Inner Work 159: Impostor Syndrome and the Fear of Being Seen

Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

Josephine Hardman

Education, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement

4.9 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Impostor syndrome is a spiritual and psychological phenomenon where you believe that you are a fraud or not good enough. You live in fear that other people are eventually going to discover this about you.

Impostor syndrome can be really heavy to carry, as it lowers your self-esteem and interferes with your ability to follow your Soul's higher calling - because you don't believe you're worthy or good enough.

Here are some other ways in which impostor syndrome can affect you:

makes you feel like a fraud; like others are going to discover this and you'll be exposed as unworthy
makes you second-guess and doubt yourself
makes you undervalue, minimize, and diminish your natural gifts and life experience
keeps you on edge and hypervigilant around other people, especially when you feel you're being watched or have to "perform" in some way
creates self-sabotage, inner conflict, and stuckness when you try to expand or go beyond your comfort zone
stifles your creativity

In this episode of INNER WORK, we'll explore what impostor syndrome really is and how you can begin to soften it.

To access my Guided Healing Journey for Impostor Syndrome and the Fear of Being Seen, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect with me.

Thank you for being here! Even though you might not believe me, I'll say it again - you ARE the real deal, you are worthy, and you deserve goodness. Please allow your brilliance to shine through.

Music & editing by G. Demers

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Inner Work, a spiritual growth podcast, a place to explore spiritual concepts, tools, and practices to deepen your healing and awakening.
0:17.3	I'm your host, Josephine Hartman, a certified intuitive healer and a Kashik Records practitioner and teacher.
0:24.9	I'm honored that you're here and happy to serve as a guide and companion on your path for a little while.
0:32.6	To learn more about how to work with me or study with me, please visit josephinehartman.com.
0:41.1	Hello and welcome to this episode of Inner Work. I recently reached out to my community,
0:48.8	meaning my email list and listeners of this podcast, to ask for feedback on what people most need to heal, most need help with right now.
1:00.1	I received many responses to this question for which I am extremely grateful.
1:07.6	And in these responses, a theme that came up over and over again is imposter syndrome.
1:15.3	Along with this, many people reported that they're dealing with a fear of being seen, a fear of putting themselves out there,
1:25.2	a fear of being criticized or judged if they show up completely authentic and real
1:30.9	as themselves in the world. Related to this is the desire to contribute to the world and to use
1:39.5	your spiritual gifts and other gifts to perhaps serve or help others in some way and to have an impact as
1:49.0	you do that. But of course, imposter syndrome can prevent us from shining as brilliantly as we
1:56.0	really are meant to. And it can also prevent us from contributing to the world and making that impact
2:03.0	that our souls really want us to make.
2:06.7	So that's what this episode is about, working through imposter syndrome, so you can release
2:13.2	it and be able to recognize and feel confident in your own irreplaceable gifts and talents.
2:23.2	Along with this episode, I've created a resource to help you specifically with this issue.
2:31.1	This resource is up in my library of self-healing resources right now. It is a 57-minute
2:42.1	healing journey, so really comprehensive. And I guide you to meet with the part of you that has
2:49.3	been carrying this imposter syndrome for however long
2:53.8	and to directly work with and dialogue with that part of you. So you can release the imposter
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