EP. 192: ADHD and Imposter Syndrome with Artist and Entrepreneur, Katie Hayes

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

It isn’t a stretch to say that imposter syndrome likely takes up space in most ADHD brains (and how could it not when we’re constantly feeling like we aren’t reaching our potential?), but there’s an extra layer of self-doubt that comes with the vulnerability of putting yourself out into the world creatively. Artist and entrepreneur Katie Hayes always felt drawn to art growing up and knew she had a great talent for it, but she never considered that she was good enough to turn her art into a full-time creative career. It wasn’t until 2019, after a college degree and a career in higher education that was gratifying but never felt like her ultimate calling, that Katie said “screw it” to imposter syndrome and started her printmaking business, New South Pattern House. She discovered that the more she aligned herself with her purpose and pushed herself out of her comfort zone, the less imposter syndrome she felt calling herself an artist, until one day it was gone completely. Katie may have taken the long way to follow her dreams, but she believes that she wouldn’t be where she is today if not for the detours, which gave her invaluable knowledge and helpful ADHD strategies that she incorporates into her business and her art every day. Katie’s winding journey on the way to living unabashedly as an artist is an inspirational one, and a great reminder that it’s never too late to become who you truly are. Resources: Instagram: @newsouthpatternhouse Website: Shop Wallpaper and Fabric: Photo credit: Mallory Cash

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0:00.0	I remember being at the playground and I met this awesome caretaker and she
0:06.0	asked me the question that I dreaded the most at the time which was what do you
0:09.9	do? What I should have said is I'm an artist but I didn't say any of that. I
0:15.7	just kind of panicked and said I didn't work outside the home and then I was
0:20.9	anguished. Why did I answer that way? That's not how I want the world to see me
0:25.7	and if I want the world to see me as an artist I can't even say it out loud
0:29.7	what does that say about where I am. So I would pursue these opportunities and
0:34.7	then I would openly share them until eventually my imposter syndrome was just
0:40.8	obliterated. It was just a series of going through those uncomfortable steps
0:46.5	in doing risky things.
0:50.2	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
1:02.6	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of
1:07.7	vocations. Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD? And you
1:15.8	know what we hear even less about?
1:19.8	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron
1:28.8	Brockovich, Cher. Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD and that's
1:36.0	exactly why I started this podcast, ADHD for smart ass women. I'm your host
1:42.2	Tracy Otsuka. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach. I'm
1:48.7	also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you
1:55.6	figure out what they should do with their life. And we're here today to talk ADHD.
2:00.9	Your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly stand out
2:06.1	instead of trying to fit in. I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest
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