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The Burned Out B: Dear Teachers
The podcast for educators who are done being gaslit by a system that runs on guilt, glitter, and unpaid labor.
Hosted by Nicole—a former classroom teacher, curriculum designer, healer, and lifelong loudmouth with a soft spot for the overworked—Burned Out B is your weekly permission slip to tell the truth, feel the rage, and start healing.
This is not professional development.
This is personal resurrection.
We talk burnout, nervous system collapse, institutional gaslighting, “toxic positivity,” and the spiritual cost of being the one who always shows up. You’ll laugh. You might cry. You’ll definitely stop blaming yourself.
Because you were never supposed to burn out.
And it’s time we stopped pretending otherwise.
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The Burned Out B: Dear Teachers
Dear Teachers, You Were Never Supposed to Burn Out
If you’ve ever stood in front of your class on the verge of tears, googled “other jobs for teachers,” or thought, “How is it only 9:07 AM?”—this episode is for you.
In this raw, funny, and soul-punching premiere, Nicole shares the truth most teachers are too exhausted to say out loud: the burnout isn’t your fault. It’s a product of a system built to extract your compassion and sell it back to you as “professionalism.”
We unpack the lies you’ve been sold about what it means to be a “good teacher,” why exhaustion has been spiritualized and normalized, and what it means to finally reclaim your humanity. No PD credits. No toxic positivity. Just truth, nervous system relief, and a spark of something real.
Because you weren’t meant to burn out.
You were meant to rise.
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