Ever feel like you’re running on empty no matter how much you check off your list? This episode is for the band directors (and teachers) who keep thinking, “If I just had more hours…”

Lesley Moffat sits down with Michelle Niemeyer, a former attorney turned coach and speaker, to talk about what she calls “The Art of Bending Time.” Not in a magical way, but in the very real way that happens when you learn how to align your time, energy, and capacity with how you actually work best.

Michelle shares her journey from intense burnout to rebuilding her health after being diagnosed with an autoimmune liver disease (PBC), and how the lifestyle changes she made helped her move from stage 2 to stage 0 over 10 years. Along the way, she developed a framework that starts with what she calls a