Losing the Title, Finding Myself: Why Leaving Teaching Broke Me (and Freed Me)

After 18 years as a teacher, I made the decision to walk away from the classroom and into full-time motherhood. I felt relief… and something else I didn’t expect: total disorientation. No more lesson plans. No more classroom. No more title. In this honest post, I unpack what it really feels like to give up a career that once defined you, and why it’s okay to feel both grateful and a little bit lost.