04/21/2026
Reflecting on last week at ! 🍏
I spent some time presenting the heart and soul of Happy Teacher Revolution and it felt so good to be in a room full of people ready to prioritize the “person behind the profession.”
We talked about moving away from just studying burnout and instead looking at what actually makes us stay. The proof is in the numbers. Educators who participated in HTR are over 6x more likely to stay in the profession for 3 or more years! 📈
This work is how we move the needle. We are pushing for systemic change by proving that educator mental health is the foundation of a healthy school system.
A massive thank you to the Equitable Foundation (.financial & Kerekes) for sponsoring HTR and for being such a champion for educator mental health. Because of their generosity, we were also able to gift 100 copies of my book, “Happy Teacher Revolution: The Educator’s Roadmap to Claiming and Sustaining Joy,” to our session participants! 📚
As I shared during the session: You cannot pour from an empty bowl, and you certainly cannot lead from an empty soul.🍏