Teacher Self-Care and Life Balance: Personal Growth to Empower Educators & Avoid Burnout
This teacher podcast is for all educators who want to regain control of their time and energy and rekindle their passion for teaching. It is full of tips for teachers who want to overcome teacher burnout, invest in authentic teacher self-care, and create a sustainable work-life balance through better habits and confidently setting boundaries.
Grace combines her 20-year classroom experience and training in NLP and life coaching to inspire, entertain, and support educators to feel more empowered to create their unique path in an education system that can be overwhelming and stressful. This podcast for educators delivers the kind of teacher professional development you've always wished you could receive. It is the perfect balance of teacher personal growth tips, life-coaching and encouragement for overwhelmed educators.
Once you understand that your energy teaches more than your lesson plans, you'll realize that feeling empowered to create your own teaching experience is the best thing you can do for yourself, your family, and your students. You'll discover that feeling empowered is the ultimate inspiration for teachers.
This educator podcast is for you if you've ever asked yourself:
1. How can teachers set boundaries to maintain a healthy work-life balance?
2. What are some signs of burnout in teachers, and how can it be prevented?
3. What can schools do to support teacher well-being and prevent burnout?
4. What ways can schools create a wellness culture that supports both students and teachers?
5. What are the best podcasts for teachers who want practical strategies for proper self-care and inspiration for teachers?
6. What are some positive mindsets and strategies to help me put the fun and joy back in my classroom and fall back in love with teaching?
7. What resources can support me if I am struggling and starting to think that a career in education may not be sustainable?
PART of the TEACH BETTER Podcast Network
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 111
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
What If the Dept. of Education Disappears? How Teachers Can Empower Students Through Media Literacy
In this powerful episode, Grace Stevens addresses the growing concerns in education and provides practical strategies for teachers to maintain their influence and effectiveness, regardl…
Asking Empowering Questions (New Educators Handbook Pt 2)
🎯 Transform Your Teaching with These Powerful Questions That Change Everything
Are you feeling overwhelmed in your classroom? Discover how asking the right questions can completely shift…
Empowering Teachers: 3 Essentials to Take Back Your Agency & Avoid Teacher Burnout
If there were one word separating joyful, impactful teachers from those stuck in overwhelm, and burnout, wouldn’t you want to know it? 🚀 Spoiler alert: It’s Empowerment. In this foundat…
“Who Smarted?” Unpacking the #1 Podcast for Your Classroom with Producer Jerry Kolber
Finally! An educational podcast for your classroom that you and your students will enjoy AND helps with listening comprehension.
In this week's episode, I sat down with Jerry Kolber - t…
Teacher Self-Care Success: Ditch the Resolutions & Focus on “Being” over “Doing”
🌟 Teacher Growth Reimagined: Why "Being" Beats "Doing" - A Fresh Take on New Year's Resolutions
Are you one of the 80% of teachers whose New Year's resolutions have already fallen apart?…
Teacher Communication Tips: 5 Things You Say That Annoy Other Teachers
It's time to level up your teacher communication!
Could YOU be unintentionally pushing your teaching colleagues away? In this eye-opening episode, we dive into the seemingly helpful phra…
LLN: Inspiration for Teachers: It's OK to Dread Returning To School Tomorrow
In this heartfelt mini-episode, Grace shares a "Lunchbox Love Note" to help teachers navigate the dreaded Sunday Scaries. As winter break ends and the hustle of teaching looms, many edu…
Exploring Dry January to Reduce Your Teacher Stress and Teacher Anxiety
This week's ENCORE🎙️ episode is for anyone who has ever wondered if they are taking our "drink to escape/cope" culture too far. As teachers, many of us joke about needing our "lesson pl…
5 Proven Teacher Tips to Calm Classroom Craziness Before Break
Back to school special 2025/6 Beat Teacher Burnout with Better Boundaries Course is everything you need to thrive in the upcoming school year. LIMITED TIME: Use code BBB27 at checkout f…
🔍Why I Returned To Teaching: Key Lessons
👩🏫 Are you a teacher wrestling with the "stay or go" dilemma? This vulnerable and honest episode might be your roadmap!
Episode Description: In this deeply personal episode, experienced…
How to Handle Pushback When You Set Healthy Teacher Boundaries
Are you nervous about setting boundaries at school because you're worried about pushback? You're not alone! In this episode, we tackle one of the most common concerns I hear from educat…
5 Teacher Tips for Stress-Free Parent Conferences
Let me help you get ready to have the best parent-teacher conference season ever! 📝 While it can cause a lot of teacher stress, conferences are an important chance to connect with famil…
LLN: Inspiration for Teachers: Finding Peace With Election Results No Matter How You Voted
In this empowering mini-episode, Grace examines how to deal with the aftermath of this week's election results. What if it didn't go the way you hoped? How do we rise above no matter wh…
5 Secrets for Beating the Sunday Anxiety for Teachers
Beating the Sunday Scaries: 5 Game-Changing Tips for Teachers
That pit in your stomach on Sunday afternoon? You're not alone. As educators, we've ALL felt that weekend-ruining anxiety cr…
😊 Easiest Happiness Hack Ever - The Lovely List
Teachers, want to boost your daily happiness and teacher resilience?
In this mini-episode, Grace shares a simple, transformative strategy that requires no time, no money, and very little…
LLN: Inspiration for Teachers: You Are Enough, You Do Enough
🎙️ Lunchbox Love Note Bonus Mini-Episode: Just like those little love notes slipped into your lunchbox, this episode is here to brighten your day with a virtual smile and a hug.
I hope …
Breaking Down Dyslexia: What Every Teacher Needs to Know (But Was Never Taught!)
🎓 Breaking Down Dyslexia: What Every Teacher Needs to Know (But Was Never Taught!)
Did you know that 1 in 5 students in your classroom may have dyslexia? Yet most of us learned about it …
12 Rules for Setting Healthy Boundaries in School and at Home
Many of us know that we need to do a better job expressing our needs, wants, desires, and preferences, but we don't know how to start the conversation or do it in a productive, positive…
3 Ways Parents & Teachers Are Disempowering Students
🚀 3 Simple Ways to Help Your Students Thrive (By Doing Less!)
In this episode, I reflect on an "Open Letter to Parents from Your Child's Teacher" that I wrote for ThriveGlobal.com back i…
Unconventional Commencement Speeches: Inspiration for Teachers, Students and Parents
Are you a stressed-out teacher looking for inspiration? 🌟 This episode of the Balance Your Teacher Life podcast takes an unexpected turn, diving into graduation speeches that will make …