Leading With Humanity: The B Word

We’re wrapping up our burnout mini series with a conversation about teacher burnout in early childhood education and how it shows up differently for every educator. We share takeaways for recognizing burnout, setting boundaries, and holding space for your own experience without guilt.

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This hour long episode kicks off our mini-series, Leading With Humanity- "Rethinking Teacher Burnout," starting with a conversation with our very own owner and director. The first few minutes set the stage but bear with us, the heart of the conversation delves into one directors perspective on teacher burnout, leadership behind the scenes and what it really looks like to support educators in todays world. We also kick off our new segment "Teachers After Dark!" so stay tuned after the music and join us for a game of Would You Rather? to decompress!

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Episode Description

Burnout isn’t a diagnosis -- it’s a signal. In this special roundtable episode, we are peeling back the layers of the "B-word" to look at it through a lens of humanity and hope. Join your cohosts and our special guest, a first-year teacher fresh to the field, as we explore how burnout manifests differently for everyone and why it does not have to be the end of your story in education.

Inside this episode:

• The Survivor Lens: One cohost shares her journey of rediscovering her passion for teaching after hitting a wall.

• The Daily Grind: One cohost opens up about the reality of working through burnout while still showing up for her students every single day.

• The New Perspective: Our guest contributor brings the "new teacher" energy to the table, discussing how we can protect our spark from day one.

• The Great Shift: Why we need to stop seeing burnout as a permanent label and start seeing it as a vital signal that something in our environment, not our soul, needs to change.

Whether you are thriving, surviving, or just starting out, this episode is a reminder that you come first. It is time to move past the shame of exhaustion and start leading with humanity.

You sent them, we read them and wow! This episode is a collection of real stories from teachers, some hilarious and some completely unhinged, and some that just make you question how you survive the day. We're recording this one from the car, reading and reacting as we go. It's messy, It's honest and it's a reminder that none of us are alone in the chaos of this work.

Have a story of your own? We're talking about them in our Facebook group over in ECE Unhinged- A podcast for Todays Early Childhood Educator

We're Brittany and Crystal, two educators still in the classroom with over 40 years of experience between us. We love our jobs but the system is broken- and we are here to talk about it-from the car...So come along for the ride as we share what early childhood education really looks like and why we started this podcast!

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