The Imposter Syndrome

2020-08-18

Ever feel like you are not "qualified" to be in your current role? If so, you may have been experiencing imposter syndrome. In this episode, Judith and Erin discuss some signs and symptoms of this phenomenon alongside their own experiences. The episode asks if the structure of higher education exacerbates such feelings and what can be done to alleviate them. The hosts all think about how this may impact parents as well. This episode refers to the following research articles: Clance, Pauline R.; Imes, S...

Ever feel like you are not "qualified" to be in your current role? If so, you may have been experiencing imposter syndrome.

In this episode, Judith and Erin discuss some signs and symptoms of this phenomenon alongside their own experiences. The episode asks if the structure of higher education exacerbates such feelings and what can be done to alleviate them. The hosts all think about how this may impact parents as well.

This episode refers to the following research articles:

Clance, Pauline R.; Imes, Suzanne A. (Fall 1978). "The Impostor Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention" (Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice. 15 (3): 241–247

Weir, Kirsten. "Feel like a fraud?" APA. https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2013/11/fraud

Opening and closing song, "Vienna Beat" by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial License and shared through the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Vienna_Beat

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