The Responsibility of the Teacher
Thought Leadership Emily Byrd Thought Leadership Emily Byrd

The Responsibility of the Teacher

Leadership in Spiritual Work Isn’t About Being Seen

…It’s about how deeply you’re willing to see yourself.

The ability to sit with your own shadows.

The courage to confront your patterns.

The willingness to dismantle your projections and take radical responsibility for your impact.

Because if you haven’t done that work…

You will inevitably leak harm even with the best of intentions.

Unintegrated teachers don’t just stall healing, they distort it.

They unconsciously center themselves. Or create co-dependence with their students.

Or model nervous system dysregulation as leadership.

This perpetuates a shallow, performative spirituality that looks/sounds good… but leaves people starving.

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