My writing group has been meeting for twelve years and we've all published books and started mentoring newer writers, but lately our meetings feel more like therapy sessions where we process our mentees' problems instead of focusing on our own work. We used to be peers and now we're becoming something else and none of us knows how to name it.
More people experience this than they realize.
Success can transform peer relationships in ways that nobody planned for, requiring renegotiation of purpose and boundaries.
“Where Are You with Teaching and mentorship as legacy?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.