Reverse mentoring

Michelle came over for our usual Tuesday training session, but somehow we ended up on my living room floor for an hour afterward just talking.

Reverse mentoring

She was supposed to be my client today, but I’m pretty sure I got more out of our conversation than she did from the workout.

It started with her asking how Jake and I make the whole ‘living together but maintaining independence’ thing work. Which turned into this whole discussion about boundaries and expectations and how weird it is that we’re both in our thirties figuring out relationship stuff that feels like it should be basic knowledge by now.

Elena’s ‘professional’ stretching demo had Michelle cracking up

I was trying to explain my theory about emotional labor distribution (very professionally, obviously) when I attempted some ridiculous stretch to illustrate my point and nearly face-planted into my yoga mat. Michelle lost it. Sometimes the best therapy sessions happen accidentally.

Funny how the roles flip when you’re not formally trainer and client. She left with homework – not workout homework, but actual life homework about having that conversation with her boyfriend about splitting household decisions. I’m weirdly proud of her for that.