(Episode 3 of 10 in the Boundaries Series)

What if the problem isn’t that you’ve lost your spark — but that you’ve been told you have to shine all the time? In this episode, we talk about giving yourself permission to be average sometimes… and why that’s actually a radical act of self-preservation in education.

Because when every day demands your “A game,” burnout isn’t a possibility — it’s a guarantee. It’s okay to teach a solid B-minus lesson. It’s okay to not volunteer for one more thing. It’s okay to just be okay.

This episode unpacks how lowering the pressure to perform doesn’t mean lowering your standards — it means protecting your energy for when it really matters.