You’re Not Falling Behind for Wanting to Reset — with Seneca Williams

Audre Lorde reminds us:

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation—and that is an act of political warfare.

This is the heartbeat of the 2025 Restful Teacher® Challenge.

In this episode of the 2025 Restful Teacher® Challenge, Dr. Michelle Chanda Singh is joined by therapist, coach, and author, Seneca Williams, for a powerful conversation on giving yourself permission to pause. Seneca shares her personal journey of hitting burnout, the silent warning signs many educators miss, and what it really means to schedule rest before your body forces you to stop.

Highlights: 

• Why rest is not a reward—it’s a requirement
• What “mental wealth” looks like in your daily calendar
• How to stop overriding your body’s signals
• The role of generational patterns in overwork