In this final episode of the Let Your Summer Be Yours series, Nadine brings teachers to the moment they've been preparing for all summer - walking back into the school year as a recovered, grounded, well-rested version of themselves. The school year will always ask for more. This episode is about deciding what you protect before it even begins.

Nadine shares her own evolution from coming in a week early to decorate, driven by a cultural expectation she never thought to question, to now walking in with minimalist decor, her energy intact, and her anchors firmly in place. She addresses the part of back to school that nobody talks about - the mandatory meetings and required trainings that quietly drain teachers before students ever arrive - and offers a grounded, honest approach to moving through what you cannot control.

You'll hear how Nadine's morning devotional and evening journal travel with her through every season, holding steady even when the school year changes everything between them. And you'll close the series with a vision of the teacher you've been building toward all summer - rested, simple, paced, and prioritizing herself from day one.

Your final coaching practice asks you to name your anchors, identify one place to simplify, and make one commitment to the recovered version of yourself before your first day back. The school year doesn't have to take it all. You get to decide what you protect.

You are more than what you give at school. And your life deserves care, too.

Nadine

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In this third episode of the Let Your Summer Be Yours series, Nadine guides burned-out teachers back to something they lost somewhere between September and June - their own natural rhythm. After releasing the weight of the school year and giving yourself permission to rest, this episode moves into the practical: how do you actually structure your days in a way that feels steady, unrushed, and genuinely yours - straight from Nadine's own summer routine.

You'll explore the concept of seasonal living and what it means to let summer shape your pace. Nadine shares how her body naturally shifts its own wake time between the school year and summer - no alarm needed - and how that simple truth became the foundation of her personal rhythm. You'll hear how her morning devotion and evening journaling became the two anchor moments that hold her summer days steady. And you'll walk away with a simple two-anchor framework that gives your summer days a gentle structure without turning them into a performance.

Your coaching practice this week asks you to observe your natural energy for a few days, then design two small anchor moments that bookend your day with intention.

Summer has its own pace. This episode helps you find yours.

You are more than what you give at school. And your life deserves care too.

Nadine

New episodes release weekly. Subscribe to The Teacher Recovery Room, and connect with me on LinkedIn and Instagram for more support between episodes. If you have questions about coaching, send me a DM.

In this second episode of the Let Your Summer Be Yours series, Nadine reminds burned-out teachers that summer is not another assignment. You’ll learn how to release the pressure to make summer perfectly productive and begin recovering your energy with one simple permission-giving practice.

You are more than what you give at school. And your life deserves care too.

Nadine

New episodes release weekly. Subscribe to The Teacher Recovery Room, and connect with me on LinkedIn and Instagram for more support between episodes. If you have questions about coaching, send me a DM.