In this episode Vic Lovelace—BCBA and ultra-athlete—shares her path from endurance sports to building trauma-informed extended foster care homes. She discusses passing the BCBA exam after many attempts, training for Ironman and a 100-mile race, and how resilience informs her work with at-risk youth.

The conversation covers a holistic approach to behavior therapy, staff training, navigating Medicaid policy changes in Florida, and practical trauma-assumed approaches in everyday caregiving. Vic and the hosts explore how clear, consistent, compassionate care and personal perseverance help young people rebuild skills and independence.

In this very special episode, we host recent Cocodona 250 finisher, and 5th place female Lindsey Dwyer.

Lindsey breaks down her post-Cocodona 250 performance — improving her time by roughly seven hours to finish 253 miles in 72:48:49 and place fifth female. She discusses sleep strategy (about 60–70 minutes total across the race), shifting to a largely liquid nutrition plan, and aiming for ~60 g carbs/hour (averaging ~47 g/hr during the race) with Precision Fuel and Hydration support.

Lindsey also shares lessons learned from UTMB, discusses learning from past experiences, race recovery and quick post-race debriefs, plus lighter moments including where to find the best tortillas, when to start a good celebration dance, and her future race plans.

We had so much fun with Lindsey, we didn't want to let her go!

Clinical psychologist, ultra runner, and gravel cyclist... Dr. Rue joins Skinner's Locker Room to explain Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in plain terms, walking through the six core processes (acceptance, cognitive defusion, present moment awareness, self-as-context, values, and committed action) with vivid metaphors like the "poison parrot" and the sky-as-self.

Dr.Rue connects ACT to real-world performance — ultra running, veteran care, forensic work, and daily life — and offers practical tips (anchoring, naming unhelpful thoughts, clarifying values) and resources for listeners interested in applying ACT to their daily life or sports performance.