Teacher podcast with burnout solutions for sustainable teaching careers. Practical strategies for teacher stress management, classroom resilience, work-life balance, and educator wellness. Weekly episodes blend Stoic philosophy, Ikigai principles, and the STRONG Framework to help K-12 teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals prevent burnout and thrive without sacrificing excellence. Topics: classroom management, teacher mental health, self-care strategies, professional development, and building resilient teaching practices. For teachers who are great at their job but exhausted by it.
112. Why Rough Days Feel Permanent (And How to Reset) | STRONG Teacher Pep Talk
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Why Rough Days Feel Permanent (And How to Reset) | STRONG Teacher Pep Talk
Most of what feels heavy at school right now won't matter a year from today.
Whether it's a difficult parent email, a lesson that completely unraveled, or a stack of papers you haven't touched—bad moments feel permanent in the moment because of what psychologists call impact bias.
In this video:
Why our brains trick us into thinking classroom stress will last forever
- The 1-question filter to instantly decide what to drop tonight
- How to spot and appreciate the good classroom moments before they pass
💬 Question for you: What is one thing you were stressing about at school this week that actually turned out just fine? Drop it in the comments below!
Timestamps
0:00 The Word of the Day: Temporary
0:20 What Were You Worried About Last Year?
0:58 The Science of "Impact Bias"
1:38 The 1 Question to Reset Your Stress
2:12 Why the Good Stuff Is Temporary Too
2:45 Join the STRONG Teacher Community
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2 Nov 2026
111. How Do Teachers Beat the Sunday Scaries?
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How Do Teachers Beat the Sunday Scaries?
Sunday night has a way of showing you the whole week at once. Every meeting, every email, every kid, all in one look.
In this first Sunday Scaries episode, recorded live, I walk through a rough week ahead for teachers: the Monday after Halloween, clocks falling back, a classroom to recover after a guest teacher, and student-led conferences. We sort what's in your control from what isn't (thanks, Epictetus), borrow a line from Seneca about suffering more in imagination than reality, reflect on the STRONG Framework, and close with a 20-minute Sunday reset.
The system is broken in many (https://www.youtube.com/@Why_Edify) ways. You are not.
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Free for teachers: STRONG Teacher Year Fall Pack, 17 small weekly practices (https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com/strong-teacher-year-fall-pack-one-small-practice-a-week-free/ (https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com/strong-teacher-year-fall-pack-one-small-practice-a-week-free/))
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31 Oct 2026
110: The "Too Easy to Fail" 30-Day Challenge: Start Yours Today
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The "Too Easy to Fail" 30-Day Challenge: Start Yours Today
Ten days into a 30-day challenge, and sick for half of it. This is the real report, not a highlight reel: the feel-good songs going onto the Teacher Commuter Playlist, the six-word stories that turned out to be mostly about other people, and the ten-minute walks on days I didn't want to take one.
In this episode:
- Why picking a feel-good song on purpose helps (Ferguson and Sheldon, 2013)
- What ten days of six-word stories showed me, and the Emmons and McCullough gratitude study (2003)
- Where six-word memoirs come from, and why my 8th graders love them
- The sick-day walk: short, slow, and it still counts
- How to shrink a challenge until it sounds almost too easy
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Find a challenge idea and track it: Thirty-Day Challenges workbook: https://ko-fi.com/s/60b4ec1a4f (https://ko-fi.com/s/60b4ec1a4f)
Six-word stories:
For you: https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com/thirty-day-challenge-six-word-stories/ (https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com/thirty-day-challenge-six-word-stories/)
For your classroom: https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com/using-six-word-memoirs-in-the-classroom/ (https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com/using-six-word-memoirs-in-the-classroom/)
Building class culture with them: https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com/using-six-word-memoirs-to-build-classroom-culture/ (https://www.jeremyajorgensen.com/using-six-word-memoirs-to-build-classroom-culture/)
Six Word Memoirs (Larry Smith's project): https://www.sixwordmemoirs.com (https://www.sixwordmemoirs.com)
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240,558
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5.0 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100
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Engagement
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