When You Can’t Feel Your Impact: A Real Talk for Mission-Driven Teachers

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If Teachers Ruled the World

Leah Cleary

20 episodes

6 days ago

The podcast where real teachers get real. No Pinterest perfection. No out-of-touch theory. Just honest talk about what teaching actually looks like—failures, wins, and everything in between. Hosted by Leah Cleary, a 25-year classroom veteran who says what we’re all thinking. If you're burned out, doubting yourself, or sick of impossible expectations, you're not alone—and you're not broken. Let’s give teachers a voice. New episodes weekly. Finally, someone’s saying what teachers are thinking.

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When You Can’t Feel Your Impact: A Real Talk for Mission-Driven Teachers

If Teachers Ruled the World

22 minutes 44 seconds

2 weeks ago

When You Can’t Feel Your Impact: A Real Talk for Mission-Driven Teachers

Ever look out at your classroom and wonder if anything you're doing actually matters?

In this episode, I get real about why teaching hurts so much when we can't feel our impact, and what the research says about mission-driven teachers, burnout, and the emotional toll of caring deeply.

We’ll explore:

Why teachers are intrinsically motivated—and how that’s both our strength and our struggle
The science behind why bad lessons and critical parent emails feel so personal
What happens to mission-driven educators over the course of a long career
How to protect your heart without giving up the work that matters

If you’ve ever internalized a disengaged student, a failed lesson, or a harsh email as proof you’re not good enough—this episode is for you.

Because here’s the truth: you’re making an impact, even when you can’t feel it.