How can we process these experiences, find a sense of healing and purpose, and move forward in our work without burning out? Many of us are also looking to go beyond the classroom and make change on a larger scale. We want our schools to be better. We want to help MORE students. We want our teaching to be more effective, more kind, and more inclusive. How do we combine all of these goals and still get to sleep at night? One way to process, heal, and make change is to write about teaching. Not just articles and how-to pieces, but personal essays. Our stories, vulnerable and deeply relatable, can make big changes: both inside us and out there in the world.