What if becoming a better band director started with taking better care of yourself?

In this episode of Band Director Boot Camp, Lesley Moffat welcomes Dr. Jen Rafferty, former music educator, educational psychologist, and author of The Empowered Educator. Together, they have an honest conversation about the hidden toll that music education can take on our physical and emotional well-being, and why so many dedicated teachers end up believing that burnout is simply part of the job.

Jen shares her deeply personal journey through divorce, the pandemic, chronic stress, and burnout, and how those experiences led her to rethink the relationship between identity, teaching, and wellness. She explains why so many music educators tie their self-worth to their work, and how that mindset can leave us exhausted, overwhelmed, and  ...