Teaching Without Losing Yourself — The Podcast
Teaching Without Losing Yourself is a restorative podcast for teachers who want to keep doing the work they love without losing who they are in the process. Hosted by Kim Lester, founder of After the Bells — monthly self-care and self-love for teachers, each episode offers honest reflection, real teacher talk, and gentle reminders to slow down, reconnect, and care for yourself beyond the role. No fixing. No pressure. Just space to breathe and keep teaching well.
Teaching Without Losing Yourself — The Podcast
Latest Episodes
Teachers, July Is Still Yours.
July is here. And if you are honest, school has already entered your mind at least once this week. Not because you planned it. Not because anything official has started. Just a quiet thought. A text. A mental inventory of what your ...
Teacher, You Are More Than Your Usefulness — Summer Is Where You Remember That
You Are More Than Your Usefulness — Summer Is Where You Remember That. Four weeks. And this is where June lands. We named the crash. We named leisure sickness. We named the Calling Trap — the internal voice ...
Teachers, The Calling Trap Does Not Clock Out in June
You made it through week one and week two. You named the crash. You named leisure sickness. You named the Calling Trap — that internal voice that tells you sitting still is falling behind.But here is what I need you to know going i...
Teachers, Why Sitting Still Feels Wrong, Even in Summer
Why Sitting Still Feels Wrong — Even in Summer.You made it to summer. The calendar is finally open. There is nowhere to be and nothing due. And yet — something in you will not let you be still.You feel restless on a day wit...