How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome: Self-Doubt, Confidence, and Authenticity

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Forrest and Dr. Rick explore how to overcome imposter syndrome, the common psychological experience of self-doubt and feeling like a fraud. You'll learn why even very accomplished, capable people experience imposter syndrome, strategies to break free from the cycle of self-doubt, and how to move away from comparison, embrace authenticity, and believe in yourself. Topics include how to build self-confidence, reframe negative self-perceptions, and find support from mentors and allies.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson.
0:10.7	If you're new to the podcast, thanks for listening today and if you've listened before, welcome
0:15.0	back.
0:16.0	I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, Rick as a clinical psychologist, a best-selling
0:20.9	author, and he's also my dad.
0:23.4	I hope that he feels well-prepared to have this conversation with me.
0:27.6	He's not concerned about whether or not he's qualified for it, and dad, how are you
0:31.2	doing today?
0:34.4	That's a setup for the topic for Rick, see very clever.
0:38.9	Yes, I'm doing fine, and I'm a little revved up because of other things, and so I am ready
0:46.6	to do battle.
0:47.9	I am ready to get into it.
0:50.3	Well, that's perfect because today we're going to be talking about imposter syndrome, so
0:54.8	that's what I was alluding to in my introduction there, and imposter syndrome is a pretty normal
1:01.0	experience that people have where they doubt their capability, maybe they doubt their worth,
1:05.9	and it tends to show up in particular kinds of settings for people, maybe where they feel
1:11.1	like they're going to be tested or quizzed on something regularly.
1:15.1	Before we were starting, dad, you started to get into a riff, and I actually paused you,
1:20.2	and I was like, save it for her when we've got the recording turned on, buddy, about your
1:24.8	concerns about syndrome, creep, and other kinds of things like that.
1:29.3	So I was wondering if you could both explain imposter syndrome and talk about what you were
1:32.8	about to talk about.
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