Teacher Self-Care
The Hedonic Treadmill: Why Nothing Fixes Teacher Burnout for Long
Why does teacher burnout always come back? The hedonic treadmill explains it — and here are 3 ways to actually slow it down.
Strong Teacher
The Chase That Never Ends
Watch out for the hedonic treadmill.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
The Attention
What You Feed Grows
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
The Worst Advice You'll Hear This Month
February's loudest advice is "just push through." It's also the worst. Here's a 2,000-year-old Stoic framework for choosing where your limited energy actually belongs.
Why Edify Podcast
The 5 Real Causes of Teacher Burnout (And What Actually Helps)
Let's talk about the five real causes of teacher burnout—not the ones people want to talk about, but the ones that are actually burning you out.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
The Superintendent Call You Won't Make
When the superintendent cancels school, you rest without question. But when the decision is yours? Here's how to give yourself that same permission.
Why Edify Podcast
Teacher Burnout Prevention: 37 Years of Classroom Wisdom with Craig Shapiro
What separates teachers who burn out from those who thrive for decades? A veteran educator shares what really matters.
Weekly Report
The Perfectionism Trap
Teacher burnout peaks in mid-January when perfectionism meets reality. Discover the Stoic practice of Amor Fati and how to hold standards without shame.
Strong Teacher
Building The STRONG Year: A Month-by-Month Journey Starts with January
How to be an excellent teacher without destroying yourself: Building The STRONG Year, a month-by-month framework grounded in Stoicism, Ikigai, and Kaizen.
Education
The Permission Slip
Teachers wait for permission. But here's the thing about permission: The people you're waiting to give it to you... aren't coming.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
Five Seconds Before You Respond
A Wednesday pause for teachers who are tired of toxic positivity and need something real.
Weekly Report
Small Steps Make Strong Teachers
Today's newsletter explores what comes after the 12-Day Self-Care Challenge. It introduces the next phase of the STRONG Teacher Winter Reset—five weekly reflections designed to help educators slow down, reclaim their energy, and enter the new year with clarity and purpose.