Beyond The Science Podcast

22/08/2025

🎙️ NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Coop said what a lot of us are thinking:

“BTs, speech, OT, ABA… it’s all supposed to flow together—but it doesn’t.”

From speech sessions no one else knows about… to behavior plans that never connect to what OT is doing… we’re too often working in silos. 😩

Coop asks the bigger question:
How do we become a true therapy community—aligned, communicating, and working together?

If you’ve ever been frustrated by the lack of team collaboration in a clinic or school setting, this episode is for you.

🎧 Watch the full episode here:
👇🏾 https://youtu.be/a8ulGFE6IR8?si=I9VczOk_fTGA7iBf

👇🏾Tag your team—SLPs, OTs, PTs, BCBAs, RBTs—and drop your thoughts in the comments.

22/08/2025

🎙️ NEW EPISODE LIVE NOW!
This week on Beyond the Science, we’re joined by Michelle Vences, a powerhouse OT & BCBA who isn’t afraid to say what’s broken—and how we can fix it.

Michelle shared that OT programs don’t prepare students for behavioral challenges… and in ABA, we often don’t fully understand sensory systems or OT approaches. So we end up working in silos.

Her solution? 👇🏾
💡 Let students in OT, speech, and ABA programs take classes together.
Learn together. Grow together. Build better systems—together.

Michelle’s passion is contagious, and her ideas are a wake-up call for everyone in the field.

🎧 Click to watch the full episode:
https://youtu.be/a8ulGFE6IR8?si=I9VczOk_fTGA7iBf

✍🏽 What do you wish you had learned about the other professions back in school? Let’s talk ⬇️

20/08/2025

✨ New episode drops TOMORROW!
We had the pleasure of talking with Michelle Vences, an OT and BCBA, about something many of us in ABA don’t think deeply enough about—sensory systems and movement.

She broke down why some kids panic when swinging or going down the slide. It’s not just behavior—it’s vestibular, and it can be addressed with the Astronaut Program she uses in her OT practice.

Coop was shocked. Joe reflected on how rare it is for OTs and BCBAs to truly collaborate. This one will change the way you think about behavior.

🎧 Episode 31 is a must-watch for anyone in ABA, OT, education, or parenting.

💬 Drop a comment: What’s something you wish more ABA or OT professionals understood about YOUR side of the work?

19/08/2025

Quatiba Davis dropped a powerful reminder in Episode 30 of Beyond the Science:
✨ Mentorship is the key to transformation.
It’s how we learn to set goals, stay focused, and show up for the version of ourselves we’re working toward.

She lays out why mentorship provides: 🧭 Modeling
🎯 Goal-setting skills
💼 The confidence to pursue your professional identity

Tag your mentor, mentee, or someone you’re growing with 🌱
Let’s uplift and empower each other.

📺 Full episode here:
https://youtu.be/S1RxCIHsIjc?si=nkz92jplIuaEQOsa

19/08/2025

"I want to open some doors for them... but I don’t want the key to every one."

In this clip from Beyond the Science, Quatiba opens up about raising daughters while leading in the field of ABA. She reflects on how her own failures helped shape her—and why she wants her kids to experience those growth moments too.

For all the parents trying to balance protection and independence, this one's for you.

🎧 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/S1RxCIHsIjc?si=nkz92jplIuaEQOsa

18/08/2025

✨ “You put your whole self into it.” In our latest episode, Quatiba Davis shares what it took to go from being the first Clinical Director and hire in Florida to helping build a leading ABA organization from the ground up.

She poured herself into every program, every team, and every opportunity to serve with excellence.

📺 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/S1RxCIHsIjc?si=nkz92jplIuaEQOsa

17/08/2025

✨ “You have to understand where you are before you show up for others.” ✨

In Episode 30 of Beyond the Science, Quatiba Davis opens up about the weight of leadership—and how she stays grounded through passion, reflection, and Pilates 🧘🏾‍♀️

She’s honest, powerful, and incredibly relatable. For anyone trying to grow while holding it all together, this one will hit home 🧠💙

🔁 Share if this resonates.
💬 Comment: What keeps YOU grounded through it all?

🎧 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/S1RxCIHsIjc?si=9SOWkv2gn2vNO6xe

17/08/2025

16/08/2025

🗣️ “Your character is something no one can ever take from you.”
Quatiba Davis gets real in Episode 30 of Beyond the Science. This moment is a must-hear reminder for all of us grinding behind the scenes with purpose and integrity.

🎧 Watch the full episode here:
👇🏾 https://youtu.be/S1RxCIHsIjc?si=9SOWkv2gn2vNO6xe

15/08/2025

🎙 Episode 30 is LIVE!

In this heartfelt highlight, Quatiba shares a deeply personal moment—being seen. 🌱
Despite all the work, accomplishments, and metrics… sometimes what we crave most is simple acknowledgment. 💬✨

“I never want applause for everything I do… but every now and then, you just want someone to say, ‘I see you. I appreciate you.’”

Thank you, Quatiba, for reminding us that recognition matters—and that leadership is just as much about heart as it is about hustle. 🙏🏽

🎧 Watch the full episode here:
👇🏾 https://youtu.be/S1RxCIHsIjc?si=9SOWkv2gn2vNO6xe

14/08/2025

🔥 NEW Highlight from Episode 30 of Beyond the Science 🔥

🎙️ Featuring the phenomenal Quatiba Davis
📍 Bronx-born. Vision-driven. Unapologetically real.

She shares how growing up in East Tremont with 20 flights of stairs, a single mom, and no elevator taught her the power of setting goals and never forgetting where she came from:

> “My number one goal every time I walked into that building was:
I have to get out of here.”

This isn’t just a story of struggle—it’s one of resilience, legacy, and Black womanhood at its core.

🎧 Full episode drops tonight at 11:59 PM EST.
Set your reminders. You won’t want to miss this one.

14/08/2025

🔥 NEW Highlight from Episode 30 of Beyond the Science 🔥
Feat. the one and only Quatiba Davis
🎙️ Full episode drops TONIGHT at 11:59 PM EST

In this clip, Quatiba shares what it was like growing up as a smart, confident, and outspoken young girl who often got labeled as “too much.” She later realized—she was never too much… just ahead of her time. 🙌🏾

And when she became a mom at 20, the game changed again:

> “It’s another fight, another level… I had to be a model. Every single day. For my daughter. For my girls.”

Her honesty. Her strength. Her voice. This is why we do this podcast.
🎧 Don’t miss the full episode tonight!