Imposter syndrome doesn’t show up in the same way for everyone. For some it shows up through perfectionism and in my previous blogpost I wrote about the Perfectionist Imposter (click here to read). For others it can show up as expertise and the belief that you should always know more, have all the answers, and […]
The Expert Imposter: When You Feel You Should Already Know Everything Read More »
In an earlier blog post I wrote about the 5 different types of imposter syndrome as defined by Dr. Valerie Young. Click here to read. In this post I write about one of those types in more detail – The Perfectionist Imposter. The Perfectionist Imposter Imposter syndrome shows up in different ways for different people.
The Perfectionist Imposter: When Nothing You Do Ever Feels Enough Read More »
We all know what it’s like to wake up to a grey, rainy morning. You may not like what you find when you open the curtains, but you also recognise there’s not much you can do about it. You don’t control the weather. You only control what you do when it’s raining. You might pull
Emotions Are Like the Weather: Why Fighting Feelings Keeps You Stuck Read More »
Most of us are experts at struggling with our own minds.When anxiety or self-doubt shows up, our instinct is to push it away, silence it, or out-think it. And for a moment, it might feel like it works, but very quickly, the doubts creep back in, often louder than before. This is what keeps many
Dropping the Struggle: Why Fighting Self-Doubt Makes It Stronger Read More »
We all know what it’s like to get caught up in a storm of thoughts and feelings. Maybe it’s stress before a big meeting, anxiety on the train ride to work, or a familiar voice in your head telling you “You’re not good enough for this.” When that wave hits, most of us do one
Dropping Anchor – A Simple Way to Steady Yourself When Self-Doubt Hits Read More »
Introduction Imposter syndrome can feel like a relentless companion as it whispers doubts, demands proof, and pushes you to keep running to avoid being “found out.” At first, the strategies you use to quiet it down such as working harder, hiding mistakes, chasing credentials, seem to help. But over time, the pressure builds, and instead
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