclLcd Back On Country by Ellie Laing, Adam Goodes, David Hardy (Illustrator) | https://bit.ly/3UBh5zt Brickman's Big Book of Better Builds by Ryan McNaught | https://bit.ly/3HdnI8g Tenderheart by Hetty Lui McKinnon | https://bit.ly/3Y6c5G0 Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby | https://bit.ly/3utFEUn The Ninth Life Of A Diamond Miner by Grace Tame | https://bit.ly/3F8l6WG Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention by Johann Hari | https://bit.ly/3FySW8L Sheilas by Eliza Reilly | https://bit.ly/3BgMVuI The Space Between the Stars by Indira Naidoo | https://bit.ly/3HhJ30j Not Now, Not Ever by Julia Gillard | https://bit.ly/3UFvWsR Candy House by Jennifer Egan | https://bit.ly/3iDsdyF The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell | https://bit.ly/3Y6cEQ8 The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy | https://bit.ly/3UCs63C Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy | https://bit.ly/3W0OncH Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson | https://bit.ly/3utEFnt Marshmallow by Victoria Hannan | https://bit.ly/3F5oBNz The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland | https://bit.ly/3FgeoxY Sunbathing by Isobel Beech | https://bit.ly/3VVjZQW Eat Weeds by Diego Bonetto | https://bit.ly/3USBRuV Style by Natalie Walton | https://bit.ly/3VFqPu7 Dreaming the Land by Marie Geissler | https://bit.ly/3Y3UQFp Audrey Hepburn by Megan Hess | https://bit.ly/3FwZq7P   ENJOY THIS EPISODE? Subscribe to YouTube | https://bit.ly/3GLDvJl Check out our Editorial | https://bit.ly/3myzL1U Twitter | https://twitter.com/booktopia Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread    CREDITS  Guests: Amy Evans, Ben Hunter & Shanu Prasad Producer: Nick Wasiliev Published on: 8 December 2022 Season: 2 Episode: 89 © 2022 BooktopiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stumped for what to get for Christmas? Our in-house book lovers Amy Evans, Ben Hunter and Shanu Prasad sit down for a special episode to help you find the perfect Christmas present for 2022! Christmas Gift Guide: https://bit.ly/3t4NFid   EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED The Boy from Boomerang Crescent by Eddie Betts | https://bit.ly/3ipkYu8 The Price Paid by Tim Paine | https://bit.ly/3OLhwGm Murder In Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood | https://bit.ly/3DMAvfR Desert Star by Michael Connelly | https://bit.ly/3Fwl390 Arent & Pyke by Arent & Pyke, Juliette Arent, Sarah-Jane Pyke | https://bit.ly/3WuKU7g Day's End by Garry Disher | https://bit.ly/3y3Rvux Tonight's Dinner 2 by Adam Liaw | https://bit.ly/3SV0pCl Lune by Kate Reid | https://bit.ly/3UuSxsD What's for Dessert by Claire Saffitz | https://bit.ly/3TSqMKv First, Cream the Butter and Sugar by Emelia Jackson | https://bit.ly/3NojUSv The Battle of Long Tan by Peter FitzSimons | https://bit.ly/3Be0kEi The Prison Healer Limited Collector's Edition by Lynette Noni | https://bit.ly/3SDgahf Nowhere to Hide by Tom Boyd | https://bit.ly/3VCeNRF RecipeTin Eats: Dinner by Nagi Maehashi | https://bit.ly/3VB7ycL The Food Saver's A-Z by Alex Elliott-Howery, Jaimee Edwards | https://bit.ly/3AY5wLP Exiles by Jane Harper | https://bit.ly/3BjOFn9 The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman | https://bit.ly/3FfaeqY The Tilt by Chris Hammer | https://bit.ly/3VAQBiH Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor | https://bit.ly/3OLNeTG Wake by Shelley Burr | https://bit.ly/3XBEnbg The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie | https://bit.ly/3OOWK8L The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill | https://bit.ly/3VB7YQn Bake My Day by Katherine Sabbath | https://bit.ly/3u9cABF Book Lovers by Emily Henry | https://bit.ly/3uc6jVB Colleen Hoover Collection | https://bit.ly/3ATrbVB The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman | https://bit.ly/3Vl285Z Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid | https://bit.ly/3XOBOTe Chloe Catwalk by Lou Stoppard | https://bit.ly/3B1luoG Bush Life by Beauty in the Bush Collective | https://bit.ly/3VnbyxF Super Bloom by Jac Semmler | https://bit.ly/3Vl9t5D A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles | https://bit.ly/3AVOIoY The Guy Who Decides by Jimmy Rees | https://bit.ly/3ispacl Sleep Through the Night (Teeny Tiny Stevies) by Byll Stephen, Beth Stephen, Teeny Tiny Stevies, Simon Howe (Illustrator) | https://bit.ly/3AUerhs Husband Material by Alexis Hall | https://bit.ly/3EUFb2i   ENJOY THIS EPISODE? Subscribe to YouTube | https://bit.ly/3GLDvJl Check out our Editorial | https://bit.ly/3myzL1U Twitter | https://twitter.com/booktopia Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread    CREDITS  Guests: Amy Evans, Ben Hunter & Shanu Prasad Producer: Nick Wasiliev Published on: 1 December 2022 Season: 2 Episode: 87 © 2022 BooktopiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This sermon reflects on Jesus' sixth parable in Matthew 13 and shows us exactly why, when we discover Jesus and His kingdom, this is worth giving up everything to possess.

Amy Evans visits to chat about how growing up in Portland, Oregon influenced her as an artist, why Adele is one of several artists she admires, if it is ever possible to turn off the noise of a musical mind thinking about new ideas, her spiritual upbringing, sharing parts of herself in her art, and her new funk fusion EP called Babybird!  Amy has a beautiful voice and her music bridges a variety of genres seamlessly. Check out her soulful music and learn more about her at https://www.evansamy.com/ 

In this episode Amy and I get in to the transitions and pivots she's had to make in careers through out her life. From real estate, to being a lawyer, owning a boutique, and now political office, Amy has a wealth of knowledge, wisdom, and truth to say about all that she's learned. Some days your the windshield, and some days your the bug! Topics we discuss are: 1. What propelled her into the transitions she made2. What she learned about herself through her careers3. What advice she has for others looking to change their paths4. And Amy is the first to share her elevateHER moment (empowering others through kindness, wisdom, and accountability)I know you will take so many valuable moments from the episode

This conversation with Amy covers topics that you may not have considered for your company, or maybe you have and you haven't got a solution. Accessible digital in an age where trends change so quickly, awareness on channels that cater for one consumption method only, like video with audio and little text, and considering the many people with disabilities around us. Note that Amy uses a breathing apparatus which may affect the audio, but with your patience we think you'll get a lot out of this episode. You can find her at lbddigital.com.au and on Instagram at @amy_c_evans, and on LinkedIn. *At the time of recording, Amy had under 10k followers and at the time of posting she has 15.3k --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perth-business-podcast/message

Kim Lordier is an extraordinary pastel painter whose works are cherished by collectors from around the world. Her path to becoming a full-time painter took flight in unexpected ways. Beginning with earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree she became – a flight attendant! Soon, though, she returned with firm resolve to making fine art her life's work. For the first two decades of her painting career, she focused primarily on the landscape – both from life in and in her studio. Filled with rich color, her landscapes demonstrate her unique spirit of mark-making. In time, her love of horses began to fill her paintings. Fascinated with the strength and grace of the horse, Kim conveys their power and gentility by painting them in their surroundings. Her work has been showcased on the cover of Art of the West, PleinAir Magazine, Southwest Art, The Pastel Journal, Western Art and Architecture, and Fine Art Connoisseur. Kim is a Signature Member of the California Art Club, the Pastel Society of America, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, and a Distinguished Pastelist of the Pastel Society of the West Coast. A coveted workshop instructor, Kim leads workshops across the country. Kim's pastel paintings certainly arrest the viewer's heart with shimmering light, texture, and beauty. Kim Lordier's paintings capture the spirit of nature with deep reverence and allow the viewer a beautiful glimpse into her artist-heart that reflects An Inner Strength. Links Kim Lordier Website: https://www.kimfancherlordier.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klordierart/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.lordier Olmsted Gallery: https://www.olmstedgallery.com/paintings/kim-lordier Donation Acknowledgements Dan Siegel: https://www.dansiegelmusic.com/ Priya Gore: https://www.karibufineart.com/ Tom Brown: https://www.tombrownwatercolors.com/ Vianna Szabo: https://www.viannaszabo.com/ Amy Evans: https://www.amyevansart.com/ About the Artful Painter Website: https://theartfulpainter.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarlOlsonArt Join the Artful Methods Membership: https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-methods This page may contain affiliate links from which I earn a small commission. When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Drew Bulla and Amy Evans join us to talk about their paper, The Precision Teaching System: A Synthesized Definition, Concept Analysis, and Process   Show Notes Remember to join us on Facebook to suggest articles to review and questions for authors. https://www.facebook.com/BApractice Acknowledgments Host and Executive Producer: Cody Morris, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://salve.edu/users/dr-cody-morris Assistant Producers Elizabeth Narvaez Jesse Perrin Production Assistants for this Episode Jacob Oliveira Organizational Support ABAI https://www.abainternational.org/welcome.aspx Behavior Analysis in Practice Editor, Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA https://www.abainternational.org/journals/bap.aspx Music Cruising Altitude by Jim Carr and his band New Latitude http://www.newlatitudemusic.com Link to Article https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40617-020-00502-2 Links from Talk Standard Celeration Society https://celeration.org/ Standard Celeration Society Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/6125768559/ Octave Training https://www.octavetraining.com/ References White OR. Precision teaching—Precision learning. Exceptional Children. 1986; 52:522–534. Kubina, R. & Yurich, K.L. (2012). The Precision Teaching Book. Greatness Achieved Publishing Company.

The idea that no sickness or trouble can touch the believer has a biblical veneer but actually it is deeply problematic. With its roots in the faulty teaching of the prosperity gospel, it lacks the power of explanation as to why problems occur in the lives of believers – for example, why godly people get sick, hurt or sometimes die very cruel deaths – all despite having faith! This sermon presents a more accurate biblical theology of suffering and shows why believers can have hope even in the most difficult of times.

Amy Evans founded AlignWomen® because she wanted something different than traditional networking, something that was more intentional and was focused on increasing revenue for her health insurance agency. She also wanted a place where she and her female colleagues felt like they fit in, held a seat at the table and had a voice. She started the first Networking Mastermind in 2019 and began hosting The AlignWomen® Podcast later that year. Amy is passionate about empowering professional women to network more effectively.   Amy has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry simplifying employee benefits for employers and their employees. In October 2021, her insurance agency was acquired by Shorepoint Insurance Services, an Acrisure Agency partner, and is now operating under the Shorepoint name. As an Associate Vice President with Shorepoint, Amy continues to work with employers to help them navigate the complex world of employee benefits, business insurance and risk management.   Amy is a frequent speaker, writer, podcast guest and social media participant and you can find her engaging regularly on a variety of topics including health insurance issues, entrepreneurship, social media strategies, women's empowerment and networking with intention.

In Session 165, I spoke with Brett Yarris, founder of The Bx Movement and co-founder of the Pro Football Network. I first heard about Brett when he was featured on The Controversial Exchange podcast with Ryan and Dimitri. In that episode, I recall how passionately Brett advocated for a wider application of our science, and in this regard, he is really leading by example. In this episode, we discussed how he found his way into Applied Behavior Analysis, how his frustration with the status quo led him to start his own company, how he got into coaching elite-level football players, and how he broke into the crowded and noisy field knowns as the NFL sports media. In addition to these topics, I think the two most interesting segments of this show came from his discussion of how he devotes a significant amount of consultation and training time to helping individuals with Developmental Disabilities improve their physical health, and then later on in the show, where Brett shares his thoughts on the relevance of the Behavior Analysis Certification Board. That part of the show came towards the end, and without spoiling things too much, Brett doesn't hold back, so you'll definitely want to listen all the way through. I should also note that there are some over-arching lessons in this conversation, mainly about identifying one's occupational interests and values, and offering novel solutions and/or services to common problems, all while using behavior-analytic principles as a guide. As such, if you've been contemplating striking out on your own, this is a must-listen episode, regardless of whether you care about the NFL, sports, wellness, and so on. Lastly, for Patreon subscribers, Brett hangs out a little while longer and answers some questions about the upcoming NFL season. In particular, we discuss the 2021 prospects of my son's favorite team, the LA Chargers, and then of course, the New England Patriots. With regard to the latter, Brett shared some insider insight as to why New England cut Cam Newton, and we discussed the AFC East more generally. We ended the Patreon segment with Brett's prediction for the Superbowl. Here are the links to the resources we discussed in this episode: Brett's company, The Bx Movement. Pro Football Network. The Controversial Exchange episode with Brett. The More Than Football show. "Don't Wag the Dog: Extending the Reach of ABA," (Normand and Kohn, 2013). Dr. Kim Berens' 2nd appearance on the BOP. The Offensive Value Metric. Precision Teaching in One Minute (Ryan O'Donnell and Amy Evans). This podcast is brought to you by: The ABA Marketing Minute from Rich Brooks at Flyte New Media. If you're wondering how to successfully market your ABA practice, go to takeflyte.com/abaminute, and check out Flyte New Media's free 35 minute lesson on building effective websites. The Professional Crisis Management Association, or PCMA for short. Later on in the show, you'll hear from one of the most popular podcast guests, Dr. Merrill Winston, where he'll talk about how PCMA helps agencies support individuals who exhibit dangerous behaviors. For more info on them, go to PCMA.com. The 2021 New Hampshire ABA Conference! If you're in New England on September 11th, 2021, take the short drive to beautiful Concord, NH to attend this year's event. If you're not local to the region, don't worry, the event is available virtually as well! This year's program features both clinical and business tracks, a free lunch, an afternoon ice cream social, oh, and there will be great talks too, including Drs. Kelsey Ruppel, Paulie Gavoni, Byron Wine, Peter Gerhardt, Antonio Harrison, and more! Go to NHABA.net, and click the conference tab for details. While you're there, use the promo code Matt2021 to save at checkout. Institutional Tier Patron Greenspace Behavioral Technology. Greenspace behavior offers cutting edge supervisor coaching, performance and competency-based trainings, and organizational supports for new BCBA and trainees. Find out how you can optimize your supervision practices, improve clinical outcomes, and increase employee satisfaction at Greenspacebehavior.com.

Networking with intention requires us to be in alignment with ourselves and the others we are connecting with. Amy Evans of “The AlignWomen” podcast joins Ursula to talk all things manifestation, creating space in our business for growth and how networking with intention helps to create the relationships required for genuine success.           Ursula's Takeaways: Welcome Amy (01:01) Facebook Group (8:33) Don't Sell (13:57) Have A Space To Speak (19:32) A Big Believer In Manifesting (24:09) Mindset (30:27) Why Aren't You Asking? (33:19) You Are More Aware (35:48) About Amy Evans Amy Evans is a passionate entrepreneur who is dedicated to helping women step into their power and their agency in business and relationships. She is the founder of AlignWomen, a leadership and networking organization for professional women, and the host of The AlignWomen Podcast. She is also the President of Colibri Insurance Services, a boutique insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for employers in Southern California. Connect with Amy: Website: http://www.alignwomen.org (www.alignwomen.org) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amy.evans.1481 (https://www.facebook.com/amy.evans.1481) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/alignwomen (https://www.facebook.com/pg/alignwomen) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alignwomen (https://www.linkedin.com/company/alignwomen) Twitter: @alignwomen Instagram: @alignwomen Join our Facebook Community at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/alignwomen About Ursula Mentjes  Ursula Mentjes is an award-winning Entrepreneur and Sales Expert. She will transform the way you think about selling so you can reach your revenue goals with less anxiety and less effort! Ursula specializes in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and other performance modalities to help clients double and triple their sales fast.   Honing her skills at an international technical training company, where she began her career in her early twenties, Ursula increased sales by 90% in just one year. Just 5 years later, when the company's annual revenue was in the tens of millions, Ursula advanced to the position of President at just 27.  Sales guru Brian Tracy endorsed her first book, Selling with Intention, saying, “This powerful, practical book shows you how to connect with customers by fully understanding the sales process from the inside out. It really works!” Ursula is also the author of One Great Goal, Selling with Synchronicity and The Belief Zone, which received the Beverly Hills President's Choice award.  Her Podcast, Double Your Sales NOW, is available on iTunes, iHeartRadio and other outlets.  Ursula also serves as Past Statewide Chairperson of the NAWBO-CA Education Fund and Past President of NAWBO-CA. She is the recipient of the SBA's Women in Business Champion and a recipient of the Willow Tree's Extraordinary Example and Extraordinary Entrepreneur Awards, the NAWBO-IE ANITA Award, chosen as PDP's Extraordinary Speaker, PDP's Business Woman of the Year, the Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards Finalist and the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from two Presidents.  She has shared the stage with bestselling author Loral Langemeier, Les Brown, Tom Antion, Lisa Nichols, Giuliana Rancic and many others!  Her clients include Aflac, Ebenezer and Fairview Hospitals, New York Life, Paychex and more!  She holds a B.A. in Psychology and Communication from St. Olaf College and an M.S. in Counseling Psychology from California Baptist University. Social Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ursulamentjessalescoach/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ursulamentjessalescoach/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UrsulaSalesCoach (https://www.facebook.com/UrsulaSalesCoach) Instagram: @ursulaincorporated! Twitter: @ursulamentjes Join Quantum Revenue Expansion Private Facebook Group:...

This episode is a continuation of the previous episode featuring Liz Lefebre and Amy Evans, both highly acclaimed practitioners of Precision Teaching. They highlight a thinking process of how to get precise when writing your goals. Combining measurable data in the SMART approach, practitioners can set even more attainable goals for the learners.  HIGHLIGHTS 02:14 Being Specific on what you're teaching and what the students are supposed to do 06:59 Setting measurable frequencies 09:43  Making the goal Attainable within a given time.  11:44 Relevance of the goal 11:58 Timebound: How quickly can your score be achieved? GLOSSARY SMART-Acronym on how to pinpoint a goal. ( Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevance, Timebound). Pinpoint - A specific way of describing what a single countable behavior is. RESOURCES Octave Training Website  Join our The ABA and OT Podcast Facebook Group to get access to the following resources: Facebook group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/397478901376425 EXTERNAL RESOURCES Organization for Research and Learning  Dr. Aditi the OT Website  The Databased OT Facebook Group QUOTES 02:54  When you're looking at that goal, then you want to think about it and make sure that the language that you use is actually real, like behavior. 09:13  When you're using ‘percent correct,' it could be anything and that leaves it up to the person that is in charge, whereas if you write a goal that says 8/10 across four days in a row, then it's very clear what you're looking for. 10:16   For these small things you might be able to get that learner to practice it much more often without you necessarily being there. So, once you've established a behavior then it's just a matter of practice. 13:21  The mode of precision Teaching is that the learner is always right. If the learner is exhibiting a skill deficit or a certain behavior, it's because of the conditions that are the contingencies that are in place, the environment, and the motivation. So, they're right and it's our job to change to fit their needs. 15:38  Part of the learner always being right is taking the right kind of data so that we can see if we're making progress on a daily basis.

This episode is part one of a two-part series featuring Liz Lefebre and Amy Evans, both highly acclaimed practitioners of Precision Teaching, as they discuss how to write more accurately measurable goals and their benefits.  SMART goals are more overarching while precision teaching uses a more fine-tuned approach. By observing a learner's component skills and using charts, teachers can come up with more accurate goals and develop tailor-fit interventions. This includes determining pinpoints and a student's fluency in behaviors. HIGHLIGHTS 03:13 Introduction to Liz Lefebre and Amy Evans 08:20 Writing goals begin with observable behavior and the component and tool skills 13:48 Determining the sufficiency of component skills in task analysis  22:53 Comparing observations: Precision teaching vs percent correct  29:12 How to come up with pinpoints 36:28 How to figure out the aim of fluency GLOSSARY RESA - Retention, Endurance, Stability, and Application REAPS - The five performance results produced by fluency (longer Retention, greater Endurance, greater generalization to Application, Performance aims for teaching, and Standards for aims and evaluation. Discrete Trial Training (DTT) - Discrete Trial Training (DTT) is a teaching technique used in some therapies for autistic children. It involves breaking skills down to their most basic parts and teaching those skills to children, step by step. Pinpoint - A specific way of describing what a single countable behavior is. RESOURCES Join our The ABA and OT Podcast Facebook Group to get access to the following resources: Facebook group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/397478901376425 EXTERNAL RESOURCES Organization for Research and Learning Website Dr. Aditi the OT Website The Databased OT Facebook Group QUOTES 11:01 "Depending on where the learner is coming to you in terms of their current skill set, then that would definitely make me change how I word my goal based on the situation." 13:35 "It's almost like we would this overarching goal and then we would have all these little benchmarks that I might be working on simultaneously that will all move towards meeting that same larger goal." 24:13 "There's no way to get that information (correct responses) in terms of frequency or count per minute unless you're also measuring the time that it takes to do that." 35:34 "I'm still getting my data on whether I'm making progress on the larger goals but, by taking data on those smaller things, I get to celebrate at the end of the day even though I maybe didn't go from zero to a hundred." 39:13 "If I have a learner who I know has seizures or has something physical going on with their hands or something, then I'm going to look at their fine motor aims very differently than I would with somebody who doesn't."

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience! In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology, we welcome Amy Evans, Assoc. Dir. of Advancement Comms. & Joanie Baumgartner, Dir. of Advancement Comms, Grove City College! This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe talks with Amy & Joanie about how they deal with advancement at their college. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In today's episode, Emily sits down with her good friend Amy Evans to talk about how to start a relationship with God. This is a great listen for those who are curious about who God is and what he is all about. If you're someone who is new to your spiritual journey this podcast is perfect for you. Listen as the ladies discuss some of their favorite scriptures, worship songs, how to get into the bible and that there is no wrong way to pray. Sometimes, you just need to talk to God like the friend He is. Follow Amy on Instagram   Follow me on Instagram: Emily  Coaching & Mentorship: Entry level Mentorship & Coaching Premium level Mentorship & Coaching All my links: https://linktr.ee/emilyhayden Social: Instagram | YouTube | Workout & Nutrition Programs My favorite supplements www.1stphorm.com/EmilyHaydenFitness Bay Breeze music courtesy of the artist, FortyThr33          

In today's episode, Emily sits down with her good friend Amy Evans to talk about how to start a relationship with God. This is a great listen for those who are curious about who God is and what he is all about. If you're someone who is new to your spiritual journey this podcast is perfect for you. Listen as the ladies discuss some of their favorite scriptures, worship songs, how to get into the bible and that there is no wrong way to pray. Sometimes, you just need to talk to God like the friend He is. Follow Amy on Instagram   Follow me on Instagram: Emily  Coaching & Mentorship: Entry level Mentorship & Coaching Premium level Mentorship & Coaching All my links: https://linktr.ee/emilyhayden Social: Instagram | YouTube | Workout & Nutrition Programs My favorite supplements www.1stphorm.com/EmilyHaydenFitness Bay Breeze music courtesy of the artist, FortyThr33          

A mom from our community, Kelsey General, joins me in this episode along with Amy Evans, Precision Teaching Practitioner. Amy works with Kelsey's two boys now 5 and 7, who were diagnosed with autism at 25 months old. We hear the success story and importance of the work they do with precision teaching and fluency instruction.

Over the past six years I've shared my walk of faith in my column for the Summit Daily News and I see a better version of myself today than existed when I began. But now I'm curious. How you are living your faith? Today begins what I hope will be the first of many interviews that I'll share in the coming year. Let's meet Amy Evans, a Breckenridge fine artist. I chose Amy because she leads two centering prayer groups in Breckenridge and I wanted to know how her faith practice informs her artwork. Would you like to share your walk of faith with others? Please send me an email at: suzanne@suzanneelizabeths.com Here are some questions to get you started: How has your faith changed your life? What spiritual practices resonate with your heart? Where do you go to find and speak with God? I look forward to hearing from you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suzanneelizabeth-anderson/support

Today's episode of Saybrook Insights is a rebroadcast of our Women in Leadership panel presentation hosted by the Division of Student Affairs and University Relations. We were pleased to have a candid discussion with these outstanding women leaders who serve across multiple industries. Our panelists included Dr. Rhondra Willis, Dr. Karla Sapp, Dr. April Taylor, Sara Kanig, Amy Evans, and Sally Bell. Enjoy this robust discussion! 

Progress not perfection! You are often courageous in hindsight, but that “courageous” moment is often fraught with fear and questioning. These are life lessons that Amy Evans lives by. Listen to Amy talk about the importance of freedom, listening to your intuition and getting clear on your values. Your personal values are what guides you and can serve you well when making decisions in your career and personal life. Throughout her life, Amy faced her challenges with resiliency and knew early on that she needed to be independent. That has helped her build her career and grow financially. She now gives back and wants to help other women gain their financial freedom. She created a women's networking group, Align Women, to help women focus on business development and revenue generation. Listening to Amy will make you want to network, drive your career and write down your personal values! Amy  is an entrepreneur who is passionate about helping women step into their power and their agency in business and relationships. She is the founder of AlignWomen, a leadership and networking organization for professional women, and the host of The AlignWomen Podcast. She is also the President of Colibri Insurance Services, a boutique insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for employers in Southern California. She also uses her expertise in the health insurance industry and the health insurance broker market to consult on a variety of projects.Amy is an active member of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) and a regular speaker at insurance industry events. She is an enthusiastic social media user and you can find her engaging regularly on a variety of topics including legislative issues, agency management, entrepreneurship, social media strategies, women's empowerment, communication and relationships.Connect with Amy to learn more about her and her background:AlignWomen Website: www.alignwomen.orgAlignWomen Podcast: https://alignwomenpodcast.com/Sign up for our newsletter at https://abbraccigroup.com/. Please subscribe, leave a review and tell your friends about our podcast. Learn more about the CHARGE® model by purchasing the book, The Way of the HR Warrior. Let us know about the moments for you that changed your life trajectory. Drop us a note via our website.

Libby is joined by Amy Evans to discuss all things around creating meaningful connections. Amy  is an entrepreneur who is passionate about helping women step into their power and their agency in business and relationships. She is the founder of AlignWomen, a leadership and networking organization for professional women, and the host of The AlignWomen Podcast. She is also the President of Colibri Insurance Services, a boutique insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for employers in Southern California. She also uses her expertise in the health insurance industry and the health insurance broker market to consult on a variety of projects.   Libby and Amy discuss: Cultivating the skill of listening (and other valuable skills to have) How to be a super connector  Her story in creating AlignWomen and her journey through entrepreneurship Amy's ‘Core 50' and ‘Interesting People' lists, how she uses them and why you should consider creating your own The big thing that connects being a leader and being a connector  How Amy has built her influence Blurring the lines of professional and personal and when it can be okay to do so   Amy is an active member of the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) and a regular speaker at insurance industry events. She is an enthusiastic social media user and you can find her engaging regularly on a variety of topics including legislative issues, agency management, entrepreneurship, social media strategies, women's empowerment, communication and relationships.   Connect with Amy: https://www.alignwomen.org/ https://www.facebook.com/alignwomen/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/alignwomen/ https://www.instagram.com/alignwomen/  

Season Two - Episode 18 – Empathetic Leadership In the Insurance Coffee House this week, we have not one, not two, but three senior leaders from the insurance industry simultaneously joining us as guests on the show. Amy Evans, Maggie Jaltorossian and Jayne Miller sit on the leadership team at Intercare, a national and privately held TPA leader in Workers' Compensation and Liability Claims Administration, Managed Care Services and Risk Management Solutions. The major theme that comes from our discussion is Empathetic Leadership and that is something all three of our guests promote, particularly with employees working from home and being based remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic. Amy, Jayne and Maggie advise us to first become experts in our field before then proactively seeking promotion and career developing opportunities that will lead to greater financial reward. This is a great episode about building an environment that allows people to succeed, not only in their professional careers but also in their personal lives and work in the community. Our guests encourage listeners to reach out to them after the show either through the Intercare website https://intercareins.com/ (https://intercareins.com/) or via their LinkedIn pages – Amy Evans https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-evans-aa72325/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-evans-aa72325/) Maggie Jaltorossian https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-jaltorossian-8a2aa445/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-jaltorossian-8a2aa445/) and Jayne Miller https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-miller-99aa30a/ The Insurance Coffee House is hosted by Nick Hoadley, CEO of Insurance Search, the executive search consultancy for the Insurance and Insurtech sectors in the United States and UK. If you would like to contact Nick about the podcast or to discuss growing your leadership team, please reach out to him via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-hoadley-78a498143/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-hoadley-78a498143/) , contact Insurance Search via http://www.insurance-search.com (www.insurance-search.com) or email info@insurance-search.com Copyright https://insurance-search.com/ (InsuranceSearch) 2021 - All Rights Reserved.

This episode of the #RockstarsRocking podcast features my rockstar friend, Amy Evans, President, Colibri Insurance Services, Founder, AlignWomen, and Host, AlignWomen Podcast, out of the Los Angeles Metro, CA, area. Amy’s the president of a boutique insurance agency and prides herself on simplifying employee benefits for employers of the Southern California market. She’s also the founder of ‘AlignWomen’, which is ...

Networking is a term that gets thrown around a lot, but actually doing it successfully, especially in the midst of a pandemic, can be a daunting task. Making connections online can feel vastly different from meeting people in person and introduces the challenge of balancing social media and our mental health. Amy Evans, the founder and owner of Colibri Insurance Services and the founder of Algin Women has mastered the art of networking, on and offline. In this episode, she not only shares her top tips for networking and building relationships that actually generate revenue, but also about how she deals with the noise of social media, looks out for her mental health, and maximizes her online impact. To get to know Amy and her work even better, explore the Align Women website or connect with her on LinkedIn. The Finding Fearless Podcasts primary purpose is to highlight female entrepreneurs' voices. This has been a Fearless Foundry production. All audio is recorded and owned by Fearless Foundry.

Tired of attending (live or virtual) networking events that waste your time? Find out how to radically change your thinking and your efforts in my interview with Amy Evans. As a serial entrepreneur, Amy has discovered the magic of leveraging and cultivating relationships in growing each of her businesses. She’s applied these strategies in the structure of her AlignWomen mastermind groups, with excellent results. You’ll love the energy and passion behind all the ideas Amy shares!Amy is the founder of AlignWomen, a leadership and networking organization for professional women, and the host of The AlignWomen Podcast. She’s also the President of Colibri Insurance Services, a boutique insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for employers in Southern California.You’ll discover: Why most networking groups don’t lead to effective business developmentA virtual mastermind structure that generates business for each memberStrategies (not sales techniques) Amy has used to effectively sell her servicesWhy a focus on “alignment” is key to networking with intentionHow to create social media posts that your ideal clients will respond to

My friends over at ABA Inside Track - Robert Parry-Crews, Diana Parry-Crews, and Jackie Macdonald, got together for our third annual year-in-review collaboration. And suffice to say, what a year it has been. In this episode, we discuss the events of 2020, both in the world of Behavior Analysis and beyond. We spoke at great length about the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the provision of services, as well as how Behavior Analysis responded to the challenges of racism, policing, and the like. Finally, we round out the episode by honoring the memories of some of the pioneers in our field who passed away in 2020. So grab a beverage of choice, put your earbuds in, and join us in kicking 2020 to the curb and look forward to a hopefully more reinforcing 2021! Here is a very likely incomplete list of links to things we discussed: Previous Year in Review Shows: 2018 Year in Review. 2019 Year in Review. Cox, Plavnick, and Brodhead (2020). A Proposed Process for Risk Mitigation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. LeBlanc, et al. (2020). The Role of Compassion and Ethics in Decision Making Regarding Access to Applied Behavior Analysis Services During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Response to Cox, Plavnick, and Brodhead. BOP Covid-19 Facebook Banter Part 1. BOP Covid-19 Facebook Banter Part 2 (140 comments!). Session 116, Wendy Machalicek on Telemedicine. Session 13, Megan Miller on Telemedicine. Session 113, The Behavioral Economics of Toilet Paper with Derek Reed. Session 114, Keep your kids learning at home with Amy Evans. Session 121, Coping in Quarantine with Russ Harris. Session 128, Mary Jane Weiss. Session 120, Listening to Perspectives that Matter (please check out if you missed this one!!!). ABA Inside Track 128, Diversity and Inclusion with Adrienne Bradley and Kat Jackson. Session 124, Behavior Analysis and policing with John O'Neill. Session 138, More on policing with Tina Long and Officer Joe Schlenz. BACB Podcast on global certification changes. Operants fall issue with Adithyan Rajaraman re: Online instruction. In Memoriam: Jack Michael. Jose Martinez-Diaz. Patricia Krantz. On a final note, I'd be remiss if I didn't say how grateful I am for everyone who listens to and supports the show. I was raised to not discuss money in public, but the pandemic has cut the revenue of my consultation practice by more than half, and despite that, we managed to get through the worst of it because of the support from the audience. So whether you've purchased CEU's, subscribed to the membership community, patronized my wonderful sponsors, or simply shared favorite episodes with friends and minded behavior peeps, you've really come through and helped me avoid what could have been a financial disaster. For all of this and more, to say that I am thankful doesn't even scratch the surface. I'm looking forward to 2021, and I'm excited to continue to produce and share these conversations. And from my family to yours, please have a happy and safe holiday! Special thanks to the following (apologies in advance, as they're likely to be folks that I forgot to mention): HRIC Recruiting. Behavior University. Gateway Learning Group's Autism Leadership Academy. How-to-ABA.com. New Hampshire Association for Behavior Analysis. FTF Behavioral Consulting/Greg Hanley. Essential for Living/Pat McGreevy. Brett DiNovi and Associates. Central Reach/Rick Kubina. The Applied Behavior Analysis Center/Adrienne Fitzer. Connections Behavior Planning and Intervention. Britton Behavioral Consulting/Lisa Britton. Praxis Continuing Education and Training. Hillcrest Educational Centers. University of Kent Tizard Centre ABA Program. Rich Brooks and the crew at Flyte New Media. My friends over at WHOOP.

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In this episode, Amy Evans joins Dr. Kelly to describe and discuss Precision Teaching, Instructional Design and what she means by getting the party charted! Amy fluidly describes the benefits of measuring fluency when teaching and learning new skills. Amy shares her journey as an expert in these areas and outlines what lies ahead for herself and the field! To learn more about PT, SSC, and Amy visit www.octavetraining.com.

This week Denise chats with gifted chef and storyteller Martha Foose, author of Screen Doors and Sweet Tea and A Good Meal is Hard to Find, her newest collaboration with artist Amy Evans. Show links: Buy Martha’s books on Amazon. See more about Martha on her website. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook. Women Beyond a Certain Age is an award-winning weekly podcast with Denise Vivaldo. She brings her own lively, humorous, and experienced viewpoint to the topics she discusses with her guests. The podcast covers wide-ranging subjects of importance to older women. Visit our podcast website, join our Facebook Group and like our Page, get links to past episodes on our community website, follow us on Instagram or drop us a line! Denise Vivaldo, host and producer. Denise’s books on Amazon.Producer, editor, and everything even remotely techie is handled by Cindie Flannigan. See Cindie’s work here.    

Everyone has a story and every situation is a story. So, how do you use your story? Amy Evans joins Judy for the discussion of the day about storytelling, empowerment and growing your network. Amy and Judy both talked about getting personal on stage, how hard it is, and the good that can come from it. They also swap stories about their time in the insurance industry building relationships. Amy’s insurance experience inspired her to create AllignWomen, a growing leadership and networking organization for professional women allowing them to grow, nurture and leverage their professional relationships. Watch Judy’s Speech The Greatest Missed Opportunity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgk-3QEM6tw   Connect with Amy at AllignWomen: https://alignwomen.org/ the AllignWomen Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/alignwomen and Colibri Insurance Services http://colibriins.com/

In episode 32 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by the new Head of the Willis Towers Watson Global Captive Practice, Peter Carter. Peter discusses a busy first six months at the helm and his background. The captive owner interview is with Jim Leimkuhler, CEO of Progressive Produce in Los Angeles. Progressive Produce is a member of the Cayman-domiciled group captive Raffles Insurance and Jim explains how his organisation has benefited widely from a 16 year membership. Richard is also joined by Amy Evans, Kara Tencellent and Sandy Bigglestone from CICA's Amplify Women task force to discuss the initiative and its objectives and progress since its launch in 2019. You can subscribe to the Global Captive Podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other podcast app. Contact Richard: richard@globalcaptivepodcast.com Visit the website: www.globalcaptivepodcast.com Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/global-captive-podcast/ Twitter & Instagram: @captivepodcast

First Financial's Linda Neuenburg is a guest on Amy Evans' podcast Align Women. Linda and Amy discuss the passion and benefits of coaching others through financial decisions.

Optimizing Networking for Exponential Success with Amy Evans Things like selling, relationships, and referrals all go together for someone to have exponential success in networking. To spark some inspiration, we're going to discover another success story of an entrepreneur and how she has achieved her revenue goals through networking.  Here's a question that you're probably trying to figure out as well, how has networking changed since the pandemic? In this week's episode, you'll learn about: Optimizing networking for exponential success and the right way to do it. Part One of ‘Optimizing Networking for Exponential Success with Amy Evans’ Amy Evans is an entrepreneur who is passionate about helping women step into their power and their agency in business and relationships.  She is the founder of AlignWomen, a leadership and networking organization for professional women. She is also the President of Colibri Insurance Services, a boutique insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for employers in Southern California.  She is an enthusiastic speaker and social media user, and you can find her regularly engaging on a variety of topics, including legislative issues, agency management, social media strategies, women's issues, empowerment, communication, and relationships. “COVID-19 has shifted many selling techniques except its core components.” — Ursula Mentjes (16:45-16:49) For such a long time, Amy didn't know that she was a salesperson, so she had to do some digging to figure it out. She has worked administrative jobs during her early twenties.  She also worked for a company that did online marketing and eventually landed some clients from the city of Las Vegas. She ended up flying to Atlanta and sold Coca-Cola.  That was just the beginning of her beautiful journey. She left the company and started looking for her next career. And somewhere along the way, it occurred to her that sales were probably the right place for her to look at.  Then, she also worked for a national insurance agency for two and a half years to learn the back end of how it's like to work as an insurance broker. After that, she left to start her agency. That's how Colibri Insurance Services started. Salespeople are usually focused on personal development because there's a direct correlation between getting out of your way and making more sales. This is the reason why things like sales camps are super important. No matter how successful and developed you are in your sales career, it doesn't mean you don't need more tools, tips, or a fresh perspective.  This pandemic has shifted the tone of selling and how business owners show up. Whatever your limiting belief is, know that you can still succeed no matter what. Part Two of ‘Optimizing Networking for Exponential Success with Amy Evans’ Networking is about revenue generation to build your business. There are organizations whose primary purposes are lobbying or advocating for a particular industry or region.  It's essential to be cognizant of the organizations that you are a member of, whether these organizations veer more towards social and not towards business growth.  There's nothing wrong with networking mainly for social reasons, but we don't necessarily grow our business from that, although that's possible in different ways.    There's a time and place for every group. So, it's so important to have networking groups that make sense for you. “It's so important to have networking groups that make sense for you.” —  Ursula Mentjes (32:16-32:19) If you want to create exponential success with networking, be clear on who your dream team is and focus on building that, because of quality matters over quantity.  Networking is so much more than attending meetings and getting business cards. We've already built and maintained relationships with people who still can't help us produce the result that we want.    Instead, intentionally building a relationship with a handful of people who fit the profile will produce incredible results.    Tune in to the full episode to learn more. About Amy Evans Amy Evans is an entrepreneur who is passionate about helping women step into their power and their agency in business and relationships. She is the founder of AlignWomen, a leadership and networking organization for professional women. She is also the President of Colibri Insurance Services, a boutique insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for employers in Southern California. She is an enthusiastic speaker and social media user and you can find her engaging regularly on a variety of topics including legislative issues, agency management, social media strategies, women’s issues, empowerment, communication, and relationships. Follow Amy on Social Channels: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyevans2 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pg/alignwomen Instagram - @alignwomen Twitter - @alignwomen President, Colibri Insurance Services Host, The AlignWomen Podcast About Ursula Mentjes: Ursula Mentjes is the founder of Sales Coach Now, as well as a Sales Expert, Inspirational Speaker, Author and Certified Sales Coach who specializes in NLP to help her clients double and triple their sales. Sales Coach Now delivers a unique approach to sales training and coaching designed for ultimate retention and achievement.  Discover how to transform limiting beliefs, make powerful shifts with intention, and authentically serve (sell) your clients with my free pdf, “6 Secrets to Doubling Your Sales! www.salescoachnow.com/gift  Also, Ursula would love to partner with you at your next event, conference, or sales training session. If you’re interested in coming to Sales Camp, that’s her two-day live course then, you may find out more information here: https://www.salescoachnow.com/sales-camp/. NEXT STEPS - A GIVEAWAY ALERT! Be one of the first 20 to receive My One Great Goal Digital Book, My One Great Goal Digital Workbook, and Access To My One Great Goal Virtual Event by completing an online review of my "Double Your Sales Now" Podcast:  go to this link here - www.salescoachnow.com/giveaway/.

Co-Authors Amy C. Evans and Martha Foose have come together to create a cookbook full of Southern charm, inspiring art, and delicious recipes. With section titles like, Morning Glories, Anytime Sweets, and Lingering Lunches there is something here for everyone. So on this episode of Deep South Dining, Malcolm and Carol, take a journey through the Deep South with two culinary giants Amy Evans and Martha Foose. Let's eat ya'll! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Good Meal Is Hard To Find: Storied Recipes from the Deep SouthBy Amy C. Evans & Martha Hall Foose Intro: Welcome to the number one cookbook podcast, Cookery by the Book with Suzy Chase. She's just a home cook in New York City, sitting at her dining room table, talking to cookbook authors.Martha Hall Foose: I'm Martha Hall Foose, and I've got a new book coming out, A Good Meal Is Hard to Find: Storied Recipes From the Deep South, with my good gal pal, Amy C. Evans.Suzy Chase: Okay, let's do a quick quarantine question round. Number one, where are you living?Martha Hall Foose: Right now I'm in Greenwood, Mississippi, which is about halfway between Memphis and Jackson, in the Mississippi Delta, right on the banks of the Yazoo River. We also have a farm that's the next county over, that's a family farm, and then I have a house out there in a place called Pluto, Mississippi. Lately, we haven't been out there too much except to go mow the grass because of a lack of internet connection, but we split our time back and forth between the two places.Suzy Chase: What restaurant are you dreaming of going to after the quarantine?Martha Hall Foose: Without question, The Beauty Shop Restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee. Karen Carrier is the chef there and I want to eat her dish called Watermelon and Wings. It's chicken wings with cashew dust and chili sauce and then slices of cold watermelon on the side. That's what I want more than anything.Suzy Chase: I've been revisiting recipes that make me feel like home, things my mom used to make, like a simple bologna sandwich or potato salad. I know you have a reverence for passed-along recipes. I'm wondering what dish is getting you through this.Martha Hall Foose: I know this sounds corny, but chicken pot pie.Suzy Chase: No, not at all.Martha Hall Foose: To me, it's just the ultimate comfort. In A Good Meal Is Hard to Find, we have an easy peasy recipe for one. When my son was little and he'd get mad at somebody, he would say, "You chicken pot pie," and so that always makes me laugh and feel at home, and my mom makes a great chicken pot pie. The other thing that seems to be a big comfort dish is just simple broiled catfish with tons of lemon and butter and Worcestershire sauce on it, just broiled with some rice on the side. For some reason, that's been something that we've been going to at least once a week.Suzy Chase: Okay, now on with the show. As I understand it, this cookbook is a love letter to women and food and the deep South. Can you talk a little bit about that?Martha Hall Foose: First, I love my collaboration with Amy Evans. She's a dear friend and also has been really inspirational to me. So the first love letter would be to my partner in this venture. I think a lot of times when people talk about Southern cooking, there are two extremes. It's either mamaw in the kitchen or it's some dude chef with a pig tattoo, and there doesn't seem to be much in the middle of people that, as Amy and I say and has been said before, of people that are trying to make a way out of no way. I think that's something that probably resonates with people a lot these days.Martha Hall Foose: Also, Amy and I always found this sort of mystery of the names that are at the bottom of recipes that are in community cookbooks. A lot of times the woman isn't even mentioned by her own name. It's Mrs. J.D. Palam or something like that, and not even recognized by their own name. They were just the adjunct of whoever the husband was. That kind of rankled me and Amy, and so we wanted to give a voice to just the neighbors. Through that, we just created this whole community of imaginary friends.Suzy Chase: Women were their husband's wives back then. They weren't an individual.Martha Hall Foose Right. If there's a community cookbook from a church league or a benevolent society of some sort, for example, there's one recipe title that always stuck with me, called Mrs. Munson's Cold Tongue. It was this beef tongue recipe, but it wasn't even Lila Munson or whoever she was. We don't even know who Mrs. Munson's first name is. Things like that were a jumping off point for us.Suzy Chase: Yeah, I remember my mom used Mrs. W.S. Chase up until I'd say the mid '70s and then she dropped it and she became Marilyn.Martha Hall Foose: Yeah, and then sometimes it would be Mrs. George Jones, nee Snavely , so you could have her father's name, but you still didn't know her first name.Suzy Chase: Yes. Oh my gosh. Food is a lens to society. When I think of Southern food, I think of a story that goes along with a dish or ingredients. You touched on this a little bit just now, but talk a little bit more about how community cookbooks or the Junior League cookbooks have influenced you.Martha Hall Foose: Those were the first cookbooks that I really read. When I was a kid, they were always in our kitchen. Growing up in a rural area, like the Delta, everybody was trying to do a fundraiser for either the church building society or the missionary society or the Elks or the Episcopal church ladies. All sorts of fundraisers were always going on. Those were pretty much the first cookbooks that I was exposed to really, that and Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook or Joy of Cooking. They have a fond place in my heart just because they were the first things that I knew of what a cookbook was.Suzy Chase: How did you meet Amy C. Evans?Martha Hall Foose: We were both trying to figure this out. She had come down to work on an oral history project throughout the Delta and we think we met through that, maybe at the farmer's market here, which was just getting started and she was documenting the beginning of the new farmer's market here. That was I don't know how many years ago, over a decade I would guess.Suzy Chase: Can you describe the first time you two sequestered yourselves at your farmhouse in Pluto, Mississippi to put this cookbook together?Martha Hall Foose: I was so thrilled. I had approached Amy about this idea a couple of years before this initial retreat and kind of bugged her about it. Then I was like, "Quit bugging her about it, Martha." Then out of the blue, she called. She had been at a conference and one of the things was about collaboration, and then she finally warmed up to the idea. Then it was like, "Okay, let's get together and do this."Martha Hall Foose: She came out to Pluto, which is 17 miles to a gallon of milk once you get out there. Basically you have to bring your own fun when you come. She was bringing her daughter, Sophia, who was pretty little at the time. I figured I needed something to keep her occupied, so I brought my cotton candy machine, which did a great job of keeping her busy. My cousin, Leanne, who is the inspiration for Lenore's Hot Tamale Balls, which is a recipe on page 82, her name is Lenore Ann, but we all call her Leanne, she came out with this. Leanne cooked for us and gave us inspiration. Amy and I sat at this sort of 1950s Formica table in the kitchen and stared out the window, and honestly drank a bit of bourbon and ate a lot of pie, and just started thinking about the wonderful titles to her paintings.Martha Hall Foose: Some of the titles, let me get to the illustration page and I'll tell you a few of them that are my favorite. There's one called Loretta Put the Coffee on the Stove and Crawled Back in Bed to Find the Details From Her Dreams. She had already set up the first line, or the idea, through just the titles of her paintings. Then we started to talk and imagine these women's back stories. What kind of coffee was Loretta going to put on the stove? What was she getting in back into bed to think about? Or one painting is Marge Took Her Usual Measurements. I think that's the first recipe in the book. Actually, it's the second recipe I think in the book. We decided that that would be two fingers of vodka and some grapefruit juice that she was measuring.Martha Hall Foose: We just got really into these women's back stories and then the more we talked about them, a lot of times the more tickled we got at ourselves, first of all, for just sitting there making up these ridiculous stories, and then second of all, some of them are a little poignant. Some of them are about heartbreak or remembering somebody that had passed. I mean, at some point it got to the point where we really felt like they were just pulling up a chair at the table and telling us about themselves.Martha Hall Foose: One of the things we really wanted to be cognizant of is Amy's paintings usually just include three objects and sometimes they're very baffling, like the one that is the chicken pot pie recipe. The painting is a vintage Swanson's chicken pot pie box, an old rabbit foot keychain like you used to get out of the prize machine at the skating rink, and a dill pickle. Then it has a painting of a floral oilcloth on the side. We wanted to keep the stories that didn't just tell a start-to-finish story, that also gave you room to interpret the stories the way you wanted to and the way that these women, we made them up for the readers and home cooks to finish the story themselves so that they became their own friends as much as they had become our friends.Suzy Chase: I'm curious to hear about Grace's Four-Cornered Nabs on page 85. Can you read this head note?Martha Hall Foose: Sure. This one was inspired by Amy's grandmother. It's one of my favorite of Amy's paintings of all time. It features a old Samsonite-style train case with the outline of a large ham, with a comma and then a nab. For those that don't know, nabs are the little crackers named after Nabisco's little crackers like you find at a convenience store.Suzy Chase: It looks like a Cheez-It.Martha Hall Foose: It looks like a Cheez-It, but for those in the know about nab, there are two different types of nabs. If we were on a road trip and we pulled into a convenience store and I was going in, I would say, "Suzy, do you want some nabs?" and if you said yes, now I would say, "Do you want round or four-corner nabs?" Round nabs are the ones that are regular plain or malt crackers with cheese in the middle or peanut in the middle. If you say I want four-corner nabs, that means you mean the cheese ones with peanut butter filling.Suzy Chase: Oh.Martha Hall Foose: That's a little nab trivia for you there.Suzy Chase: Can you read the head note, please?Martha Hall Foose: Sure.Martha Hall Foose: "Grace couldn't take any chances, so she fit all sorts of contingencies in her train case. This was, after all, the first time she was making the trip to visit her granddaughter all the way over in Texas. For all Grace knew, they ate brisket for breakfast, lunch and dinner. That just wouldn't do. No, ma'am. Grace made sure that they would have some proper Alabama staples within reach during her visit, so she packed some nabs at the last minute just to make the trip bearable."Martha Hall Foose: Then it has a recipe for the cheese crackers and then a peanut butter filling.Suzy Chase: Apparently, they're are proper Alabama staple. That's my favorite line.Martha Hall Foose: Well, that and a good ham.Suzy Chase: Yes. It's so funny, because I can vividly picture Grace in my head.Martha Hall Foose: Good. That's what we were hoping for. See, now she's your friend, too.Suzy Chase: You have a Notions and Notes section with every recipe, and this recipe, you included some ways to serve the crackers, other uses for the filling, and the best is if you don't have a decorative pastry cutter on hand, you can use a rotary fabric cutter with a scallop blade, but wash it before you return it to your sewing box. That made me laugh.Martha Hall Foose: There are a couple of the notes that are pretty silly and then some of them that are actually geared to help the home cook complete these recipes. For the most part, they're really straightforward recipes. Most of them are only a page long. Things like notes on serving, if you want to make something extra fancy, or if you don't feel like making part of the recipe and you want to use a frozen pie dough or refrigerated pack crust, we're not going to shame anybody and be like, "Well, you've got to make your home pie crust or you're doing less." But sometimes a girl's just got to do what a girl's got to do.Suzy Chase: Amen. I, like you gals, am intrigued by consumerism. This line right here in the cookbook jumped out at me, "How the throwaway matchbook can become a keepsake for a lifetime." Now, I remember when my dad remarried this lady who was from West Texas, her name was Wylena Joe. We called her Joe. Well, Joe loved her pastel-colored, modern '80s decor. She'd say, and I'm not even going to try to do a Southern drawl, she would say in her Southern drawl, "Suzy only likes old stuff." Can you talk a little bit about your hunt for stories at estate sales or resale shops? I live for estate sales.Martha Hall Foose: We do too. It's the things in the back of the drawer that we love.Suzy Chase: Me too.Martha Hall Foose: I found this towel hook that's this small hand and it's so weird that it's like, first of all, who would buy this, and then second of all, why would you keep it in the back of the drawer because it's so awesome if you had it. It's questions like these that really sent Amy and I. We also love the sweet little gestures of people using things that they've got. Amy and I talk about she had done a wonderful oral history with Miss Streeter, Pattie Streeter that runs a farm right near here. At the farmer's market, she ties up her bundles of spring onions with little red yarn bows. It's things like that that Amy and I just love. We love everything from old Avon perfume bottles to, oh, don't get us started about a yardstick that advertises a hardware store. Who knows how many of those each we've got. It's those things that you're not ever going to see again. They're not making more of them.Martha Hall Foose: I said this in my first book, that in a way we're sort of homesick for a place we still live. That's not saying we have some imagined idea of what good old days in the South were like, because that's not what we're saying. It's more of the community involvement. I guess during this stay home time for everybody, it's spending the time to do those little things and to appreciate small things, I guess, a little bit more.Suzy Chase: Last night I made Clementine's H-Town Queso. It goes with the Crawfish Puppies, but I can't find any crawfish in New York City right now in the middle of the pandemic. I made this, and this dip was inspired by the old Felix Mexican restaurant in Houston. Can you tell us about this recipe?Martha Hall Foose: One woman that Amy and I both are inspired by and love so much is Lisa Fain and her Homesick Texan blog and also her Homesick Texan cookbooks. Amy grew up in Houston and lives there now. Although Felix's is no longer a going concern, this queso had a cult following and is very regionally specific to the Houston area. As much as the recipe has a lot of characters that are in the Delta, we also wanted to make sure that Texas got a great representation and so Lisa was actually kind enough to share the recipe with us.Martha Hall Foose: For those that are thinking this is the ubiquitous cheese dip that you found in a Tex Mex restaurant, it's got sort of a, how would you describe it, I would say sort of a garnet oil slick across the top of it.Suzy Chase: Well yeah, because you use real cheddar cheese and I think that makes for the slick.Martha Hall Foose: Yeah, yeah. It's got a little chopped onion, and diced tomatoes, and garlic, and chili powder, and hot paprika, and you use shredded cheese in it. I mean, it's just a good snack if you're hanging out on the couch.Suzy Chase: Which we all are.Martha Hall Foose: Yeah.Suzy Chase: What I learned from this recipe is the secret ingredient is the paprika.Martha Hall Foose: Kudos to Lisa, because I'm sure there was a lot of research that went into trying to get this thing just right.Suzy Chase: Yeah, queso's a toughie.Martha Hall Foose: She has a book, she has a book that's called Queso. If you want to broaden your queso world, you can to her book.Suzy Chase: Speaking of cookbooks, now for my segment called My Favorite Cookbook, what is your all-time favorite cookbook and why?Martha Hall Foose: My all time favorite cookbook is one that was published in the Delta and I think initially it was published in the '70s, but it's called Bayou Cuisine. One thing I love about it is because it's sort of brilliant the way it's put together, not just the way that the book is structured, but they used this comb binding that you see on so many community cookbooks. But this one has a time-release self-destruction, where after about five years the comb binding gets so brittle it breaks and the index falls off the back. The recipes aren't divided up by breakfast, appetizers, fish, poultry, in that kind of order, so there's no way for you to find the recipe unless you have the index. Then after the index falls off the back, you've got to buy a new copy of the book.Martha Hall Foose: I think that's going to be my plan for my next book, is to put a self-destructing comb binding on it. But I think you can find copies of it online and I think they've put sort of a condensed version in a bound copy, but Bayou Cuisine, or as people one state over might call it, Bayou Cuisine. But in Mississippi we say bayou.Suzy Chase: So it's spelled B-A-Y-O-U?Martha Hall Foose: Mm-hmm (affirmative).Suzy Chase: Okay.Martha Hall Foose: We're very specific down here.Suzy Chase: I love it. Where can we find you on the web and social media?Martha Hall Foose: There is a website that we're beginning, or Amy is beginning to get together, called AGoodMealisHardtoFind.com. As I get my social networking together, you'll be able to find all the links how to get in touch with us in any possible way. Also, there's a section for people to get in touch with us. As people make recipes, we'd love for them to send us pictures. In the end of the book, we say, "Thank you for visiting with all of us. Please do stay in touch, drop us a line and some snapshots of your favorite dishes when you have a minute. Amy, Martha, and the ladies. P.S. You can find us at AGoodMealisHardtoFind.com."Suzy Chase: This cookbook is the perfect Mother's Day present. Thank you so much, Martha, for coming on Cookery By the Book podcast.Martha Hall Foose: It was my pleasure. Y'all stay safe and tell some stories and cook a lot and be safe.Outro: Subscribe over on cookerybythebook.com. Thanks for listening to the number one cookbook podcast, Cookery By the Book.

In these unprecedented times of social isolation, public education has made a rapid shift towards a distance learning model. It's probably not a surprise that outcomes will vary for students based on myriad factors. If you'd like to become more involved in your child's educational progress to ensure your child's success, then this is the podcast for you! Amy Evans, who is an expert in Instructional Design and Precision Teaching, joins me in Session 114 to discuss how setting up brief practice sessions with your learner can really enhance not only skill acquisition, but retention too (which is, in my experience, an often overlooked outcome measure). Long story short, the goal of this conversation is to provide parents practical tips based on what we know about learning, using readily available materials (ie, stuff that’s downloadable). We did our best to keep the jargon to a minimum, as I am hoping that this podcast will reach an audience beyond my usual listeners. Amy tutors children individually, and is offering these services at a 50% discount during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has also recently launched a business that will train Behavior Analysts to bring Precision Teaching and Fluency-Based instruction to their practices, so to learn more, click here to get on her email list to learn more. To that end, your help will be greatly appreciated. If you find this information helpful, please feel free to share it with friends and colleagues! If your acquaintances are not podcast listeners, I'd like to use this as an opportunity to let folks know that every podcast I've published gets posted to YouTube in case that's a more convenient medium. The best part about this topic is that there are so many freely available or inexpensive materials out there for parents to use. Here are links to materials we discussed (and some we didn't; and a huge thanks to Amy for finding all of these resources!): A general web page with links to free resources that are available during school closures: Amazing Educational Resources. University of Oregon sites (per Amy: good place to go if you need to know where to start with your child’s skills: easyCBM. Resources (Big Ideas in Beginning Reading). The Maloney Method (Free Assessment + first 10 lessons). https://www.learninga-z.com/. One Minute Reader Fluency App and Audio-Supported Books Math Worksheets | Free and Printable (good downloadable materials with lots of practice opportunities). The Math Worksheet Site.com (great for timings - easy to configure, and tons of response opportunities). Khan Academy | Free Online Courses, Lessons & Practice DeltaMath EdReady™ Application Home If you want to take a deeper dive into Precision Teaching, or if you're looking for other CE topics, Central Reach has opened up their online library to all BCBA's at no charge through April 30th. As with Amy's services noted above, this is not a sponsored plug; both CR and Amy are offering free or highly discounted services to support the field, and I'm happy to share these resources. For more info, go to centralreach.com/business-continuity. In case you were worried, we still do have sponsors for this episode though. Session 114 is brought to you by the following: The ABA Marketing Minute with Rich Brooks. Digital marketing guru and two-time guest Rich Brooks and I have teamed up to provide listeners with 60-second micro-lessons in digital marketing. You'll hear the first installment later in this broadcast, so I won't spoil it here, but let's just say the message should parallel a lot of what we should strive for in our clinical practice. The Virtual Verbal Behavior Conference. Yes, when the going gets tough, the tough go online. Instead of cancelling this year's VBC, Session 112 guest Kelle Rich putting the entire program online. The Virtual VBC is scheduled for April 2nd and 3rd, but will likely be available afterwards in recorded form. Also, I just learned that Dr. Vince Carbone has been added to the speakers' list! For some reason I can't quite put my finger on, his time was suddenly freed up. I hope you're able to check it out. Last but certainly not least, I've been getting tons of great feedback on Steve Ward's appearance on the show. If you like his style, The Applied Behavior Analysis Center is hosting a webinar with Steve on June 16th, 2020. ABAC is offering a 20% discount on this event as well as other offerings to podcast listeners. If you're interested in checking this out, go to abacnj.com and use the code ABACBO20 at check out.

While COVID-19 is in the headlines, should we be considering the flu vaccination for our kids? The flu vaccination for 2020 does not protect against the COVID-19, but doctors and pharmacists are urging people to consider vaccinating against influenza. Amy Evans is a pharmacist with Terry White Chemmart at Rouse Hill. She explains how the flu vaccination works, and why we should be considering it for our families.NOTE: The Terry White chain of pharmacists are opening vaccinations for booking for March 23 and later now. Pharmacists cannot vaccinate children under ten although some Terry White pharmacies will have ‘family clinic days’ where children aged two and up can be vaccinated by a registered nurse. You will have to check with your local chemist before booking to see if they do these days.

In this episode, Amy Evans interviews Tonyel Thompson of Real HR Hero. Tonyel is a consultant who provides business support services to small- and mid-sized businesses with specialties in human resources and recruiting.Episode Sponsor:Colibri Insurance Services is a boutique health insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for Southern California employers so they can cost-effectively attract and retain quality employees. What you will learn from this episode: ➤ Specific areas where most businesses need extra human resources support➤ Why employers need to consider the entire employee life cycle - from acquisition to post-termination - in order to maintain good employee relations and mitigate risk➤ Why it's helpful to use an external resource for exit interviews when an employee terminates➤ How small business owners can use outsourced human resources services to get the proper policies and procedures in place and avoid future legal issuesConnect with Tonyel Thompson: Website - https://realhrhero.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/real-hr-hero/Phone - 818-305-5255

We so often want to compete instead of collaborate but we need to learn that her success doesn't mean our demise and our demise doesn't mean her success. In this episode we speak to Amy Evans from Align Women and she candidly speaks about how we can collaborate with one another rather than compete.. an in turn making us all succeed! Collaboration can very much mean  multiplication... Are you ready to collaborate? We hope you enjoy this episode and we believe this will inspire you! Sparkle On! 

Many people claim that purity can't happen in today's day and age. Here's the proof that it can! Listen to the inspiring story of this amazing couple.

Many people claim that purity can't happen in today's day and age. Here's the proof that it can! Listen to the inspiring story of this amazing couple.

Many people claim that purity can't happen in today's day and age. Here's the proof that it can! Listen to the inspiring story of this amazing couple.

Some personal stories which are a little different on this week’s Welsh Rugby Union Podcast. We hear from Wales Women’s prop Amy Evans on international retirement, her favourite moments and on reaching the top while dealing with diabetes. Wales back rower Ellis Jenkins on returning from injury, Wales U19s coach Gareth Williams on their win over Scotland. And Cambridge University will have two Welsh captains for the first time in the Men’s and Women’s Varsity Matches, Fiona Shuttleworth on playing with her twin sister, Stephen Leonard on combining rugby with trying to find a cure for cancer.

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Today’s guest is Amy Evans, the founder of Align Women, a leadership and networking organization for professional women. It promotes partnerships and connections to allow opportunities for referrals. She is a businesswoman and a health insurance broker for over 16 years. Amy is also the President of Colibri Insurance Services, an insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for employers in Southern California.   Amy sits down with Emi as they talk about how she created Align Women out of a mastermind group that born out of her frustrations with the format of other mastermind groups wasn’t serving her needs.   Stay tuned as they discuss the ins and outs of creating a mastermind group intended for professional women.   Enjoy!   HIGHLIGHTS:   The creation and structure of Align Women How the organization supports professional women The difference of Align Women as compared to other mastermind groups What was Amy’s biggest challenge in managing the organization Amy’s secret to success   QUOTES:    We amplify our referral opportunities because we share similar clients and we have similar conversations with those clients. The reflection of the desire and the efficacy of this type of intentional networking where the people in the room are handpicked that have enough commonalities. My leadership journey is expecting that this works best when there is a driving force and a person behind it who has a vision and who is organizing it to keep the group, as a whole, focused. Jump out of the airplane and build the parachute on the way down. Done is better than perfect. Don’t get sucked into the idea that multitasking is the way to get things done. It’s healthy to get up and take a break.     CONNECT WITH AMY: Website Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Twitter LinkedIn

Today’s guest is Amy Evans, the founder of Align Women, a leadership and networking organization for professional women. It promotes partnerships and connections to allow opportunities for referrals. She is a businesswoman and a health insurance broker for over 16 years. Amy is also the President of Colibri Insurance Services, an insurance agency that simplifies employee benefits for employers in Southern California.   Amy sits down with Emi as they talk about how she created Align Women out of a mastermind group that born out of her frustrations with the format of other mastermind groups wasn’t serving her needs.   Stay tuned as they discuss the ins and outs of creating a mastermind group intended for professional women.   Enjoy!   HIGHLIGHTS:   The creation and structure of Align Women How the organization supports professional women The difference of Align Women as compared to other mastermind groups What was Amy’s biggest challenge in managing the organization Amy’s secret to success   QUOTES:    We amplify our referral opportunities because we share similar clients and we have similar conversations with those clients. The reflection of the desire and the efficacy of this type of intentional networking where the people in the room are handpicked that have enough commonalities. My leadership journey is expecting that this works best when there is a driving force and a person behind it who has a vision and who is organizing it to keep the group, as a whole, focused. Jump out of the airplane and build the parachute on the way down. Done is better than perfect. Don’t get sucked into the idea that multitasking is the way to get things done. It’s healthy to get up and take a break.     CONNECT WITH AMY: Website Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Twitter LinkedIn

Dr. Amy Evans is a well known pediatrician in Middle Tennessee and shares in this podcast the joys and frustrations of running a practice. Choosing to raise her family away from big city life, Dr. Evans discusses the increasing frustration of providing care in a profit driven, health care delivery system. Even the government program, TennCare is managed by a commercial entity, resulting in delays, missteps and barriers to providing primary care to her young patients. Government funded programs like the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) offer guidelines and information to professionals and the public while the private sector insists on putting patients in boxes despite risk and added expense. Dr. Evans gives us an action plan for the health of children and adults: 1. Quality sleep.2. More fruits, vegetables and whole grains and less sugary drinks in our diets. 3. Exercise as a family, outdoors is best. 4. Dial the screen time down. 5. Have fun!Support the show (https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/362855.rss)

When a child is sick and you are crying out for God to move, who do you turn to? In this powerful episode, mom and essential oil expert, Amy Evans, shares the story of her daughter's health journey and how God showed up in the midst of the healing process. She reminds us that the ultimate healer is Jesus Christ, and He can empower us to make healthy choices that honor Him with the tools & resources He has given to us.

Misery, never goes out of style. Gothic cult princess and the beautiful session vocal tones of Hannah Hermione Greenwood is our guest on Episode 31 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Creeper co-vocalist opens up all about the end of the band, how it came about after the announcement at their last show, possible reunion rumours, the impact of "Eternity, In Your Arms", Crickets, gothic lifestyle, life after Creeper, becoming a member of the Neck Deep family while touring as a session musician, working with other acts, meeting Andy Black, Harry Potter and much more! Plus find out how Morgan bribed her to make a appearance on the podcast (it's actually true). Turn it up and listen to the untold stories of one of the most talented and loved members of the rock music world. Join Sean and Morgan to find out Sappenin' this week.Follow Us on Social Media:Twitter: @sappeninpodInstagram: @sappeninpodSpecial thank you to our Sappenin' Podcast Patreons:Join the Sappenin' Podcast Community: Patreon.com/Sappenin.Dayna Lasnover, Janelle Caston, John Price, Emma Barber, Hirschfield, Kylie Wheeler, Scarlet Charlton, Samantha Spray, Becca Vaughan, Mitch Perry, Emily Senogles, Lucy Deards, John&Emma, Martina McManus, Mark Platten, Marcie Jacobson, Kieran Lewis, Glenn Rice, Mike Cunningham, Kelly Emma Cannon, Olivia Cropper, Lydia Henderson, Scott Jones, Becky Magliocco, Luke Price, Tony Michael, Jenni Robinson, Jenni Munster, Sophie Thompson, Jordan Harris, Mark Hendy, Loz Sanchez, Kelly Tyrer, Chris Davies, Jean Davies, Mikey White, Erin Howard, Kelly Young, Let it Flow Yoga, Vanessa Smith, Kirsty Dean, Conor Mould, Murray Grimwood, Robert Wootton, Samantha Neville, Sion Ready, Amy Chilvers, Neil Reid, Amandine U, Jessie Hellier, Scott Evans, David Winchurch, Hannah Louise, Mayumi Liwayway, Justine Baddeley, Owen Davies, Guy F Jones, Jonathan Hopkins, Carl Pendlebury, Bethan Kate, Jennifer Dean, Angharad Richards, Ida Christensen, Hannah Talbot, Nicola Johnson, Anthony Matthews, Marc Jones, Flynn Davies, Amy Thomas, Liam Lacey, Shani-Maia Boxill-Anderson, Lewis Sluman, Alanagh Smyth, Jamie Bloor, Luke Wardle, Nuala Clark, Rebecca Harrison, Amy Evans, Craig Harries, James Page, Jordan Birchard, Sharif Owadally, Kat Bessant, Chris Harris, Liam Connolly, Jodie Shannon, Huw Stockwell & Jamie Inkster.Diolch & Thank You x See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Scream for us Download! Episode 30 of Sappenin' Podcast features our Download Festival 2019 special. Hear stories from our insane weekend of mud, rain and shenanigans at Donington Park with guest appearances and conversations from Underoath, Skindred, State Champs, I Prevail, WWE NXT wrestling superstar Adam Cole, Clutch, Cane Hill, Zebrahead, Sumo Cyco & comedian Jim Breuer. We've got everything from your favourite bands, comedians, wrestlers and more, it's a barrel of laughs and insight throughout. Continue your festival spirit with us. Turn it up and join Sean and Morgan to find out Sappenin' this week.Follow Us on Social Media:Twitter: @sappeninpodInstagram: @sappeninpodSpecial thank you to our Sappenin' Podcast Patreons:Join the Sappenin' Podcast Community: Patreon.com/Sappenin.Janelle Caston, John Price, Emma Barber, Hirschfield, Kylie Wheeler, Scarlet Charlton, Samantha Spray, Becca Vaughan, Mitch Perry, Emily Senogles, Lucy Deards, John&Emma, Martina McManus, Mark Platten, Marcie Jacobson, Kieran Lewis, Glenn Rice, Mike Cunningham, Kelly Emma Cannon, Olivia Cropper, Lydia Henderson, Scott Jones, Becky Magliocco, Luke Price, Tony Michael, Jenni Robinson, Jenni Munster, Sophie Thompson, Jordan Harris, Mark Hendy, Loz Sanchez, Kelly Tyrer, Chris Davies, Jean Davies, Mikey White, Erin Howard, Kelly Young, Let it Flow Yoga, Vanessa Smith, Kirsty Dean, Conor Mould, Murray Grimwood, Robert Wootton, Samantha Neville, Sion Ready, Amy Chilvers, Neil Reid, Amandine U, Jessie Hellier, Scott Evans, David Winchurch, Hannah Louise, Mayumi Liwayway, Justine Baddeley, Owen Davies, Guy F Jones, Jonathan Hopkins, Carl Pendlebury, Bethan Kate, Jennifer Dean, Angharad Richards, Ida Christensen, Hannah Talbot, Nicola Johnson, Anthony Matthews, Marc Jones, Flynn Davies, Amy Thomas, Liam Lacey, Shani-Maia Boxill-Anderson, Lewis Sluman, Alanagh Smyth, Jamie Bloor, Luke Wardle, Nuala Clark, Rebecca Harrison, Amy Evans, Craig Harries, James Page, Jordan Birchard, Sharif Owadally, Kat Bessant, Chris Harris & Liam Connolly.Diolch & Thank You x See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Unholy Hand. Punk enthusiast and one of the greatest front-persons in the world, Matt Caughthran is our guest on Episode 29 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Bronx vocalist swings his microphone and opens up on a host of topics including the evolution of the band, the secrets behind their intense and wild live reputation, how two shows are never the same, the rumour of a fan losing a eyeball, getting back in the studio, new music, Marichi El Bronx, life on the road, the horror at parking at festivals and much more. Get your mosh on, turn it up and join Sean and Morgan to find out Sappenin' this week.Follow Us on Social Media:Twitter: @sappeninpodInstagram: @sappeninpodSpecial thank you to our Sappenin' Podcast Patreons:Join the Sappenin' Podcast Community: Patreon.com/Sappenin.Janelle Caston, John Price, Emma Barber, Hirschfield, Kylie Wheeler, Scarlet Charlton, Samantha Spray, Becca Vaughan, Mitch Perry, Emily Senogles, Lucy Deards, John&Emma, Martina McManus, Mark Platten, Marcie Jacobson, Kieran Lewis, Glenn Rice, Mike Cunningham, Kelly Emma Cannon, Olivia Cropper, Lydia Henderson, Scott Jones, Becky Magliocco, Luke Price, Tony Michael, Jenni Robinson, Jenni Munster, Sophie Thompson, Jordan Harris, Mark Hendy, Loz Sanchez, Kelly Tyrer, Chris Davies, Jean Davies, Mikey White, Erin Howard, Kelly Young, Let it Flow Yoga, Vanessa Smith, Kirsty Dean, Conor Mould, Murray Grimwood, Robert Wootton, Samantha Neville, Sion Ready, Amy Chilvers, Neil Reid, Amandine U, Jessie Hellier, Scott Evans, David Winchurch, Hannah Louise, Mayumi Liwayway, Justine Baddeley, Owen Davies, Guy F Jones, Jonathan Hopkins, Carl Pendlebury, Bethan Kate, Jennifer Dean, Angharad Richards, Ida Christensen, Hannah Talbot, Nicola Johnson, Anthony Matthews, Marc Jones, Flynn Davies, Amy Thomas, Liam Lacey, Shani-Maia Boxill-Anderson, Lewis Sluman, Alanagh Smyth, Jamie Bloor, Luke Wardle, Nuala Clark, Rebecca Harrison, Amy Evans, Craig Harries, James Page, Jordan Birchard, Sharif Owadally, Kat Bessant & Chris Harris.Diolch & Thank You x See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Spark That Moves. Front runner for the most positive person alive and Canadian hardcore punk vocalist, Liam Cormier is our guest on Episode 28 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Cancer Bats front-man takes over with his charged energy and opens up on everything from eating pears to the bands new album, reminiscing Hail Destroyer, love for Black Sabbath and their Bat Sabbath sets, his clothing company Treadwell Clothing, other jobs vocalists can do, tattoos, love making, the status and future of AxeWound, obscure records, enjoying the moment and much more! He'll have you in stitches and jumping with joy after listening to his motivational tones.Turn it up and join Sean and Morgan to find out Sappenin' this week.Follow Us on Social Media:Twitter: @sappeninpodInstagram: @sappeninpodSpecial thank you to our Sappenin' Podcast Patreons:Join the Sappenin' Podcast Community: Patreon.com/Sappenin.Janelle Caston, John Price, Emma Barber, Hirschfield, Kylie Wheeler, Scarlet Charlton, Samantha Spray, Becca Vaughan, Mitch Perry, Emily Senogles, Lucy Deards, John&Emma, Martina McManus, Mark Platten, Marcie Jacobson, Kieran Lewis, Glenn Rice, Mike Cunningham, Kelly Emma Cannon, Olivia Cropper, Lydia Henderson, Scott Jones, Becky Magliocco, Luke Price, Tony Michael, Jenni Robinson, Jenni Munster, Sophie Thompson, Jordan Harris, Mark Hendy, Loz Sanchez, Kelly Tyrer, Chris Davies, Jean Davies, Mikey White, Erin Howard, Kelly Young, Let it Flow Yoga, Vanessa Smith, Kirsty Dean, Conor Mould, Murray Grimwood, Robert Wootton, Samantha Neville, Sion Ready, Amy Chilvers, Neil Reid, Amandine U, Jessie Hellier, Scott Evans, David Winchurch, Hannah Louise, Mayumi Liwayway, Justine Baddeley, Owen Davies, Guy F Jones, Jonathan Hopkins, Carl Pendlebury, Bethan Kate, Jennifer Dean, Angharad Richards, Ida Christensen, Hannah Talbot, Nicola Johnson, Anthony Matthews, Marc Jones, Flynn Davies, Amy Thomas, Liam Lacey, Shani-Maia Boxill-Anderson, LewisSluman, Alanagh Smyth, Jamie Bloor, Luke Wardle, Nuala Clark, Rebecca Harrison, Amy Evans, Craig Harries, James Page & Jordan Birchard.Diolch & Thank You x See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Dennis Carlson speaks with Amy Evans, President of Colibri Insurance Services, about being a broker preparing for exit.

Emotional eating can be a real challenge in finding balance. Sometimes there is a sense of helplessness to it. In today’s podcast, Josh Hillis shares his emotional eating coaching strategy to help our listeners find new ways to cope with stress that doesn’t always revolve around food. What you’ll hear in this episode: How effective are cravings control strategies when you have emotional eating issues? Is the answer to emotional eating more control? The emotional release effect when you emotionally eat after tight control The role of acceptance in emotional eating Normalizing the existence of uncomfortable emotions. Diffusing uncomfortable emotions - what does that mean? Gaining perspective around the perceived urgency of feelings The role of mindfulness in managing negative emotions Defining emotional or disinhibited eating Learning to let the monsters ride the bus Being in the driver's seat of how you deal with feelings Introducing a waiting period to delay emotional eating The value of taking time to identify feelings Ways to scale and create distance between you and your feelings Three ways to feel comfortable with your feelings without using food Managing expectations of emotional eating - moving past all or nothing Psychological flexibility as a goal, defined. Identifying and being aware of your “monsters” Thought suppression and the health and wellness industry sales tactics Frequency and emotional eating Rules vs Self-Loving Guidelines Tracking progress - things you can track   Resources: Josh’s Blog Fat Loss Happens On Monday Everything You Know About Emotional Eating is Wrong - blog post Annie quotes Mothers, Daughters and Body Image - Hillary McBride’s book Getting Older: Hillary Mcbride On Women And Aging Episode 13: How Your Body Image Impacts Your Children With Hillary Mcbride Learn more about Balance365 Life here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, or Android so you never miss a new episode! Visit us on Facebook| Follow us on Instagram| Check us out on Pinterest Join our free Facebook group with over 40k women just like you! Did you enjoy the podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Google Play! It helps us get in front of new listeners so we can keep making great content. Transcript Annie: Welcome to Balance365 Life Radio, a podcast that delivers honest conversations about food, fitness, weight, and wellness. I'm your host Annie Brees along with Jennifer Campbell and Lauren Koski. We are personal trainers, nutritionists and founders of Balance365. Together we have coached thousands of women each day and are on a mission to help them feel healthy, happy, and confident in their bodies on their own terms. Join us here every week as we discuss hot topics pertaining to our physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing with amazing guests. Enjoy. Annie: Welcome to Balance365 Life Radio. I am so excited for today's guest because today's incredibly smart and talented guest goes way back with Balance365, so far back in fact that he knew Lauren, Jen and I before we were even a business. Josh Hillis has been a longtime friend and mentor to the three of us and I'm so excited for you to hear his wisdom on today's episode. Josh helps people beat emotional eating using a skill-based not diet-based approach that allows people to create a new relationship with their bodies and food and get results that have previously never been possible. Josh is the author of Fat Loss Happens on Monday and the upcoming lean and strong and yet untitled emotional eating book coming out in 2020. Josh has been writing for his blog losestubbornfat.com since 2004 and he currently attends MSU Denver and is doing his thesis on contextual behavioral science and emotional eating. He's the perfect guest for this topic. The current standard answer to emotional eating and the health and fitness industry encourages individuals to just have more control, more control over their diet, over their thoughts, over their emotions, more control over your cravings. But on today's episode, Josh shares why that advice usually doesn't work. For those who struggle with emotional eating and provides multiple practical tools to help you overcome it, I think you're going to love it and joy. Annie: Josh, welcome to Balance365 Life Radio. We're so happy to have you. You go way back with our team like way, way back. How are you? Josh: I'm good. How are you guys? It's so cool to see you guys again. Annie: I know, like, we're still, like, we're still together. The last time we were Facetiming was under a little bit different context. We were Healthy Habits Happy Moms then and we were, you've kind of helped us mentor us as far as like habits and skills and philosophies and you're just a really great coach. Just flat out really great. Josh: Thank you. From you guys, that's awesome. Annie: So we're so happy to have you and Jen and Lauren are here too. How are you guys? Jen: Hi- Lauren: Good. Josh goes way back to like before we were even a thing. Jen: We met Josh the same time we met each other. Lauren: Yeah. Josh: Wow. Jen: Years ago. Annie: Yeah. Josh: Oh Wow. That's awesome. That's amazing. Annie: So you're kind of a big deal to us, are we making you uncomfortable yet? Josh: That's awesome. Jen: When our book comes out we're going to have a page for acknowledgements and I was just telling the girls last week, like Josh Hillis is going to be my number one acknowledgement. Josh: Are you serious? Jen: Yeah, just like all your work and your blog, like it's been so insanely helpful to me. And even just watching you in conversation with people, like, as creepy as that sounds, but just how you handle people, how it's just and you're just so objective and, and really what we try to embody at Balance365 as far as there's no right one right way for every single person and just being open to tools and helping people build a, just a more varied toolbox and they currently have for their health and wellness. Jen: And also the other big thing that we come up against is that, because we're all about self acceptance and embracing oneself, we also often get lumped into a segment of this industry that we all know about, which is basically the anti weight loss movement, which is like weight loss is so bad. Why? Like nobody better talk about this. And a lot of dietitians are on that train as well as psychologists. And so it's just, it's like frightening for me at times. And I found myself questioning, you know, cause you go to the, you see these other professionals and you're like, "Oh man, like, she makes a good point, like what's?" And you've question your own values and what, but ultimately we have risen as like, look, we're just, we're just trying to take a messy middle approach. And there is really nothing inherently wrong with weight loss, changing your behaviors. Jen: And I so appreciate that and you, because I see you as a real leader and professional, not just in the health and wellness industry. Well the health and fitness industry I should say, but you are now a part of the psychology industry. Lauren: Say, "Hey, this is okay. Come on" Annie: And you're not a jerk. Like you're not, like you're not out there shaming people and you're like still able to like help them achieve the goals that they have in a really like compassionate, positive way, which is awesome. Jen: Yeah. And you've got a couple of clients I was reading yesterday on your page that you have a couple of clients that have lost over a hundred pounds. That's like, that's a, that's a life changing, values altering like those clients, like you've totally changed their lives. Josh: Yeah. Yeah. Annie: So now are you uncomfortable? Josh: No, this is like the coolest, most thoughtful, most wonderful compliments I could ever get because you guys are acknowledging me for the things that I've worked the hardest at and that mean the most to me, like in the world. So I totally appreciate it. I totally, totally, totally appreciate it. Annie: Yay. Well, we're like, we can just be your ultimate hype women when you're having a bad day. You can give us a call. Okay. Josh: Can you guys introduce me on every podcast? Annie: We can. But peaking of podcasts, we should probably talk about the topic that I, that you actually wanted to talk about because we've been trying to get you on the show for a while and you're a busy guy. So, when I said, are there any topics that you wanted to jam on and you were like emotional eating, like top on your list. So what is it about emotional eating that you love so much? Josh: I think, so a couple of different things, on like the bigger, like zoomed out level, I think it's access to making the kind of difference that I want to make with people. If they can get, what's really neat is if someone really struggles with emotional eating and they can get that under control it tends to spiral out into other areas of their lives and they have like better relationships and do better at work. I mean like it's, it's really like I don't coach any of that stuff and that kind of thing shows up. The other thing that I like about it is I think it's a place where people feel so out of control and they feel like they can't be this kind of person that they want to be and like they're like, they're being driven by this other thing. And so I like it cause I want to put them back in the driver's seat. and then also the framework that I study, which is contextual behavioral science is just really good for that. And so that's- Annie: I think it's great because I, you have, you have an incredible blog. One of the blog posts you shared with me, you noted that the typical response in the fitness industry to emotional eating is like control, like just control more things and then like, you'll be fine. And,in order to control emotional eating, individuals just they need to control their diet, then control their thoughts, their emotions, their cravings, and you think that that's pretty much crap. Josh: Yeah. Annie: So tell us why, why do you think it's crap? Tell us more. I mean, we agree. Josh: Yeah. So, one thing I just want to preface this with, because it's the most surprising cause I do think it's totally crap and I've gone that way for a while, but I was really surprised this year that I found some studies where they separated out people that had a high degree of emotional eating and cravings, eating and external eating, which is like, you see food and you want it versus people that scored really low on that. And for the people that scored really low on that control was actually fine. Control actually totally worked just just fine. But that's not the clients that I get, you know, they don't hear me. So, the flip side is that control, if you do have issues with cravings or emotional eating, tired eating or and you're procrastinating or any of those things, then control will have an opposite effect. If it works, it always rebounds and the rebound is always, pretty un-fun. Like people really feel like a really, really bad loss of loss of control and they feel kind of gross and they don't feel good about themselves. Jen: So it's sort of that the more tightly wound you are, the faster, harder you'll spin out. And applied to eating, I think people get that release, like they're so tightly wound around food trying to control everything then getting out of control, they just, I mean in the moment it's like a release, right? Josh: Yeah. So you bring up these two really big points. Oh man, it's so cool. So on one hand you've got this like rule based way of living and the problem with having a totally rule based way of living is you break the rule and you're like, I'm off. I'm like explode. Like do it all because this is the last time ever. So, there's that huge like explosion release thing there. And then the other side is that, like, food really does work temporarily for numbing emotions. So, those two things kind of spiral together where people, like, break the rule and they're like, "Oh no, I'm, I'm off my diet and I'm going to go into all the things." And then they start to feel guilty about it. And then they actually are eating to numb the guilty feelings they have about breaking the rules. It's like- Jen: layer one and layer two. Lauren: Wow. The plot thickens. Josh: Totally. Annie: So I understand if you have emotional eating issues or cravings control strategies backfire, like they aren't helpful. What does work? Josh: Great question. So, it kind of all fits in the world of like acceptance based strategies and I get, I like, I have some clients to kind of freak out when I say, like, "acceptance", you know, cause they're like, "I don't want to accept." But that's just kind of like a family of strategies. And what kind of falls inside of that is, the first thing is actually normalizing. It's just recognizing every single time that you have uncomfortable thoughts and uncomfortable emotions, that it's normal to have uncomfortable thoughts, uncomfortable emotions and, like, the foundation is people, like, believe that that's not okay. You know, cause they've heard so much about, like, positive thinking or controlling their thoughts or all of these things or they were, maybe it wasn't cool growing up for them to have emotions or whatever. Josh: But for whatever reason, they think they're supposed to be a shiny, happy person. And just recognizing it's normal to feel sad sometimes. And the number of coaching calls I get on where something really bad happens to someone and I have to say like, "It's okay. It's okay to feel to feel bad. It's okay to feel sad. It's okay. It's okay to have all these feelings." So recognize that it's okay and normal and healthy. Sometimes we can even pair with, well, that's jumping to the next thing. So the next thing is getting a little bit of distance from uncomfortable thoughts and emotions, in act and acceptance commitment training they call it diffusion or fusion. So if you're fused with your thoughts, you feel like they're coming from you, you feel like they're true or true or false, and you feel like there are a command, you feel like there like something that like urgently needs to be fixed. Josh: Diffusion is getting enough enough distance from your thoughts. You can see that like these thoughts might have come from my parents or the media or magazines or whatever. But like, my automatic thoughts aren't me. Right. They aren't true or not true. They're just thoughts. They aren't an urgent problem that needs to be fixed, right? It's normal to have these thoughts and feeling and so diffusion is a matter of, if people have done any kind of like meditation or mindfulness and like, noticing your thoughts and like not so that's where people get caught up. A lot of people have done, I've tried to meditate or do mindfulness in such a way that they were trying to change their thoughts and not have thoughts. So, it's not that, but it's like being able to notice like, "Oh, here are these thoughts and these emotions." Josh: And it could be as simple as saying, "I notice I'm having the thought that blank" versus just treating the thought like it's true. Or probably a little later we'll get to, there's a metaphor for all this called, let the monsters ride the bus and it will kind of pull this together, but, basically get it, get enough distance from those thoughts that you can be with them and that they're not driving and then the third thing is you've got to drive. Like you're the bus driver, but like you can have these thoughts and still take actions that fit your values in your life. And then the last thing is that requires having actually, like, clarified your values. Jen: Right? Right. Annie: This is like my therapy. This is what I discuss with my therapist. Josh: Do you have an acts therapist? Annie: I don't know. But there's, it does feel very similar into that, like just acknowledging like, these are my thoughts. These are my emotions. What is this? Where did this come from? I don't have to act on them. I can just acknowledge them and, and then sitting with them, not like trying to numb them, not trying to run away from them or like avoid them. Yeah. Lauren: I've realized recently that my, I'm very prone to, what did you say? Fusion? Josh: Yeah. Lauren: Where I'm like, this is my thought and I have to fix it right now. Josh: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Jen: We know that about you. Annie: We could've told you that, Lauren. Jen: She's doing that thing again. Lauren: Well, I recently found this about myself. Jen: This is like my inner Spock. Like when my inner Spock is like, "Halt." You know what I mean? When we have to, "Let's analyze this." Yeah. Annie: So, okay, so Josh, what does this, what does this look like? So people have stress, they have an emotion. They have like, I mean, it could be emotional eating, it can be a wide continuum of emotions. It could be happy. It could be- Jen: We didn't define emotional eating either at the beginning. Annie: Yeah. Do you have a definition, Josh, that you, or a way to define emotional eating? Josh: So most of what I'm looking at is disinhibited eating. So that's, like, a feeling of loss of control with food related to strong emotions, good or bad? Good, good or bad. Wanted or unwanted would probably be more accurate, external, like, seeing things and cravings and so it'd be eating in response to any of those things. With my clients I also lump in, to me it's all the same thing. I also lump in procrastination eating, tiredness eating. Those are the other two. Yeah. Annie: Tiredness eating being that you eat when you're tired. Josh: Yeah. Annie: That's me. Annie: I do that I think. Yeah. Okay, so you experience these emotions, any of them. And then you have a behavior around food. Is that- Josh: Yeah. Annie: Any behavior or it could be a wider range of behaviors? Josh: Oh, it's typically like feeling some degree of loss of control. Like you're not, you don't feel like you're choosing to eat the Brownie, like, I woke up and there was brownies everywhere. Jen: It would be different than happy eating cause we had someone in Balance365. I feel like her emotional eating was out of control. She ate when she was sad, but she also ate when she was happy. But it's more of a loss of control aspect to it. Not a, "Oh, I'm so happy. Let's grab a cake. Celebrate." It's right. Josh: Yeah. It's not, "Let's have a bottle of wine at on date night." It's not, "It's my grandma's hundredth birthday. I'm going to have a chocolate cake." It's not that at all. Should I get into stuff like what, what we do about it? Annie: Yeah. Go for it. Jen: If you want to. Josh: So the simplest thing to do is to put in a waiting period. Right. Could be waiting. 10 minutes, could be waiting a minute. Does it matter? All we're trying to do is they've got this really, really ingrained pattern of have an emotion, eat and if we can separate that, we're good. So that means, like, if I've got clients with pretty legit emotional eating problems, we'll start off with, they have an emotion. They wait 10 minutes, they eat the thing anyway, almost every time. That's fine. We can totally start there. Jen: Progress being the waiting period. Josh: Yeah. Yeah. So, the progress is it's not automatic, they might have to like struggle with it for that 10 minutes or they might have to think about it for that 10 minutes, but at some point, but they've got enough time, they get to choose in that case where they're having it all the time, they don't, they don't have a lot of choice. But it's at least we're breaking that pattern where it's automatic, where they might not even know what they're feeling. They might not even know what they're thinking. Which is actually really common, which is really, which is why, another really, so things you can put in that 10 minutes, you can put it in like looking at a feelings wheel and being able to just like pick out this is what I'm feeling, which actually creates some diffusion that creates some separation. And there's something really magical about people being able to figure out like going from, "I feel bad" to "Oh, I'm sad. I'm sad because this the, you know, my boss yelled at me and that sucks." Right? Maybe it's normal to feel sad when my boss yells at me or whatever. Jen: I do this with my kids like they, but Brene Brown talks about how she has some research that shows, she's done research on college age students and they can only, they only identify three emotions and that's like- Josh: Really? which ones? Jen: Happy, mad and sad. And so she talks about how, you know, in order to be in touch with our emotions, we need to be able to identify emotions and we just aren't taught how to identify. I do this with my kids and we, like, talk about all these different range of emotions outside of mad, sad and happy because you can feel so many different things. But it's so interesting for you to talk about this because I also see so much child psychology stuff that actually applies to two grown ass adults as well. Like we need, you know what I mean, because we weren't taught in childhood. So it, yeah. So it needs to be brought in. Josh: All of the emotion regulation stuff for kids I use with adults. It's awesome. Annie: There's Josh Hillis' coaching secret. Kid psychology. Jen: Go grab your feelings wheel. Annie: Where are you on the spectrum? Jen: Next time Lauren has a meltdown I'm going to say "Go grab your feelings wheel." Annie: All of our slack community, our corporate communication is now going to be, "I feel because" statements, so Josh, you, so you create some distance, you identify some feelings or what your feelings, you get really clear on what that is and then you can eat the thing if you want to still, right? Josh: Yeah. And so they're sort of like these, like, kind of guideline-y things, like waiting 10 minutes. Another like guideline-y thing that I'll start off with, like, either don't do it, do whatever you want. If someone is eating the thing every time then we'll add in like a 50% guideline where 50% of the time they'll eat the thing and 50% of the time they'll find something else. And again, that's just sort of like some training wheels to have to like think about it and choose and be like, you know what, I ate the thing three days in a row. Maybe today I should try going for a walk. Jen: Right, right. Annie: And the point is to really just disrupt the autopilot, right? Josh: Yeah, yeah. Jen: Yes. Right. And also sounds like scaling a little bit. Josh: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Jen: Rather than, again, what we see big, big, big problem is people try to go from zero to 60 and it never works. It never works. And Lauren had a really good idea for bridging the emotional eating gap. She said if eating a piece of cake is your coping mechanism, try pair it with a bath, go eat your cake in the bath, and then eventually your association can be more, can become about the bath and then remove the cake and then have it be about the bath, right? It's about scaling that towards a healthier coping mechanism. Josh: That's awesome. Jen: Yes. Go Lauren. Annie: Are there, Josh, do you have any other ways to create distance or to even just feel comfortable feeling your feelings without food? Josh: Yeah. So there's always going to be three different things that you can do, three different effective things. One is you can create distance and just sit with it. Like, just accept this is normal. Right? And a lot of times that's really cool. If you're in a situation where you can't do something else, right, Like maybe you're at work and you've got to keep working, and so what you do is you notice those feelings and you come back to being present with your work or your family or whatever's going on around you. Like, you actually get present with that. The other thing would be to have a menu of different self care things that you can do. And so you notice you have those feelings and then you take a walk or do some deep breathing or take a bath or read a book or whatever. At this point I think I've got a list of like 70 different things in like 15 categories. Jen: I want to just say one thing for the moms who listen and the dads, when I find myself emotionally eating, my kids are often a trigger and alternative forms of self care are not available to me. Right? Like I can't go take, I can't check out of parenting and go take a bath or even go meditate or whatever. And so sometimes I'm just freaking eat a bowl of chips. One thing I would say is that I've scaled it from diving headfirst into a bag of chips to like getting out a little bowl and putting some chips in there and then just eating them and going, "Yeah." So I would say like, I mean my emotional eating skills are not, but they have greatly improved over the years. Josh: Well look at that. So there's a couple of great things about what you just said, right. Number one, parenting is a great context for, like, being able to just, like, accept it and be there. Also, you, you did look at, like, separating out the chips and, like, having a certain amount versus just, like, grabbing from the bag, which works for all kinds of treats all across the board. And then the third thing that that brings up is, it's actually, and this is another thing that's such an important thing. It's normal to eat to chill out your emotions sometimes. Jen: I totally agree. I don't think the goal is like 0% emotional eating. It's like, really, how often are you doing it and how, what is the loss of control there, right? Rather than- Josh: Yeah. Jen: Like emotional eating isn't all bad and it's like, really? Is it? Josh: Yeah. Jen: A couple of chips when my kids are losing it? Is that so bad. Annie: Is it problematic for you? Josh: Oh, and it's one those things where like, like the goal is psychological flexibility. So psychological flexibility is the ability to make different choices. Right. It's just an ability to make different choices. Jen: Right. Right. Josh: Like, never emotionally eating is rigid. Jen: Totally. Josh: Always having to, like, where most of my clients had is they've got like a rule, they don't, they don't say it as a rule, but like they've got a rule that if they have emotions they eat, totally rigid. Jen: Right. Josh: If we can get in the middle we're rocking. Jen: Totally. Yes. Annie: That sounds so familiar, Jen. Jen: The messy middle, yes. That's where we like to hang. Josh: I loved that so much. That is like the best phrase in the world. Jen: Brene Brown, I've brought her up a few times now. You can see I really like her. Josh: I like her too. Annie: But- Jen: Yeah, she talks about being in the messy middle, but when you're in the messy middle you get arrows from both sides, which we have also experienced as well. Being in the messy middle between hardcore health and fitness and hardcore body positive anti weight loss. Hanging out in the middle is can be quite lonely and you can get arrows from both sides. But- Josh: I get that. Annie: Okay. So say you're finding yourself, like, face deep in, like, cake or chips or whatever it is and you're, like, you have this, like, moment of, like, "Whoa, what am I doing?" Josh: Yeah. Annie: Like you're like in this middle, like an emotional eating extravaganza. Josh: Yeah. Annie: What do you do? Do the same thing, like, create some distance still or are there different rules? Josh: Oh no, that's, you nailed it already. It's the exact same rules. So, you notice you're in the middle, you separate yourself from it geographically. You give yourself some time to think about it. You do some sort of diffusion exercise. Whether that's, well, where I talked about, like, a feelings wheel, but also I've got some clients that will journal, they'll write out everything that they're feeling and just writing it out gives them a lot of distance. The biggest thing my clients use actually a metaphor called "let the monsters ride the bus" so we might as well dive into that now. So, it's a really, really common act metaphor and the metaphor is, you're a driving a bus and sometimes you get really cool passengers that get on the bus and they're like, "hey, you're great and we love you and high five!" Like that. Josh: And they get on and off when they want. And sometimes they get monsters, they get on the bus, they're like, "Hey, you're ugly and stupid and you always do it wrong" and they get on and off when they want. And your job as the bus driver is to drive the bus and you could always make a left turn towards, like, numbing and controlling, or you can make a right turn towards your valued actions. And what this allows people to do is allows people to realize like, "Hey, I've got these monsters that will get on, will ride along with me and I can still take a right turn towards my values. Even with the monsters on the bus. Like, my job isn't to get rid of the monsters. It's not to not have monsters. It's to let the monsters ride the bus." Josh: And my clients have identified, they almost always have identified, like, what their most common monsters are. And my clients get to a point where they have identified the monsters that they have in the middle of emotional eating. I've got a lot of clients that have a monster that's like, "One more will be fine, one more will be fine, one more will be fine." Or they might have a monster that's like, "You've already ruined it. Might as well go for broke. Let's start again Monday." And so when they have those feelings, again, they don't treat them as true. They don't treat them as, like, them. They're like, "Oh, there's that monster again. And that guy can ride along the bus. And I know that when I'm in, when I catch myself in the middle, my monsters are super loud." Annie: Are you familiar with Pema Chodron's work? She's a Buddhist nun. Josh: No. Annie: This is feels very similar because you have in that blog post, and I think, I think I pulled this quote from your blog posts it said, "The irony is that when people accept cravings as being normal" or I'm assuming these uncomfortable emotions, "they have an increased capacity to tolerate cravings" and that's just very similar to her work. That's like you actually, by just acknowledging the feelings and emotions you suffer less, like, and that's, like, instead of trying to avoid it or like do all these things like this contortionists, like, "I'm going to avoid it in any way possible. I'm going to do all these things so I don't have to feel the thing that I'm trying to avoid feeling." If you just like feel it and like acknowledge it, like, "I see you, monster, you're on the bus, I hear you, but I'm not going to listen or I'm not, you know, whatever." Josh: Yeah. Annie: It's like you can still take action as you notice, what did you, how did you say, that aligns with your values? Josh: Yeah. Annie: Yeah. Even though you hear them, even though they're on the bus- Josh: You nail. Yeah. Yes. The same. And that's a really, really, really big. So, here's the paradox there. You're 1000% right. The paradox is that when you allow the monsters to be there, it is a lot less painful and it's a lot less intense. The paradox is that you don't want to approach it as, "I'm going to allow the monsters" to like force it to be less intense because then it doesn't work. And so that's not actually doing it. But what you're talking about, which is really cool, it's really, really cool, is that there's two kinds of pain. There is normal human pain, which is like the feelings and an uncomfortable thoughts that we all have. And then there's like the added pain that comes from trying to, like, control and fore and not, you know, and so, you do get to avoid all of the added pain and you're not the first person to be, like, you know, there's this Buddhist that kind of sounds a lot like these acceptance and commitment training people. Annie: Well I think it's, I think it's, I don't know if it's just the universe, like, I've been doing kind of this emotional work to like make these messages become really clear to me. But it seems like I've been trying to, and I've talked about this on other podcasts, outsource feeling good or feeling great all the time. Like you said, like we get this message that like, "Maybe I shouldn't be feeling these things" or like "Everyone else feels great all the time and they never have bad days" or "They never have self-doubt" or they never have body image issues. And it's like, "That's actually just not the case. Like, just acknowledging that like you get to feel all the things and you still live, we're going to be okay," like that. It's like, that feels really powerful to me. But I like that you say like, I love that analogy of let the monsters ride the bus. I could see that becoming a big phrase in our community. Can't you Jen? Jen: Yeah, I was already picturing it as a hashtag soon. Josh: That's awesome. Jen: The other thing is I think when I was hearing you say, Josh, is because we have this other guests, she's been on twice now. Her name is Hillary McBride. We have to, we're going to call her Doctor Hillary McBride soon cause she's almost done her Phd and she is also psychologist and she works in body image and she has a book called Mothers, Daughters and Body Image. And so she has sort of encouraged the same process as far as thoughts about your body, like kind of stepping outside of it. But, and then I think her version of monsters on the bus is to acknowledge the monsters on the bus. But to say, is this really true? Just that simple question, is this really true? And I just sort of have this vision of being a driver on a bus hearing all the monsters in the back, but being able to say, "Is that true? Like, do I have to do that? Am I, you know, am I helpless to this? Is that true?" And you know, the answer is often, like, "No, it's not actually true." And then you can kind of just, yeah. Keep doing what you were doing. Josh: Yeah. Jen: Yeah. Josh: Just to, like, it's, like, notice. Jen: Yeah, just notice. Yeah. Josh: Like it's, it doesn't, yeah. Cause we, it is so normal for us to treat it like it's true. Like it's, like, it's so true. Jen: Right. It feels true. Right? Josh: That's awesome. Annie: Okay. So Josh, we discussed, being aware, creating distance, normalizing the experiencing of different emotions. Is there anything else that comes to mind when I'm addressing emotional eating? And again, I do want to recap that this is like as you, as you said at the beginning, that those are tools that work for people that have emotional eating issues. If you don't have emotional eating issues then, like- Josh: You probably don't have to- Annie: Then it doesn't apply. Or what was the difference that you said? That thought control or thought suppression would work for people that,- Josh: yeah. So, here's where it gets really funny. Cause I got really spun whenever the research that thought suppression worked for cravings and emotional eating for people that don't have cravings and emotional eating issues. And but, like, at first I was like, "thought suppression is always bad. Like how does that work?" And so I actually talked to my friend, Amy Evans, who's this brilliant behavioral analyst and she's like, "Well, of course not because the function is different, right? So if the function of that controllers is trying to like push away these uncomfortable emotions and cravings, then it's like an avoidance strategy. But if you don't have issues with those, then it's actually kind of like, maybe it's just like conscientiousness, right? Like it's a totally different thing." And I'm like, "Oh!" So it's good to have genius friends. Jen: Right? So can you give us an example in context? So person A doesn't have ongoing emotional eating issues, so we're talking about, but then something, a craving pops up or, or they're feeling emotional and they're feeling some kind of urge to eat if they don't struggle with ongoing emotional eating issues, then suppression works. Josh: Apparently. Yeah. I mean I don't coach that, but in the, in the research, yeah. Jen: So what would suppression look like for them? Josh: Yes. So, I'm guessing if they didn't score very highly than it's just a simple guideline that they're just like, "Oh, I don't, I don't eat between meals." I don't eat from the, you know, which is, which is totally fine. Jen: Right? Yeah. We call these self-loving guidelines in Balance365. They're not rules. They're flexible guidelines that keep you in a place of self care kind of thing. Josh: Yeah. So like- Annie: Oh, sorry, go ahead, Josh. Josh: I was just going to say if someone doesn't score really high on cravings and they have a little craving, it's pretty easy for them to go like, "Oh, I'm not going to do that." Jen: Right. Josh: "If someone scores really high on cravings- Jen: Then it's a bigger deal to say, "No, I'm not doing that." Yeah. Okay. Annie: I think it's important to note though, as you noted, as we noted in the beginning of the podcast is that that can work for some people, but right now the majority of the health and fitness industry are selling thought suppression. Josh: Yeah. Annie: To everyone. Like, that is, like, the widely accepted common answer versus, "Hey, like, maybe this is normal." Jen: They're also selling emotional eating at any point as as unacceptable. And so, you know, a person who is has an emotional eating episode one day, that's, you know, we're trying to say in this podcast that that's not wrong. And really, if you don't struggle with emotional eating, whether you do or don't engage in emotional eating is not a make or break for anyone's life. Right. It's not, whether you choose the chips or don't, it's just not really an issue. Like it's really a small, tiny little rock that really, you know what I mean? Like we're talking about, there's people that have real loss of control that going on, you know, sometimes daily for them around emotional eating. So, and it comes down to the frequency. How often are you engaging in these behaviors and ultimately what does that end up? What does that look like for you? After three months, 12 months, three years, 20 years, right? Josh: Frequency's everything. Jen: Right. Annie: Josh, you're so much fun to have on our podcast. Do you have more? Josh: Can I throw one other thing out there? The other thing that, the biggest misconception that I've gotten when I've talked to people about this and I've got it so much that I want to make sure not to miss it. This is still a behavioral approach, right? Like they're like, "Oh, you're like deal with your thoughts and like that" but you still, like, you still have to clarify your values and attach behaviors to that. But it's like, so self love guidelines was that? Jen: Self loving guidelines. Josh: Self loving guidelines, or like kind of like more, more intuitive skills or like, all these different things. The whole point of all this is to be able to do those things more frequently. Jen: Right? Josh: Right. So, all of my clients, I shouldn't say all of my clients. The majority of my clients track behaviors, right? So they track how often they have like a mostly balanced meal or how often they have vegetables or how often they, you know, snacked between meals or how often they noticed their hunger before they ate or how, you know, like how often they were full and stopped and like, they track actual behaviors and things that we can count the real world. Monsters on the bus is another thing that they track and count how often they use it. They also track if they didn't need it, like, "Oh, I didn't need it today," but- Jen: Oh interesting. Josh: If they're like, "Oh, I didn't need it and I used it" or "I didn't need it and I didn't use it." Those would be different things and it seems really weird maybe to use like a metaphor as a behavior to track, but it works really well. Jen: So ultimately you're tracking, the behavior change that you have people track is not necessarily emotional eating episodes, but how they dealt with those, whether they dealt with it in a manner that is more healthy than bingeing. Josh: Yeah. Jen: Right. Okay. Josh: Yeah. And so that could look really differently for a lot of different people, but it's like how often did you use this metaphor? How often would you use a diffusion technique? How often did you use your menu of things you can do? Jen: Right, right, right. Annie: Great. So, so you're putting behaviors with it. That's great. Josh: That's what grounds it in the real world. Annie: Yeah. Josh: Otherwise it goes way. Jen: Josh had a thread on his page, several months ago where you said, "sometimes I think" as far as your weight loss clients, you said "If we changed nothing at all except working on stress reduction methods, people would lose weight without changing anything at all." And then I had mentioned or just sleep, like, just a sleep habit, which is, you know, kind of goes hand in hand with stress- Josh: So good. Jen: Isn't it? So it just sort of like, yeah. So imagine if people just, so what we find is people hyperfocus on food, like they just are hyper focused on it and if you zoom out and you get back, if you just laid your foundations for say stress reduction, better sleep hygiene, anything you identify that helps your wellness wheel go, the food just doesn't matter. People will kind of eat until they're satisfied. Do you know what I mean? Like it's often these, the overeating tendencies we have are often a result of these high stress, sleep deprived, poor coping mechanism, lifestyles that we're living, the rest of the overeating issue. You don't have to be so hyper focused on the food or crank the wheel to the right and jump on the Keto wagon or cause you're really never getting to the underlying issues of why you're overeating in the first place. Right? Josh: Yeah. With my most successful clients, all these things we're doing show up as self care. Jen: Right. Totally. Josh: And it's like, and then the people that struggle are the ones that keep trying to do it as punishment. Jen: The food, the food. Yeah, totally. Josh: And the thing about sleep is no one makes phenomenally great food decisions when they're exhausted. Jen: Nobody. That's right. Yeah. Josh: I will throw out there in case there's any people that work like swing shifts or anything like that out there. For a while I had a ton of clients that were nurses that worked overnight and so for them, a lot of it was just acceptance of every time their schedule shifted they were going to be like unusually hungry. And so that is workable. But for everyone else, if we can just turn off screens like an hour earlier, like, man, this all gets easier. Jen: Totally. We just interviewed a sleep doctor before we interviewed you. Josh: Oh really? Annie: Yeah. He said the same thing. Jen: Same thing. Our podcast is the best. Josh: Your podcast is the best. This was so much fun. Annie: Are you always this energetic? I mean, every time, I've talked to you twice in five years, like you always have such great energy about you- Jen: And smiling. You're always smiling. Josh: You're super great. It's fun hanging out with you guys. Annie: You are welcome back here anytime. Josh: Also, this is, like, my favorite stuff to talk about. Annie: So yeah, you are, you're welcome back here. Anytime. Anything, any projects you're working on that you want to tell us about or where can we, where can our listeners find you or keep up with your work? Jen: You're working on a million books. Josh: I am working on a million books, so, losestomachfat.com is still my blog. I still do celebrity workout stuff and emotionally eating research, which is now a weird combination. I've got two books coming out. Lean Is Strong is coming out at the end of this year. And then the untitled emotional eating book is coming out next year. And that's my big stuff right now. It's top secret. Annie: Oh, okay. Oh, okay. Alright, well thank you so much, Josh. Josh: Thank you. Annie: We will talk soon, hopefully. Josh: Okay, cool. Thanks guys. Annie: Thanks. This episode is brought to you by the Balance365 program. If you're ready to say goodbye to quick fixes and false promises and yes to building healthy habits and a life you're 100% in love with, then checkout Balance365.co to learn more.

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