Impostor Phenomenon Resources

What is Impostor Syndrome / Impostor Phenomenon

A whole much of useful web pages with description, stories, and, best of all, tips to overcome that impostor feeling.

• Too busy to read these resources? Listen to this radio programme instead: The Impostors' Survival Guide
• Geek feminism page on impostor syndrome.
• Signs you suffer from impostor syndrome
• 7 Signs you suffer from impostor syndrome
• Impostor Syndrome shows you care about your work
• Don't fear the impostor syndrome - fight it
• On the impostor syndrome
• Forbes magazine on impostor syndrome
• 21 ways overcome impostor syndrome
• 8 practical steps to getting over your impostor syndrome
• The impostor syndrome explained
• article in The Psychologist: Feeling like a fraud on history and recent studies on impostor phenomenon. Additional references, and you can listen to the article too.
• BBC iWonder article: How do I stop feeling like a fraud?
• Kicking impostor syndrome in the head
• How I cured my Impostor Syndrome
• The empress has no clothes discussion forum
• Impostor syndrome proof yourself and your community
• Feel like impostor?
• Nature articles about impostor syndrome
• NY Times article on learning to deal with the impostor syndrome
• Academic article from Pauline Clance - lots of references from here.

• http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/An_Impostor_Syndrome_story
• http://tim.dreamwidth.org/1779204.html
• https://medium.com/the-year-of-the-looking-glass/the-imposter-syndrome-9e23e2326d88#.6yrsbcw96
• http://www.byrdseed.com/the-curious-case-of-impostor-syndrome/

University Resources

I've put together a Lynda.com playlist on confidence building
Amy Cuddy's TED talk on body lanaguge.
Students: the Student Counselling Service can help you.
Staff: consider some training through human resources nad organisational development. Talk to Lorna Prince.

Last revision: 1st March 2016