Episode 12: Imposter Syndrome

Just because you have a feeling or a worry that you got where you are on chance, doesn’t make it true. Imposter Syndrome is the anxious feeling that we are somewhere we don’t belong. This is usually accompanied by feeling like we are not qualified or cool enough for the professional or social environment we find ourselves in.

Josh helps Ella illuminate what our wise mind already knows: not every day is going to be 100%. Perfection isn’t possible, but when we only see everyone’s celebrations of their greatest accomplishments, we often get a false sense of reality. Thereafter, we compare ourselves to that image of constant perfection, instead of recognising our humanity. When we chase the “What If…” of anxiety down the rabbit hole, we realise what lies at the heart of this particular manifestation of anxiety; a variable so paper-thin you’d think it really was made in our imagination.

What we talk about:

The Art of Being Yourself by Caroline McHugh - Tedx Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veEQQ-N9xWU

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