Do you suffer from ‘impostor syndrome’?
Are you familiar with the sense of feeling like a fraud, or as though you are not good enough in your place of work? Women tend to be more prone to impostor syndrome, but there are ways to conquer it.
Are you familiar with the sense of feeling like a fraud, or as though you are not good enough in your place of work? Women tend to be more prone to impostor syndrome, but there are ways to conquer it.
It is often that only when we are out of it, do we realise how toxic or unhealthy a particular relationship was. Perhaps we were too busy rationalising their behaviour, or making excuses for them, or sadly – trying to fix them.
Sometimes talking to a good friend or a family member is more than enough. But what if you’re still struggling and the problem is just not going away? It could be time to talk to a professional counsellor…
Although the focus at the time is more on those that have flown the nest – those young adults so familiar to us – many mothers also describe it as a huge shake up of their identity, with a lot of unanswered questions around what’s next.
People pleasing, co-dependency or rescuing – it goes by different names but generally it refers to behaviour where we consistently suppress our own needs rather than risk disappointing others.