And like so many teachers, I spent a big chunk of those years in survival mode — showing up, caring deeply, liking my job, but also quietly running myself into the ground.

On the outside, I was a positive teacher.

In real life? I was exhausted, anxious, overstimulated, and counting down to breaks while pretending everything was fine.

Spoiler: there were times where everything was not fine.

The moment things had to change

Eventually, it all caught up with me. My body started waving red flags — stress, heart palpitations, overstimulation, after-school collapse-on-the-couch level fatigue.

I remember thinking,

“I love teaching, so why does it feel like it’s costing me my health and my life outside school?”

I knew I couldn’t keep pushing through. And no, a weekend nap wasn’t going to fix it (I tried).

I thought self-care meant working out and eating well.

Turns out… that was only part of it. And honestly, I was overdoing even that — pushing myself to “be healthy” in ways that were just another form of pressure.

What I finally learned?

Self-care isn’t just movement + cutting carbs.
It's also:

• resting without guilt

• five quiet minutes alone (yes, in your car counts)

• speaking up instead of staying silent

• boundaries at work and at home

• routines you actually look forward to

• small habits instead of life overhauls

I don’t have this all figured out (not even close), but I’ve lived enough of it — and learned enough the hard way — to know that teaching can be sustainable (I think), but not by grinding ourselves down.

Burnout shows up differently for everyone, but there are proven practices that help. And I want to share them.

Why I created Revive Teachers

Revive Teachers was created to help make teaching a more sustainable profession.
Teaching is meaningful, important work—but it is also a job that asks for enormous energy, empathy, time, and sacrifice. Too often, the demands never seem to end.

I started Revive Teachers because I know what teacher burnout feels like, and I want to help make teachers’ lives easier, lighter, and more manageable. I want to help teachers feel better, stay in the profession longer if they choose to, and build systems that make teaching more sustainable—not just for a season, but for the long haul.

This space is for teachers who:

• Care deeply about kids and their own sanity

• Want to reconnect with who they are outside of school (not just “the teacher”)

• Could use their spark — and their energy — back

• Have retired from the “just push through and smile” culture

• Want small, gentle habits that make life easier today, not “eventually”

• Prefer peace, boundaries, and tiny wins over burnout and martyrdom

Here we focus on three rhythms (a fancy way of saying "what keeps me going"):

☀️ Glow — self-care that fits real teacher life

🌊 Flow — systems to make teaching and life feel lighter

🌱 Grow — personal + professional growth without overwhelm

I create useful tools and simple systems to help teachers feel like a whole human — at school and at home.