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Overcoming Perfectionism and Burnout: Practical Strategies for Teachers to Find Balance and Wellness with Shibani Joshi

Are You Struggling with Burnout and Perfectionism? You’re Not Alone.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we dive deep into the pressure that perfectionism can place on teachers, especially women, and how it can lead to burnout and overwhelm. Our guest, Shibani Joshi, shares her powerful insights on how to break free from the cycle of perfectionism, manage expectations, and speak up for yourself in a world that often demands too much.

Shibani Joshi is an accomplished journalist with experience covering business, technology, and global news for top media outlets such as ABC News, Fox Business Network, Yahoo! Finance, and the Huffington Post. She’s also anchored a daily markets show on Fox Business and interviewed hundreds of CEOs and executives from companies like Apple, Ford, and Google. With an MBA from Harvard, Shibani knows what it’s like to juggle high-pressure roles while raising three children in the Bay Area.

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