Stop Saying You Have Imposter Syndrome with Aneta Ardelian Kuzma

Live the Width of Your Life · Feb 29, 2024 · 5m

Have you ever felt like you don't belong like you're just "faking it" or "not good enough" despite evidence of your skills and accomplishments? That's what we commonly call "Imposter Syndrome." But maybe it's time to change how we talk about it.

The term "Impostor Syndrome" was first coined by psychologists Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes in 1978. They introduced the concept in their paper titled "The Impostor Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention." Since then, it has become widely recognized and studied in…