Finding Your Why and Finding Your Way
A book club for behavior analysts
Experience ACT through the Mindful Action Plan, with Dr. Siri Ming
Spring 2026: March 3-May 5
Tuesdays 12-1 pm US Eastern
This live, discussion-based experience is built around the ACT self-help book, Finding Your Why and Finding Your Way and the Mindful Action Plan, and is designed especially for behavior analysts and other contextual behavior scientists.
The book club gives you space to slow down, think clearly, and practice ACT in real life. It’s not a “workshop”, but a structured place to explore, learn, chat, and try things out. You’ll read at a gentle pace and use the Mindful Action Plan as a practical framework for your own life and work. No lectures, no recordings. Just thoughtful discussion about values, avoidance, choice, and direction—framed in practical, behavior-analytic terms as you identify what you care about and work to reach your goals.
About the Book Club
What we’ll be doing together:
We’ll be exploring ACT through:
Reading the workbook slowly and thoughtfully (about a chapter a week), with a focus on identifying what you care about, setting goals, and identifying both internal and external barriers to doing more of what you care about—and less of what you don’t.
Live group discussion that helps you notice what shows up for you in your reading, and where you might want to shift your focus.
Using the Mindful Action Plan as a practical, working tool you continually return to when stuck (and to help with getting stuck less often!)
Trying things out in real life (not just talking about them - even though we will do that too!)
Optional mini-lessons exploring the behavior analytic (including RFT) underpinnings of ACT
We’ll have conversations about supervision, tough decision-making, work-life imbalance, and burnout, and how to address these as patterns of behavior we’re all navigating. We’ll also have conversations about scope of practice, using ACT to support parents/clients, and how our own psychological flexibility is often the best starting point for that.
You’ll be invited to experiment with the Mindful Action Plan as both
a personal framework for values-based living, and
a professional lens for understanding behavior in context.
A word about the structure:
This is a live, small-group experience, but (and) this is not therapy. It aims to support thoughtful, authentic, practical conversation among peers who care about their work, each other, and the world, and who are seeking to live more in alignment with their values.
Sessions are not recorded to encourage:
a safe, trusting space where people can ask questions
honest reflection
authentic conversation
CEUs require participation in at least 8 out of 9 live sessions.
If you’re feeling stuck and looking for support to identify what you care about and reach your goals…
That’s the invitation.
Come read.
Come explore.
Come try something new.
Reflections from Participants
Meet Siri
Siri Ming, Ph.D., BCBA-D (she/her)
Siri is a behavior analyst, coach, and educator with over 30 years of experience helping professionals build lives and practices grounded in clarity, purpose, and compassion. A peer-reviewed ACT trainer and co-author of Finding Your Why and Finding Your Way, Siri specializes in translating the science of behavior—and the heart of psychological flexibility—into everyday tools that support sustainable, values-based action. Whether you’re seeking better systems for managing time, clarifying purpose, or simply navigating the day-to-day with more intention, Siri’s courses are designed to meet you where you’re at.
Known for making complex ideas practical, Siri has been teaching and mentoring behavior analysts around the world throughout her career, emphasizing humility, collaboration, and socially meaningful outcomes. In addition to her courses with Constellations, she co-facilitates our practitioner lab and provides coaching and consultation for professionals and teams working in early language development.
Her work is grounded in values of rigor, generosity, and kindness—and a commitment to supporting professionals who are ready to go deeper in their practice.
Learn more about Siri’s work at www.siriming.com.
FAQs
Do I need to buy the book? Yes. You can purchase it directly from the publisher, or from your favorite bookseller.
Is this right for me? If you are a behavior analyst, aspiring behavior analyst, or someone isn’t sure they want to be called a behavior analyst but considers themselves a contextual behavior scientist, and you’re looking for a structured way to experience ACT and start to integrate it into your life and practice, this book club is for you. If you are looking for more traditional training with lectures and protocols, it probably isn’t.
Do I need prior ACT experience? Nope. Finding Your Why is a self-help book written for a lay audience by two behavior analysts (Siri is one of them). It’s a great intro to ACT for anyone, and the book club is a perfect first step for beginning to integrate ACT into your life—and then your work.
What if I have a lot of ACT experience? Great! You’ll probably get some new language to talk about ACT both to non-professionals and to behavior analysts, and the book club is a great place to ask questions and have conversations about how to integrate ACT more fully into your work and your life. Optional mini-lessons and extra resources will also give you some new insight into conceptualizing ACT through an RFT and generally behavior-analytic lens. Siri is always happy to get into geeky details!
Are sessions recorded? No. Sessions are live only and will not be recorded. This is intentional to support presence, confidentiality, and open discussion.
What if I miss a meeting? You’ll need to attend 8 out of 9 live meetings to get CEUs, but there are no penalties for missing a meeting except missing out on that chapter’s discussion. Nonetheless, the group functions best when everyone is there—please do your best, and we wouldn’t advise signing up if the time is just not a good fit for your schedule. There will be other opportunities.
What if I can’t keep up with the reading? While the intention of the book club is to read at a manageable pace, life sometimes gets in the way. You are always welcome at meetings however you show up, with however much or little you’ve read, and with whatever capacity you have that day.
What if I’m not sure I know enough? Then you’re in the right place. You don’t need ACT confidence to join—just curiosity and a willingness to show up.
What is your refund policy? When will I get access to the course? Who do I contact? The answers to these kinds of questions and more can be found HERE.
Learning Objectives
Define psychological flexibility in terms of mindful action—and as behavior in context.
Describe how the principles and strategies of the Mindful Action Plan help to increase psychologically flexible behavior and facilitate values-directed committed action.
Describe how the Mindful Action Plan blends ACT and performance management.
Practice ACT-based strategies and observe the effects on your own behavior.
Practice performance management strategies and systems in combination with the Mindful Action Plan, and observe the effects on your own behavior.
Discuss how ACT can be conceptualized in terms of behavior analytic principles (including relational framing).
Discuss issues related to scope of practice and scope of competence when using ACT, as related to:
working with staff
working with parents
working with children and individuals with limited language
working with clients who have typically developing language skills