# 085: How to Leave a Career or Relationship That No Longer Serves You Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pretty-rich-teacher-7148684/085-how-to-leave-a-career-or-relationship-that-no-longer-serves-you Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pretty-rich-teacher-7148684/085-how-to-leave-a-career-or-relationship-that-no-longer-serves-you.md Podcast: [Pretty Rich Teacher](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pretty-rich-teacher-7148684) Published: 2026-06-12T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/download/HY1v8kYYt4/5351193c-4c23-4a1d-8e5e-d59561b7f483.mp3 Audio file: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/download/HY1v8kYYt4/5351193c-4c23-4a1d-8e5e-d59561b7f483.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pretty-rich-teacher-7148684/episodes/085-how-to-leave-a-career-or-relationship-that-no-longer-serves-you Duration seconds: 2313 ## Resource If you're a teacher who knows something in your life is no longer working, but you can't seem to make yourself leave, this episode is for you. Whether it's a career, a relationship, or a situation you've outgrown, leaving is rarely about logistics. Most of the time, it's about fear, identity, familiarity, and the stories we tell ourselves about what we're capable of handling. In this episode, I share my own experience of leaving both a marriage and a career that no longer aligned with the life I wanted. We talk about why people stay longer than they should, why your brain confuses familiarity with safety, and how to move through the emotional process of choosing yourself. This is not about making impulsive decisions. It's about becoming aware of what is no longer serving you and having the courage to believe there is another door waiting for you. When you listen to this episode, you'll walk away with: Why your brain is keeping you stuck even when you know you want to go The stages you will go through when you finally decide to leave β€” and why resistance is part of the process, not a sign to stop A journaling exercise to help you get out of your head and into your next chapter Why you don't have to have it all figured out before you close the door The truth about what happens to women who finally choose themselves This is not a career strategy episode. This is the one that gets you ready for one. Because leaving is rarely easy. But staying somewhere that no longer serves you has a cost, too. You are allowed to choose a different future. Are you a burnt out educator looking to leave the classroom but don't know where to start? Click here to enroll in my DIY Exit Plan Course. Are you a burnt out women in education r eady for 1:1 mentorship, a custom 100K Career Plan + an… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pretty-rich-teacher-7148684/episodes/085-how-to-leave-a-career-or-relationship-that-no-longer-serves-you/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/pretty-rich-teacher-7148684/085-how-to-leave-a-career-or-relationship-that-no-longer-serves-you.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.