Behind the Educator

Behind the Educator: Finding Light When Life Unravels.

A memoir by Amy Paulson

"I finished Behind the Educator in almost one sitting, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since."
- Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Essential reading. Five stars, no hesitation."

— Clinical Therapist, Parent & Partner of an Educator ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

What happens when the institutions meant to serve students discard the very people who give them everything?

Behind the Educator: Finding Light When Life Unravels is debut memoirist Amy Paulson's account of watching her former husband — a dedicated school administrator in California's public school system, in Palo Alto and Santa Rosa — be systematically pushed out of the career he loved through what she believes were abuses of administrative power. It is the story of how institutional trauma followed him home and created discord throughout the family that bore the consequences. And it is the story of what it finally took for one woman to choose herself and start over.

This is a memoir about marriage, mental health, and resilience. About the ripple effect of institutional failure on the people no one talks about — the families left behind. And about the grace it takes to tell a hard story with an open heart.

“We are all flawed humans layered with our own complexities and struggles, making the best decisions we can each day based on our own unique experiences.”
—Amy Paulson, Behind the Educator