Welcome back to another episode of Inside your head! I’m your host, Christel Roets, clinical psychologist and founder of Psych Central South Africa. I want to take some time to thank each and every person who has listened to our podcast and showed us so much love an appreciation! This has become one of my new favorite things to do and with each episode I am learning so much more about myself and how we function as human beings.

This episode was extra special and important for me to have. I had a chat with Thato Mokoena, about Imposter Syndrome or Phenomena as she prefers to call it. Thato is a clinical psychologist in private practice at Psych Central Rivonia and also offers psychological services in the medical setting where she currently works in a subacute ward with patients who experience neurological-related problems such as traumatic brain injuries and strokes.

Imposter phenomena is something that can be so invasive and really have people doubt themselves beyond what we can imagine. Being a high performer and someone who values achievement a lot, I have experienced this myself as well. However what Thato discussed with me goes far beyond this. Historically marginalized groups are so much more prone to experience imposter phenomena, constantly feeling like people are going to realize that you don’t know what you are doing, feeling like you have to work extra hard to prove your value and worth as a human being and professional person.

After this discussion, I realized that this phenomena is a problem that is much bigger that we think and affecting the lives of so many people. Please reach out for help if you find yourself able to relate to this.

If you want to know more about Psych Central or Thato and the services she offers, you can visit our website at psychcentral.co.za. You can also follow us on your preferred social media platform where our handle is @psychcentralsouthafrica for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube.