In this episode, Mark, Filip and Diana are joined by special guest and writer Minyoung Lee to discuss the psychological phenomenon called Impostor Syndrome. They share their own stories about feeling it, talk about what it is and how it effects Asian Americans, and share some advice on how to handle it.

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What is imposter syndrome?

Definition: a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts his or her accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud”

From: Langford, Joe; Clance, Pauline Rose (Fall 1993). "The impostor phenomenon: recent research findings regarding dynamics, personality and family patterns and their implications for treatment" (PDF). Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. 30 (3): 495–501. doi:10.1037/0033-3204.30.3.495

To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time by Matthew Salesses : https://longreads.com/2019/04/22/to-grieve-is-to-carry-another-time/

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