Permission to Pause: The Rest Teachers Deserve

Dear Educator,

This one’s for you.

You’ve poured yourself out this year—lesson after lesson, meeting after meeting, heart first, always. And now? You’re spent. But before you jump into the planning, prepping, and PD… pause. You deserve rest. Not earned. Not justified. Just deserved—because you're human.

In this episode, we explore the mindset shift required to embrace rest not as a reward, but as a right. We talk about why teachers—especially those who care deeply—must build in space to reset, reflect, and reconnect to what really matters. Because when you rest, you don’t lose momentum—you regain clarity.

📖 Check Out the Journal:
Your permission slip to pause is right here:
👉 Grab the Season 2 Journal & Coloring Book
Part reflection space, part creativity outlet, part soul-care strategy.

💡 Featured in this episode:

• What teacher exhaustion is really signaling
• How to create rhythms of rest (even in busy seasons)
• My personal journal reflection on releasing pressure
• Why capacity-building starts with care for the self
• The myth of “earning” your rest—and how to unlearn it

🔗 Want to see how I’m using the journal?
Read my reflection example here.

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