What happens when the job you love becomes the source of your deepest exhaustion? For ex-educator and advocate Maggie Perkins, teaching looked very different from the calling she once imagined. She worked through two difficult pregnancies without meaningful leave, handled nonstop illness and even received a call for sub plans the day after giving birth. Her experience revealed a reality that most people outside the classroom never witness.

In this segment, Maggie shares what teaching cost her and why she ultimately stepped away. She speaks openly about the weight she carried and the clarity she gained once she was no longer trying to survive within a system that failed to support her. Her story offers an honest look at the pressures educators face and the difficult choices they are often forced to make.

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