Honestly Unorthodox. with Kayla Perry

Dylan and I discuss the Industrial Revolution and how it has made us all similar to the "fitless humans" in the movie Wall-E. Between the habit of poor positioning when we scroll on our phones on the couch, to education systems keeping children sedentary, our society as Americans is quickly headed towards poor health and, possibly, a lifetime of pain. This is especially pronounced for those with d...

HOUSEKEEPING: 1. Dylan and I are starting a nonprofit related to common-sense approaches to health, wellness, and building of communities to mitigate poor mental health and bad therapy. With a slew of psychotropics and endless access to useless "therapeutic" interventions, we are attacking Big Pharma the Mayan Way: through togetherness, community-based strategies, and offering people purpose and m...

In short: no. The long answer: while this may have been a great step for our field, as we need to start somewhere, Dylan and I discuss the necessary steps that each individual needs to take in order for something like the Unpopular Conference to have long lasting effects. Pssst: it starts with you. We also go into depth about what our plans are, if I'm leaving the field or not, and what our next v...

Of course, behavior analysts are upset about free speech being a bad thing. Have you considered moving to North Korea? I kid, but sadly, I'm serious. On today's episode, Dylan and I discuss our thoughts and our hopes leading up to The Unpopular Conference, our very obvious stance on free speech, and why we believe that behavior analysts are, as of today, completely unequipped to handle any problem...

Adam returns to first review the past few weeks of a failed cancellation attempt. Have we both survived? Are we living on the streets? Are we morally injured? As you can imagine, the answer to every question is "no", except for the first--- because we are thriving in today's episode talking about language, perception, and explaining concepts like death and grieving to people with disabilities. We...

For today's episode, Kait and Dylan return to discuss the loss of her brother to suicide, while I dive into the loss of my brother to a Fentanyl overdose. Losing loved ones is spoken about as a loss, one that is sometimes tragic, but we often struggle to find the "right" words to console a grieving person. Considering we have our own ideas of grief, is there a correct and incorrect way of offering...

TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, BECOME A SUBSCRIBER AT WWW.HONESTLYUNORTHODOX.SUBSTACK.COM. THIS IS A PREVIEW EPISODE. Kayla Aces the Diversity Test: She Found A POC Immigrant of Catholic-Upbringing Culture! For our first-ever entirely bonus episode, we put ourselves to modern day's litmus test: identifying how many intersectional checkboxes we can scratch off, in our own lives and in the lives of...

Honestly Unorthodox is now offering paid subscription options, with bonus content and bonus episodes being offered to paying subscribers! For $7.00/month, you can access all bonus episodes, one pre-recorded CE EVERY MONTH, recorded university lectures, and bonus Substack articles. On today's episode, we discuss how body image changes for women when they are pregnant, how dating has changed over th...

Favorite panelist Dominique returns once again to weigh in on the apparently not-so-endless quest to find men who don't wish to have kids, how the age for having kids is getting older, if there's any rational reason to want to be a parent, and if you're mindful... or your mind is full. Please email me with any questions, comments, or concerns! theangrybehavioranalyst@gmail.com (I need a new email...

How am I doing mentally? How has my perception of the field changed in the last year, 6 months, 6 weeks? Do I warn my students about the potential problems mounting in psychology related fields? A long ramble explaining how I run my classroom, how my kids are braver than most adults, and the way forward. Please email me with any questions, comments, or concerns! theangrybehavioranalyst@gmail.com (...

Colleagues and friends, it has been a week. I'd be remiss if I didn't thank everyone for their continued support and for those who have reached out to me directly to arrange times to discuss this past week's happenings in further depth. For this episode, I answered as many questions as I've been sent and addressed as many concerns that have been mentioned... to the best of my ability. We're all hu...

Mass shootings have gripped the nation's headlines, leaving families scared to send their children to school or in public spaces unattended. While mass shooters tend to share a series of precursor behaviors and predispositions to violence (lack of empathy, nothing to live for/nothing to lose, traumatic or troublesome upbringing), they aren't necessarily all mentally ill as the media suggests. Merr...

Cancelled Counselors (Alex) comes back to the podcast to discuss the sometimes-sad reality of therapy, how the patient-counselor relationship goes awry when approached through a victimhood lens, and what it would take for psychology and related fields to make their way back towards... you know... reality. The Angry Behavior Analyst has officially rebranded. We are now "Honestly Unorthodox." IG: @h...

Panelist Dominique returns to discuss a wide array of rapid-fire topics, from whether or not YT chicks seek out too much therapy, to psychedelics, to good 'ole trauma-informed care, to a hefty critique of skills-based treatment and trigger-warning-therapy. The Angry Behavior Analyst has officially rebranded. We are now "Honestly Unorthodox." IG: @honestlyunorthodox

Ryan Wexelblatt, LCSW, otherwise known as 'ADHD Dude', is a Certified School Social Worker, ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider, and father to a son with ADHD and learning differences. Not only did he create the first-ever parent-training protocol specifically for learners with ADHD, he helps parents to set boundaries, follow through, and avoid the emotional trap of becoming their child's fr...

Will Reusch, podcast host of Cylinder Radio and wildly popular on instagram (@willreusch) has become quite well known as bringing his high school civics classroom to social media. Between his beautifully nuanced views and ability to teach tolerance of viewpoint diversity, Will is scaling education in a manner most every educator, parent, or adult can benefit from learning. Follow Will on Instagram...

ChatGPT and AI have reminded us just how close we are to the ending of the movie I, Robot. While it certainly has propensity for good, it is a stark reminder as to the thousands of biases we hold as humans, and when we rely on human communication to create artificial intelligence... well... expect some biased responding. Dylan and I conclude that ChatGPT is most similar to a 29-year-old, self-hati...

Negotiation is one of the most crucial skills we can home in on and develop, regardless of our age. Whether we're in an intensive fight-or-flight situation or in a high-stakes business dialogue, the components of negotiation function to draw more meaning from your conversations and relationships. Scott Tillemma, a hostage negotiator and keynote speaker, joins Honestly Unorthodox to explain the wid...

Dr. George Bonanno has studied trauma and PTSD extensively in his work over the past two decades. He is is a professor of clinical psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, U.S. Dr. B is responsible for introducing the controversial idea of resilience to the study of loss and trauma. He is known as a pioneering researcher in the field of bereavement and trauma. The Angry Behavior Analys...

The differences between compassion and permissiveness, parenting styles, and the means by which we tell ourselves we're "morally good" are at the core of much discourse surrounding therapeutic fields. With so little guidance as to what "morally good" or even "virtuous" looks like, we customize our own categories to make ourselves fit. Dr. Merrill Winston joins me today (as a continuation to our po...

Do I ruin science, or do I simply expose the aspects of it that we tend not to like? My take on Trauma-Informed Care, how research enjoys telling us to look the other way, and how the field has resorted to functioning as a popularity contest. The Angry Behavior Analyst has officially rebranded. We are now "Honestly Unorthodox." IG: @honestlyunorthodox

Is a college degree worth it? What in the world is going on with the education system? Are we failing our children by essentially encouraging mediocrity and illiteracy? Myself, Adam, Dominique, and Fact-Checker-Kait also discuss whether or not therapy is a dying field, the future of behavior analysis, and if teachers truly deserve higher salaries. The Angry Behavior Analyst has officially rebrande...

Beautiful fitness and nutrition behavior change expert Chauntae Gold accompanies my usual panel guests and I today for a disturbing dive into normalization culture, the obsession with everyone being well-yet-dependent, and how there are, in fact, body sizes that are unhealthy. The Angry Behavior Analyst has officially rebranded. We are now "Honestly Unorthodox." IG: @honestlyunorthodox

THE Dr. Matt Brodhead, ethics extraordinaire, professor at Michigan State University, and behavior analyst joins me today to talk about the all-too-common tragedy of the MSU Shooting, the infiltration of Chat GPT in university settings, training Chat GPT to keep us company, and ivory-tower bullshit. Despite the sadness of the world, we both love academia anyway. The Angry Behavior Analyst has offi...

Adam joins Honestly Unorthodox today to inspire us through poignant conversation around self-governance and the ability to overcome obstacles as a form of intervention in and of itself. While some populations are profoundly impacted by their disability or illness, the onus must be on ourselves to learn invaluable skills to take control over our own lives instead of waiting around for the accommoda...