Episode 16 - Emotion at Work Stories - Imposter Syndrome

2018-02-01

This episode picks up the Emotion at Work in Stories theme I shared at the start of 2018. This time with Amanda Arrowsmith as my guest, we take a trip into how imposter syndrome has been a part of her life from early childhood but really took hold in her early twenties. We explore this internal voice that often tells her that she’s not good enough, not enough, that she will be found out and can cause crippling self-doubt. We get into where that voice has come from, what has given it voice, how she quietens it, her strategies for wo...

We explore this internal voice that often tells her that she’s not good enough, not enough, that she will be found out and can cause crippling self-doubt. We get into where that voice has come from, what has given it voice, how she quietens it, her strategies for working with it effectively.

As well as exploring the practical, tangible and everyday things Amanda has done and continues to do, we get into how society, norms and life can shape the formation and growth of this ‘inner critic’.

With this being a Stories episode there aren’t many references as such. There are some things from the news and other places we talk about and here are the links to those things:

A story about the liver branding surgeon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-42663518

Reading I did around types of Imposter Syndrome

https://www.fastcompany.com/40421352/the-five-types-of-impostor-syndrome-and-how-to-beat-them

Does imposter syndrome affect women more than men?

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_ladder/2016/04/is_impostor_syndrome_real_and_does_it_affect_women_more_than_men.html

Sas Petherick

http://www.saspetherick.com

A blog from Gemma Dale (@HR_Gem) on Imposter Syndrome

https://hrgemblog.com/2016/06/21/the-imposter-within/