Some get it worse then others, some find it impossible to ever shake but ask anyone you work with and they'll probably tell you at some stage in their lives they've felt the effects of imposter syndrome.

So why is it, even when we are fully qualified to do a job or perform a task, we feel like any moment someone will call us out as fakes?

Today we look at imposter syndrome, why we get it, how we handle it and what we can do to get over it.

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Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to: 

Elisabeth Shaw: CEO of Relationships Australia NSW, Clinical and Counselling Psychologist

Jessie Stephens - Author and co-host of Mamamia Outloud podcast

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Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Liv Proud

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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