Thriving In Community: Mentorship and Sustainable Productivity Workshop for College and Grad Students

Many students navigate higher education while balancing intersecting challenges, including academic workload, cultural and family expectations, and access barriers. These experiences can be especially pronounced for first-generation, BIPOC, disabled, and other historically excluded students. In this interactive workshop, Dra. Yvette Martínez-Vu will share evidence-informed, culturally grounded strategies for sustaining productivity without burnout and building supportive mentorship and femtorship networks. Participants will explore practical tools to manage their time and energy effectively, identify flexible pathways for mentorship, and cultivate relationships that help them thrive both personally and academically. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies, downloadable tools, and a renewed sense of connection, ready to navigate their educational journeys with confidence and care.

Dra. Yvette Martínez-Vu (she/her) is a first-generation, disabled, and autistic Chicana grad school and productivity certified coach, consultant, speaker, and LinkedIn Learning instructor. She is also the co-author of Is Grad School for Me?: Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Student and co-editor of the best-selling Chicana M(other)work Anthology. As the founder of the Grad School Femtoring, LLC and the host of the award-winning Grad School Femtoring Podcast, 

he helps first-gen BIPOC students and professionals navigate academia and careers with sustainable productivity strategies. Her work focuses on grad admissions, executive functioning, flexible work systems, burnout prevention, and values-aligned success. Dra. Yvette offers coaching, consulting, and speaking engagements on grad school admissions, career development, productivity, and wellbeing.