144. Let’s talk about Imposter Syndrome

Special Episode! Guests:  Faye Hadley and Angelina Alcantar on Imposter Syndrome.

This week on With Her Two Hands we’re talking about a topic that I hear from women in the trades over and over again - dealing with Imposter Syndrome. I’ve invited 2 successful and talented women, Faye Hadley and Angelina Alcantar, to join me and share their experiences and perspectives. This is one you don’t want to miss! Imposter syndrome is defined as the “condition of feeling anxious and not experiencing success internally, despite being high performing in external objective ways. This condition often results in people feeling like a fraud or a phony and doubting their abilities.”

I hear it over and over and over again from women in the trades, and its something i experience myself. It’s ironic to me that often when we feel this the most, we think we are the only ones and that those we admire surely never feel that way. And yet often, they do. Perhaps if we share these experiences more, it will take the edge off by simply knowing we are not alone. If someone we see as successful also experiences it, then just maybe we are objectively successful as well.

About this week’s guests: Faye Hadley is an ASE Master Technician, Toyota Specialist, Industry Influencer and my co-host on All Girls Garage on MotorTrend TV. Angelina Alcantar is an ASE Master Technician, College level Automotive Instructor at Riverside City College and new mom!

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