The Resilient Teacher Podcast

Brittany Blackwell is an award-winning special educator from South Carolina with over a decade of experience in elementary and middle school classrooms, and she has channeled that experience into a podcast that tackles teacher burnout with unusual specificity. The Resilient Teacher Podcast drops new episodes every Tuesday and centers on a concept Blackwell calls the Individualized Resilience Plan -- a personalized framework for stress reduction that rejects one-size-fits-all self-care advice in favor of strategies tailored to each teacher's actual circumstances. Blackwell holds an M.Ed. and works as a teacher resilience strategist, which means she brings both classroom credibility and coaching expertise to every conversation. Episodes cover practical ground: setting boundaries with administrators, automating the mundane paperwork that eats into personal time, shifting mental patterns that lead to chronic exhaustion, and building sustainable routines that fit around school schedules. She also brings on guests -- other educators, mental health professionals, and burnout researchers -- to broaden the conversation beyond her own experience. What keeps this show from feeling like generic wellness content is Blackwell's willingness to name the systemic problems. She does not pretend that positive thinking alone will fix understaffing, impossible class sizes, or inadequate pay. Instead, she helps listeners identify what they can control and build resilience around those specific pressure points. Episodes run 20 to 35 minutes and the tone is warm but direct. For teachers who are running on fumes and need more than a bubble bath recommendation, this podcast offers real, individualized strategies.