Some of the participants highlighted that the complexity of mentoring was due to its holistic nature. In this respect, the participants indicated that mentoring included having to manage the emotive aspects of learning that came with the development of teaching skills. The responses given by some of the participants highlighted that the relationship between the mentor teacher and the pre-service teacher becomes a focal point of mentoring, and that the holistic underpinnings of the relationship provide a platform for important conversations to occur: