'The Bachelorette' Star Michelle Young Is Taking A Break From Teaching Due To Burnout

"The Bachelorette" alum Michelle Young has revealed that she's taking a break from teaching during the academic year 2022-2023 due to burnout.

The reality TV star spoke about her inner struggles in the latest episode of the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast, which she hosts alongside Becca Kufrin, and confessed that her concerns led her to make an important decision in her career.

"I was sitting down with my co-worker and we were just kind of talking about this school year and how long we've been in survival mode. My co-worker kind of just asked me, 'Well, Michelle, how long have you been in survival mode?'" Young shared. "As she asked that, it kind of caught me off guard to actually stop and think how long I've been in this position. My response was, 'Two years.'"

"I've been in this survival mode two years where I've just been flying by the seat of my pants, but not really, necessarily, living. I was just surviving with the pandemic, with going through these crazy, but awesome changes with the show, getting a fiancé. There's so much going on," she said as she recalled appearing on "The Bachelorette" and getting engaged to Nayte Olukoya during the finale of the show's 25th season in December 2021.

"As I kind of sat and thought about that, thought about the position that I'm in, it really just highlighted the fact that there's so much going on with our education system," she said before getting emotional, with her voice trailing off, and adding, "I really feel that as I move into this next year I have decided to step out of the classroom."

Young said she decided to take a break from teaching to take care of herself. She also admitted that the "foundation" of the passion she has for teaching has started "to crack."

"I love teaching, and I'm also burned out on teaching. I'm also more than just a teacher," she said.

She clarified, however, that she is not saying goodbye to the profession for good.

"This doesn't mean that I'm never going to step back into the classroom… It's me stepping away for a year to truly capitalize and push forward and put all of my energy and efforts into my passion in a different way," Young explained.