What happens when the work itself becomes a source of well-being?

Alex Campbell, the teacher at the center of the Prime Video docuseries Murder 101, has spent years creating classrooms where students don't just learn about real-world problems — they help solve them.

In this conversation, Alex joins Michelle to talk about the philosophy behind that work: trusting young people with meaningful challenges, giving them opportunities to discover what they're capable of, and refusing to settle for learning that feels disconnected from the world outside the classroom.

But the conversation also turns toward Alex himself. His approach to teaching doesn't make the work easier — in many ways, it makes it more ambitious. Yet it also seems to keep him curious, energized, growing, and deeply connected to his sense of purpose.

Michelle and Chris reflect on what Alex's story might teach us about educator well-being, including the role of agency, meaningful work, productive discomfort, relationships, and the experience of doing something that genuinely matters.

Maybe educator well-being isn't only about how we recover from work.
Maybe it's also about creating more opportunities to come alive within it.

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