Connection Across Difference

Narration (transcript):

“Every mentee brings their own identity, culture, and context into the relationship — and those things shape what feels safe, respectful, and believable to them. You don’t need to share their background to build real connection.

What matters is staying curious, questioning your own assumptions, and letting your mentee be the expert on their own experience — instead of expecting them to educate you, or treating one shared trait as the whole story.”