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Injury Forced Career Clarity
- Devon repeatedly worked through severe injuries, returning to class on crutches and pushing through pain.
- Those physical injuries forced deep reflection and revealed that teaching no longer sustained her.
Coping Masks Repeating Burnout
- Burnout often repeats as a cycle because coping strategies mask problems until they worsen.
- Long breaks or seasonal work can rationalize staying in damaging roles by erasing painful memories temporarily.
Reflection In Immobilization
- During post-surgery immobility Devon could no longer use her exercise-based coping tools and had to confront life choices.
- She asked what she'd regret if complications left her paralyzed and realized she didn't want a legacy of absent parenting and burnout.