There is a particular kind of tired that comes from helping work. Not the tired that sleep fixes. Not the tired that comes from being busy. It's the tired that comes from being with people—day after day—when what they are carrying is heavy, unpredictable, or emotionally charged, and you are expected to stay steady inside it. When I talk with prospective behavior technicians, I often name both sides of the work. The people drawn to this role usually value growth. They like hav

This is it. The end of 2025. And if you've made it through this year—through the sessions and the paperwork and the hard conversations and the moments of doubt and the small victories and everything in between—you've earned a moment to stop. Not to plan. Not to prepare. Not to get ahead. Just to stop. So here's what I want to say to you as we close out this year: you have permission to pause for ABA professionals and for yourself as a human being. What Permission to Pause for