Balance Before Burnout: The Case for Leader Wellness with Jeff Simmons and Mike Caldwell

Leadership in education can be deeply rewarding, but also isolating, exhausting, and overwhelming. In this new episode of the EDU Café Podcast, we sit down with Jeff Simmons, Superintendent of IDLA, and Mike Caldwell, Founder of LinkedLeaders, to explore a challenge that too often goes unspoken: leadership wellness.Jeff and Mike talk about why wellness is not a “nice-to-have” for school leaders, but a critical part of sustaining strong, thriving schools. From building personal routines to fostering cultures of wellness in our organizations, this conversation is about leading with clarity, balance, and connection.If you’re a principal, superintendent, or anyone supporting leaders in education, this episode is for you.