Episode 390: Monday Mindset: The Real Reason Teachers Burn Out (And What You Can Do Today)

In today's Monday Mindset, We call out the myth that you must fill your cup before you care for others, and replace it with a practical plan to refill while you pour. Simple, repeatable habits make space for rest, boundaries, sleep, and help so you can show up steady and human.

• naming the soul-level exhaustion many teachers feel
• why “fill your cup first” becomes an impossible standard
• shifting the script from future okay to present okay
• designing micro-refills into the school day
• five minutes of silence to regulate your nervous system
• saying no to one nonessential task this week
• going to bed thirty minutes earlier for real recovery
• asking for help before crisis and normalising support
• building sustainability to increase patience and creativity
• picking one small practice to start today

Your challenge this week is to maybe just pick one of those things, one small way that you're gonna take care of yourself that is sustainable, that's not some crazy thing. Five minutes of silence, saying no to one thing, go to bed 30 minutes earlier, ask for help. Just pick one and just do it.