Tips and Tricks

This week Jenna wraps up season one by discussing intentionality and the way it was highlighted throughout season 1. 

Aaron joins Jenna on this episode to give mentors some tips and tricks that will set you up for success. 

Dr. Sharon Brisolara joins Jenna on the podcast to talk about biases and the ways we can use self-care to create awareness. 

Communication is such a big piece of mentoring. How do you ask good questions that keep the conversation flowing? How do you make the conversation feel engaging and fun and not like an interview? Jenna is joined this week by Life Coach Melanie Huggard who helps answer all of these questions. 

Michael is a PE teacher and coach, who sees hundreds of kids each week. Yet he finds a way to build connections and engagement with each of his students. He shares a few of his time-tested tools that are sure to set you up for success.

Jenna invited Amy back to continue talking about stress and the impact it has on our minds and our emotions. We talk a bit more about self-care and the ways that some of us are actually numbing instead of practicing true self-care. Give it a listen! 

Jenna is joined by Amy Cavalleri a nonprofit consultant and community coordinator for Northern California Resiliency Project. Amy shares about the reality that you can’t stop stress, but you can find ways to manage it. Jenna and Amy explore the ways mentors can model healthy stress management for their mentees.

Jenna is joined by the founder of Catalyst Mentoring, Aaron Hayes. Aaron and Jenna talk about the inspiration for Catalyst and the impact mentoring can have on the life of a kid.

Not sure if The School of Mentoring podcast is for you? Listen to the trailer where Jenna introduces the podcast and shares some excerpts from episodes.