EP. 184: ADHD and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Danielle House

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Last episode I did a solo overview of imposter syndrome to lay the foundation for my wonderful conversation with my guest this episode, Danielle House. Danielle is a shining example of how imposter syndrome can weasel its way into the lives of even the most accomplished ADHD women. At 30 she became the CEO of a medical device company, yet, up until recently, she held the belief that her success was due to luck, a mistake–anything but her own intelligence and ability. Danielle says the biggest factor in tackling her imposter syndrome has been finally understanding how her brain works: “The imposter syndrome is still very much there, but I’m starting to recognize and be able to come to terms with my success and how I got here, not despite my ADHD but because of it.” Imposter syndrome doesn’t have to be a lifelong sentence, and Danielle’s story gives me hope that we can all learn to see ourselves as the badasses we are. Resources: Website: Linkedin:

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0:00.0	The most important thing I think is just digging into who you are, what ADHD really is to
0:07.0	your brain and your body, what that looks like and how it affects you, positively and
0:12.2	negatively.
0:13.2	Like, really dig into not just what are your symptoms, but how does it set you apart
0:17.3	in a good way?
0:18.6	And I think that's therapeutic and it allows us to kind of like shake off all the negative
0:25.2	stuff.
0:26.2	It doesn't completely go away, but I think we have to make the decision that we want
0:29.7	to understand ourselves better and we want to reframe our thoughts.
0:38.5	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:48.0	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of locations.
0:53.8	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD?
1:00.0	And you know what we hear even less about?
1:05.7	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Erin Brockovich,
1:14.4	Cher.
1:15.4	Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD and that's exactly why I started this podcast,
1:23.2	ADHD for smart ass women.
1:25.8	I'm your host, Tracy Auxica.
1:28.0	I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach.
1:32.8	I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you figure
1:40.3	out what they should do with their life.
1:42.8	And we're here today to talk ADHD, your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how
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