Hello, hi and welcome to another episode of the Emmagun's show. I am your host, Emmamagan Awardner. In this episode I'm joined by Kate

Atkin, who is a facilitator, speaker, and researcher on Imposter Syndrome. Now

Imposter Syndrome is something that has come up time and time again in the Facebook group for the

podcast and also on other episodes and I've been hunting for the right guest to come on the show

and talk about it in a way that will be helpful and add value to you my most

excellent listeners and boy did I find that guest in Kate Atkins and I found Kate

Kagan via a research paper or a survey via total jobs.com on imposter phenomenon and she was one of the

contributors and had taken part in the research and she very graciously said that she would come on the show to talk

about it in more detail and answer some questions. So not only does Kate really explain what

imposter syndrome or indeed imposter phenomenon which is the correct description is, she also offers some really

interesting insights into what can cause it, how to navigate your way through it, and why

you shouldn't feel terrible about feeling it in the first place.

On top of that, Kate also gives some fantastic advice about how to manage and help the people

you think may be struggling with it, whether that's in work or in a social environment.

Now I do strive to get the best guess on the show, but that doesn't always guarantee a face-to-face recording.

And in this instance, because of schedules and location, Kate and I recorded via Skype and as you'll hear it's a bit crackly because the connection wasn't as brilliant as I would have hoped.

I hope you can forgive the less than perfect audio but I do think Kate's contribution to the show is unmissible.

I genuinely love chatting to her. I found her insights incredibly useful and I'll think they'll be helpful to anyone

listening to. I have tried to tinker with the audio. I took to it like Rodney Jerkins on some software, you know, some

audio software to try and sort out the levels. So it's not that it's quiet, but it sounds like what it is.

It sounds like an internet call I apologize I'd rather

do that then get the best possible guest then get a face-to-face for someone who

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