It's been a long time!

My last post was December 2012, when I was a married mom with a 2 year old at home and living just outside of D.C. These days I'm a single mom of TWO girls (as well as an eccentric 8 year old rescue cat, a mischievous 3.5 year old pound puppy,  and a sweet old lady foster dog) and living in the ATL. So much has changed personally, professionally, and globally in the last 10 years. I'm typing this as we're STILL riding the global pandemic roller coaster (peace out, COVID-19, you are not welcome here). In my personal life, I now share equal custody of my 12 and 7 year old daughters with their father after our divorce 4.5 years ago. Two years ago, I bought our forever home and asked my retired mother to move in with us. Thanks, Granny, for your support during this pandemic, no childcare, virtual school phase of life! It truly takes a village! 

My professional life has moved me from Northern Virginia to Augusta, GA and then to the metro Atlanta area where I've been for the last 6.5 years. I've learned so much and am so thankful for all my supervisors and mentors along with way - Jennifer @ Paxton Campus, Paul and Jamie @ Reaching Milestones, Jill and Amanda @ Butterfly Effects, Dr. George and Ashton @ Atlanta Autism Center, and Emily and Jomari @ Dogwood Autism Services.  I feel incredibly grateful to have been part of these programs.  I'm moving on to #GirlBoss status with the introduction of SOAR Behavior Analysis Services, LLC and I am so excited to begin Supporting Opportunities, Acceptance, and Relationships for neurodiverse families and children in the metro Atlanta area.  

I've got grand plans of updating this blog regularly. I've never stopped disseminating the science of behavior, it's just been on a more personal level. I know this blog will reach a wider audience and I feel this is an important part of what we do as Behavior Analysts. As we grow and improve our practice, we owe it to our colleagues, consumers, and general public to disseminate the very best of our science. There are huge movements in the field to #DoBetter than our predescessors and I've found so many others like me who are dedicated to this movement now and for the rest of our careers!  Stay tuned...