The network

People who did the work, willing to tell you the truth about it.

Every Anubhav Setu mentor is an experienced adult who has agreed to guide inside the limits of their own life — and to hand over the moment a matter needs a licensed professional.

Experienced mentors seated in a circle, in discussion

Mentors are introduced, interviewed and oriented before they take a single conversation. They agree to a code of conduct covering confidentiality, respect, non-solicitation and the boundaries of their competence.

No mentor is presented as a psychologist, doctor, lawyer or financial adviser unless they are one and are practising on our Professional Panel. A retired banker will tell you how lending decisions really get made; they will not write your investment plan. A retired teacher will help you think about a course; they will not diagnose an anxiety disorder.

That restraint is the whole point. It is also what makes it safe to say something out loud for the first time.

Backgrounds in the network

Banking & finance careers

Branch heads, auditors, insurance and credit veterans

Education & academia

Principals, professors, admission and career counsellors

Medicine & healthcare service

Retired physicians and hospital administrators, guiding on paths, not prescriptions

Business & family enterprise

Founders, second-generation owners, traders, manufacturers

Public service & administration

Retired civil servants, police, defence and municipal officers

Corporate & industry

HR, operations, engineering and sales leaders across sectors

Arts, media & law practice

Editors, designers, practising and retired advocates

Homemakers & community elders

Decades of judgement about family, money and relationships

The Professional Panel

When a conversation needs a qualified specialist.

Some situations must not be handled by experience alone. Our mentors are trained to recognise them early and to refer — with your consent — to verified professionals:

  • Clinical psychologists and psychiatrists
  • Advocates and legal advisers
  • Chartered accountants and certified financial planners
  • Medical specialists
  • Certified career assessment professionals

Have experience worth passing on?

We are building the founding mentor panel now. If you have spent decades in a field and can give a few honest hours a month, we would like to talk to you.