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Imposter Syndrome is huge in the adoptee community. 

Do you ever feel like a fake? Do you have anxiety that your true self will be revealed and you are an imposter in your own life?

Did you know that up to 82% of people in general say they recognize imposter syndrome in their own lives as well?

Almost everyone suffers from these thoughts, BUT...

As an adoptee, its pretty obvious why we feel like imposters in our own lives. Think about it! As an adoptee, the current personae you are using is not your original self. Even our birth certificates are changed and hidden, and names changed. An assumed identity replaces our original biological one. Our origin is almost completely erased. We are often a fake version of ourselves. A version that is uncomfortable because we have conformed to our "new" identity. It's like being in the witness protection program. We aren't allowed to talk about who or where we came from.

 We had no control over what happened to us. We have disappeared. Just gone, and we take on a new identity altogether. 

There are many degrees at which Imposter Syndrome affects us, some more than others. 

It's time to stop conforming and stop hiding from our authentic selves.

In this episode we will talk about how Imposter Syndrome shows up as adoptees and why.

Then we will discuss ways to help silence that Imposter voice inside. 

If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to [email protected], and your story will be considered for the podcast.

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Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to ⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠

Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with some of the realizations that you may experience during this episode.

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