Mentoring Through Uncertainty: Supporting Emerging Scholars in Challenging Times
Includes a Live Web Event on 08/26/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)
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This webinar will equip mentors with the language, strategies, and presence necessary to support students and early-career professionals who are experiencing instability, doubt, and emotional strain related to career uncertainty.
Objectives:
- Increase awareness of the emotional landscape that many students are navigating
- Offer practical tools for trauma-informed, empathetic, and values-based mentorship
- Provide mentors with language to acknowledge and validate uncertainty
- Introduce strategies to create safety and connection in professional relationships
Lydia K. Manning, MGS, PhD
Co-Founder/CEO, Circle of Life Consulting, Inc.
Director of Professional Education and Consulting Services, Scripps Gerontology Center
Dr. Lydia Manning is a gerontologist, educator, and entrepreneur, with a background in aging and life course transitions. Lydia is Co-Founder and CEO of Circle Life Consulting, Inc. She is also the Director of Professional Education and Consulting Services at the Scripps Gerontology Center and oversees the Scripps Aging Hub. Her work centers on translating gerontological research into practical solutions for organizations and communities. Lydia’s research interests include resilience, spirituality, gerontology education, and gerontech.
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