Omadeke: Mentees must avoid emotional codependency on their professional mentors
Janice Omadeke · How to find your next mentor (author & entrepreneur Janice Omadeke) | Masters of Scale · Sep 18, 2025 · at 31:20
Janice Omadeke, author and founder of The Mentor Method, shares core advice on healthy mentorship boundaries with host Jeff Berman.
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“Do not build an emotional dependency on your mentors. Your mentors are not a place for your codependency. They are not a replacement for a parent, let's say. Your mentor is there to support, advise, and guide you. To become the best version of yourself.”
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