Big Sis / Lil Sis Mentorship

Big Sis / Lil Sis Mentorship

From Haven! by Evergreen Podcasts

September 22, 2025 · 55 min · Season 3 · Episode 16

About this episode

This episode explores the dynamics of mentoring someone who is just a step behind you while you are still navigating your own growth.

Big Sis / Lil Sis Mentorship: When You’re Still Learning but They’re Looking Up to You What does it look like to mentor someone just a step behind you while you’re still figuring life out yourself? In this episode we explore what I've come to call a “big sis / lil sis” dynamic. Kind of like you're in your Senior year and they are a Freshman - it’s not really a polished "figured it all out and am on the other side of success" expertise but more along the lines of walking alongside someone who happens to be a few years behind on the journey watching you navigate your own growth. There's actually an entire Bluey episode that captures the tension of leading while still learning (shout out to Mia in "Barky Boats" thanks for the inspo.) I bring on someone dear to me, Ciella, a lil sis if you will, and we talk about how to choose the right people to speak into your life, what it means to listen even when the advice stings, and how friendships, business, and marriage can overlap with mentorship in unexpected ways. Whether you’re the one looking up or the one being looked to (or perhaps both at the same time in difference scenarios), this conversation is about the messy, valuable, and…

People in this episode

Host: unknown

Guest: Ciella

Topics covered

  • mentorship
  • personal growth
  • friendship
  • guidance
  • relationships

Keywords

  • mentorship
  • big sis
  • lil sis
  • personal development
  • friendship
  • guidance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Barky Boats

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