The Imposter Syndrome & Resilience

It was a pleasure to speak to you at the Arthur Rank Hospice and I hope that you found our discussions useful. If there are any issues or questions you would like to discuss please do get in touch. You can download the slides from the day here: Imposter Phenomenon Slides and some Tips for Saying No

You can reach me at kate@kateatkin.com or 07779 646976.

On this webpage you will find some extra information based on my own research and that of other experts relating to the Imposter Phenomenon and in addition there's information below on resilience and burnout.

We are still at an early stage in understanding the impact of the Imposter Phenomenon, my interest is in understanding the most effective ways of managing those imposter feelings and passing on this information to others. As I mentioned, I am now 18 months into my PhD research on this topic, so still early days. If you are interested in keeping up to date with my research findings and musings, do sign up to receive my newsletter.

Also, here's a link to the most recent research on IP in the workplace by TotalJobs, in collaboration with yours truly and my PhD supervisor Dr Terri Simpkin: TotalJobs Survey.


Other Useful Links

Strength Questionnaires
https://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths-Survey
https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/
https://www.strengthsprofile.com/
https://www.strengthscope.com/

Amy Cuddy TED Talk on Body Language

Viola Davis behind the scenes Oscar interview

Inga Beale on R4 Desert Island Discs

Here are some other useful links on the topics of resilience and burnout:

Skills for Care have produced an excellent booklet on recognising burnout and building resilience which you can download here and there are more resources on their website.

You'll find a diagram of some areas of resilience via this link: Emotionally Resilient Living and the Feelings Wheel on this link

You can download the workbook on resilience & burnout here, while this link will take you to Liggy Webb's "Little Book of Resilience" in pdf form.

Here’s a link to the programme Travelling Blind that I mentioned during the evening:

Here's a TED talk by Jane McGonigal - at 12min 20 secs she covers 4 key ways to build resilience.

Also see Action for Happiness website

And NEF's Five Ways for Wellbeing



Do have a browse around the rest of my website if you would like to know more about me and my work. You'll also find further videos about the imposter phenomenon on the videos page.


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#bebold and #bekind.

Best wishes

Kate