😓 The Moment I Knew I Couldn’t Go Back

Dear Reader,

It was the summer of 2020, and I was staring at yet another pros and cons list—one of dozens I’d written that year. I had a pit in my stomach and a broken heart. I’d always loved teaching. My classroom was my creative playground. I had deep relationships with my students. I was good at it - great even.

But I was also exhausted. Angry. Numb. I couldn’t shake the dread.

And the worst part? I felt guilty for feeling any of it.

What kind of teacher walks away from kids she loves? What kind of professional gives up on her “calling”?

Turns out... the kind who finally realizes she’s drowning in a system that doesn’t love her back.

Micromanagement. Useless initiatives. No response to real issues. When I tried to speak up, I was labeled “difficult.” When I tried to stay quiet, it ate me alive.

"Close your door and do what's best for your students," didn't work anymore.

The truth hit me like a brick that summer:
They don’t care. At least not in the way I do.
And if I stayed, I’d lose even more of the spark that made me me.

So, I left. Not because I didn’t care. But because I cared too much to continue being crushed.

I left because my anger, resentment, and exhaustion followed me home, and my family (and I) deserved better.

If You’re Feeling It Already… That’s Not Nothing

Right now, teachers across the country are stepping into their classrooms—or eyeing their back-to-school emails—with that same familiar ache. It might be whisper-quiet right now, just a flutter of dread. Or maybe it’s full-blown crying-in-the-parking-lot status.

Either way, it matters. That feeling may be more than just "The Late-Summer Scaries.”
It might be the voice of your future self begging you to listen.

You Don’t Have to Go All In Yet—But You Can Start

You don’t have to have it all figured out today. But you can give yourself permission to imagine another way.

A way to:

Teach without sacrificing your mental health
Work with students and see your own kids on & off the bus
Be respected, paid fairly, and free from the nonsense

That’s what I’ve found in private teaching. And I didn’t start with a plan—I just said yes to one student. Then another. And slowly, something beautiful and sustainable took root.

If you start exploring this now—while you’re still in the classroom—you could be in a totally different position by winter break.

If you’re ready to start building your way out of the classroom, the T2E Intensive was made for this moment.
It’s a step-by-step program designed to help you launch a profitable, sustainable private teaching business—so you can leave with a plan (and peace of mind).

🤝 Want to learn more about how I help teachers? Watch this video to see what private practice teaching can look like 👇