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Educator burnout is a compounding global crisis, yet many wellness efforts focus solely on individual strategies while ignoring the systems that contribute to stress and exhaustion. In this episode, Misty Bonta shares her journey from school psychologist to founder of Get Psyched Inc. She reflects on how early career burnout shaped her advocacy for systemic solutions to educator well-being.

We discuss the importance of professional community, data-informed practices, and gradual culture change within schools. Misty highlights how strengths-based approaches, setting boundaries, and reconnecting with your professional “why” can help shift school culture—and why real change requires more than self-care.

This conversation is a powerful reminder that supporting educators means rethinking how schools operate, lead, and care for their people.

Connect with Misty and learn more about her services below:

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://getpsychedinc.com/

1. Live School Based Mental Health Trainings (CEU/CPDs)

2. On-Demand School Based Mental Health Trainings (CEU/CPD)

3. Get Psyched Instagram

4. Get Psyched Facebook

5. Get Psyched Linkedin

6. Misty's Psychology Today Profile

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Read the Episode Transcript on the TAUGHT website.

Connect with host Amy Schamberg on LinkedIn

Explore:

• Learn more about the Total Worker Health® approach from NIOSH
• Discover Amy’s wellness workshops, coaching, and consulting at amyschamberg.com
• Check out the book that started it all! Taught: The Very Private Journal of One Bad Teacher by Melissa Lafort — Available on Amazon

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