# 173. Confronting Teacher Burnout with Erin Sponaugle

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Podcast: [Educator Forever](https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634)
Published: 2026-02-18T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.educatorforever.com/
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## Resource

Dr Erin Sponaugle has been teaching for 23 years. She’s a national board certified teacher and a former West Virginia Teacher of the Year. She’s also the author of two children's books and recently published Teachaholic, a book about overcoming teacher burnout based on her own experience. Erin is also the host of the Next Chapter for Teachers podcast. In this episode, we talk to Erin about her educator journey, writing books, most importantly, how teachers can avoid burnout. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode173 .

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