Dealing With Burnout as a Creative

In today's episode of Art Ed Radio , Tim sits down with educator, author, and art teacher Erin Sponaugle to talk about art teacher burnout. Not only what it looks like, but why it hits differently in the art room, and what you can do to protect your energy without sacrificing your passion for teaching. Erin shares her experience moving from a fifth-grade classroom into art education, how she recovered from burnout herself, and why art teachers face unique challenges like invisible workload, creative decision fatigue, isolation, and the need for constant creative triage. If you've ever felt exhausted from making decisions all day, stretched thin by extra responsibilities, or pressured to be the "fun class" all the time, this conversation will feel very familiar, and the suggestions offered will hopefully be welcome. Resources and Links Join the Art of Ed Community See Erin's website and look at her Teachaholic book Listen to Erin's podcast and follow her on Instagram Hear Tim as a guest on the Creativity as Care episode See AOE Resources on Burnout

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Dealing With Burnout as a Creative is an episode from Art Ed Radio by The Art of Education University.

This episode is 38:21 long.

This episode was published on Feb 24, 2026.

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