Teaching Middle School ELA
Teaching Middle School ELA
Caitlin Mitchell
Episode 402: Monday Mindset: Margin for Magic
10 minutes Posted Apr 13, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
Monday Mindset And Belonging
Perfectionism That Stops The Work
Your Pattern Between You And Life
Surrender Creates Space For Magic
Name Your Thing And Share It
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You can look fine on the outside and still feel alone on the inside and that gap can get painfully wide when you’re a teacher expected to carry everyone else. Today’s Monday Mindset is a short reset built around a simple truth: you’re not the only one quietly struggling, even if it looks like everyone else has it figured out. We start with the idea of “three hearts” the self the world sees, the self close people see, and the self only you see and why the hidden parts of us can become the home...