hi my pretty babies. i hope your week was phenomenal on all levels. creatively, romantically, digestively, even! i have wonderful news for you: i’ve made you a new episode!

the star of this week’s show is Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapist Drew Belsinger, and i think you’ll just love him. honestly, i know you will. i had the good fortune of meeting Drew completely by chance at a grocery store while visiting my hometown over the summer, and within minutes i knew he was part of the fam. his honesty, personal integrity, and humility are striking, as is the fact that he remains so supremely chill about his insanely stressful job helping children in schools overcome behavioral challenges.

In this episode we discuss:

• tuning in to many people's needs at once
• how to set boundaries (he's really good at this)
• knowing the limits of your job
• the double-edged sword of working on an interdisciplinary care team
• building trust with your coworkers
• the importance of data and framework
• knowing thyself, taking naps, and crying at work sometimes
• la résistance, darling
• recognizing when we don't "need" to change someone
• the MAGICAL phrase he uses in testy work encounters

thanks so much for coming to the show. enjoy every minute!

~ SHOW NOTES ~

on Drew's nightstand:

Beautiful Humans: The Social ChangeCast

Dance Moms

~ CONTACT INFO ~

Drew: dmbelsinger@gmail.com

Moi: @bedside.manner // bedsidemanneruniverse.com

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