Inner Work 263: 3 Mindset Shifts to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

Josephine Hardman

Self-improvement, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.9 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Do you struggle with imposter syndrome?

This syndrome has been defined as a "persistent inability to believe that one's success is deserved or has been legitimately earned as a result of one's own efforts, talents, skills, or gifts." I would also describe imposter syndrome as an ongoing feeling or belief that you're inadequate, not worthy, not good enough, and/or a "fraud" who's about to be find out.

Living with this kind of belief or negative undercurrent in your life can be painful. It can be paralyzing. It can keep you hidden away and playing small to avoid potential rejection, criticism, or judgment.

It also keeps you on edge, hypervigilant, anxious about how others are evaluating your performance or presence in the world... or evaluating your very worth and value as a person.

I can relate, because I struggled with imposter syndrome most of my adult life. It first reared its ugly head during my academic career many years ago, and stayed with me as I transitioned out of academia to do full-time spiritual work.

(Building a business from scratch - with NO business training or skills whatsoever! - and stepping out of the "spiritual closet" to do this work were not easy... I made many mistakes... which only fueled the already-existing imposter syndrome.)

Through a lot of inner work, especially in the Akashic Records, I've been able to shift my relationship to imposter syndrome to a degree where it no longer holds me back. It doesn't derail or prevent me from doing my work in the world, or showing up online, or teaching, or being vulnerable with others.

And, just as important, it no longer keeps me from ENJOYING my work fully!

Based on my own struggles and what I've found helps, I want to offer you 3 powerful mindset reframes in this episode of INNER WORK that will hopefully support you in moving beyond imposter syndrome as well.

Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!

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Music & editing by G. Demers

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0:00.0	This is Inner Work, a spiritual growth podcast, a sanctuary for healers, lightworkers,
0:10.8	and spiritual practitioners who are here to raise consciousness on this planet.
0:17.2	You've come to the right place to heal yourself and fully awaken your unique gifts so you can
0:25.2	show up to serve others as powerfully and purposefully as possible. I'm your host, Josephine
0:32.9	Hartman, a certified intuitive healer and Akashik Records Master Teacher.
0:38.9	I'm honored you're here and delighted to walk next to you on your path for a little while.
0:45.9	To connect with me and explore ways of working together, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com. Do you struggle with imposter syndrome? In this video,
1:01.6	I'm going to give you some tips and reframes, so you can get past this for once and for all.
1:09.5	If you've never been here before, welcome to the channel and to the
1:13.7	podcast. My name is Josephine Hartman. I am a certified intuitive healer and Akashik Records
1:19.7	practitioner and teacher. And just like you, if you've clicked on this video, I am someone
1:27.3	who has struggled with imposter
1:29.8	syndrome most of my adult life, both during my time in academia. So I taught English literature
1:39.2	and Shakespeare and writing at the college level for almost a decade. And I have also experienced imposter
1:46.9	syndrome in the work that I do now and have been doing for a long time as an intuitive healer
1:53.3	and metaphysical teacher and coach. So my personal struggle with this has included crippling self-doubt, a deep-seated fear of not being
2:07.5	good enough, perfectionism, definitely, not wanting to be seen, a fear of humiliation, being found out in some way, and so on. You know the story,
2:22.5	because you've lived through this, too. So from my personal perspective and what has worked for me,
2:29.3	I want to offer you some reframes and ways of looking at imposter syndrome that can help.
2:37.7	So first, real impostors don't have imposter syndrome.
2:44.2	So this syndrome, this experience, this struggle of imposter syndrome, tends to happen to people who are highly
2:56.8	conscientious, self-aware, who are really invested in doing no harm to others, who come from a place of deep integrity, and who are likely to hold
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