When Teaching Costs More Than It Should
Marisa Esterhuizen didn’t leave education because she stopped caring.
She left because she cared too much.
After spending 22 years as a teacher, Marisa saw a pattern that was impossible to ignore: talented, dedicated educators running on empty.
Burnout was everywhere. Frustration was normalized. And passion was slowly being replaced by survival mode.
Teachers were giving everything to their classrooms, with very little left for themselves.
What struck her most wasn’t just the exhaustion, it was the absence of direction.
Despite working in a profession built around growth and development, fewer than 1% of teachers were actually setting personal goals.
They were reacting, not creating.
That realization changed everything.
Shifting the Mind Behind the Burnout
Marisa’s work as a Mindset Coach is grounded in more than theory, it’s built on lived experience and over 12 years of deep research into mindset and manifestation.
That research didn’t just change how she taught.
It changed her life.
She works primarily with teachers, helping them uncover the root causes of burnout and frustration and guiding them to make intentional mindset shifts so they can begin working on themselves, not just through endless to-do lists.
Her coaching helps educators reconnect with clarity, confidence, and purpose and start setting goals that move them forward instead of keeping them stuck.
Because burnout isn’t a personal failure.
It’s often a mindset that’s never been supported.
Building a Business While Letting Go of Control
Like many purpose-driven founders, Marisa’s biggest challenge isn’t her vision, it’s delegation.
Hiring support hasn’t come easily.
Once she brings people onto her team, she cares deeply about them, which makes it difficult to give feedback or address when things aren’t working.
So she does what many coaches do.
She takes it on herself.
While growing her business, she’s also navigating the ongoing challenge of staying consistent with visibility: managing social media, LinkedIn, a podcast, and a YouTube channel: all while keeping momentum in her coaching practice.
And like many high-achievers, procrastination still shows up.
But Marisa meets it with awareness, intention and tools: currently working through Brian Tracy’s Eat That Frog as part of her own commitment to growth.
Teaching Teachers to Choose Themselves
At the core of Marisa’s work is a simple but powerful belief: teachers deserve the same growth, clarity and fulfillment they work so hard to create for others.
Her mission is to help educators stop running on autopilot and start designing lives and careers that feel aligned, sustainable, and purposeful.
Not through pressure.
But through mindset.
At Reignelle, we honor women like Marisa: those who challenge burnout culture, question what’s been normalized, and help others reclaim agency through intentional thought and action.
Because when teachers shift their mindset, everything they touch begins to change.