Teachers Unify

About Teachers Unify

The Teachers Unify podcast is hosted by Sarah Lerner, a co-founder of Teachers Unify To End Gun Violence. A 25-year educator in Florida, Sarah is a teacher-survivor from the shooting on Feb. 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The show works to address issues of gun violence and how it impacts schools & communities.

Publisher

Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence

Category

education · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Feb 2022

Latest episode

7 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

64 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Sept 2026

   Mental Health: Melissa Michelin

   This episode features Melissa Michelin, the assistant director at Eagles’ Haven, a wellness center located in Parkland/Coral Springs, Florida. The center opened in 2019 to honor the lives of the victims and survivors of the MSD school shooting in 2018. Melissa talks about her experience as a trauma-trained clinician, the services Eagles’ Haven offers, how to practice self-care and more.

2. 

   14 May 2026

   Stories of Loss: Veronica Mata

   This episode features Veronica Mata, an educator and mother of Tess, whose life was tragically taken at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas in May 2022. She talks about Tess, her advocacy work with Lives Robbed, and Gloves for Tess, the non-profit her family started.

3. 

   3 May 2026

   Survivor Stories: Diana & Ray Haneski

   This episode features Ray & Diana Haneski, survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. They were joined off-mic by their therapy dog, River. They talk about their experiences, journeys through healing and how they brought River into their lives and the lives of those at MSD.

Who has been a guest on Teachers Unify

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Karen McDonald
• Nadia Murillo
• Flo Rice
• Debra Hixon

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68