About After the Bells - Beyond the Box: Teaching without Losing Yourself
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.
You decided what mattered today. You really did. So why are you looking at the same unfinished thing at the end of the day? Teachers, choosing a priority is only the first decision. The school day keeps reopening it. An email shows up looking urgent. A coworker needs a minute. Guilt shows up the moment you close your door. And every time, what you chose has to win all over again. This week, I continue our October theme, Keep the Focus the Focus, with three words: stop re-deciding. We look at ...
5 Oct 2026
Teachers, Everything Does Not Deserve Equal Access
Everything Does Not Deserve Equal Access How many things asked for your attention today? Not how many things you got done. How many things asked you to stop, turn, answer, fix, or carry them? Teachers, a lot of what reaches for you during the day is legitimate. Some of it really does need you. But somewhere along the way, everything that asks started getting in. This week, I open our October theme, Keep the Focus the Focus. This isn't a month about getting more organized or squeezing more int...
28 Sept 2026
Teachers, Trust What You Have Already Proven
I did not record last week's episode. And for a minute, I let that mean more than it should have. That is exactly where we start as we close out September. One hard day. One lesson that falls flat. One tense conversation with a parent. It is so easy to let a single moment outweigh everything else you have already proven. This week, Kim brings the final piece of Stronger Than You Realize together: why one difficult day does not cancel the evidence, and how to actually trust what you already kn...
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