Starting your journey, common ground and self-care

Jessica Squires at UX Brighton Mentorship (2022)

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Coaching and mentoring 02:25The speaker says mentoring can be formal or informal and that a mentor need not be in the workplace.
What is dyslexia?09:44The speaker describes sharing coping mechanisms and alternative techniques with a dyslexic mentee.
Understanding neurodiversity 10:01The speaker says she and a mentee are both neurodiverse and can share lived experience.
Work life balance 12:03The speaker includes work-life balance among the workplace boundaries mentors should help mentees understand.

UX Mentor/ee Speed Matching 06:02The speaker recommends UX Brighton's speed-matching event as one route into finding a mentor.
5 steps to mental wellbeing 00:20The speaker makes self-care part of the mentoring journey and says mentors should give some time back to themselves.