How To!: Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower

When Leslie landed her dream engineering job right out of college,
she was elated but also worried she was a tad unqualified—even
though she has the skills and expertise. Since then imposter
syndrome has reared its ugly head on a regular basis. Besides being
the youngest in her department, she’s one of the only women and the
only person of color, which has made things even more isolating. On
this episode of How To!, host Amanda Ripley brings on Dr. Jessica
Esquivel, physicist, advocate for marginalized communities in
STEAM, and author of Our Queer Universe. Dr. Esquivel has some
wise, hard-earned advice for shifting the burden of being enough,
learning to fail, and making systemic changes so people don’t feel
imposter syndrome so acutely.  If you liked this episode,
check out: “I’m Great at My Job. So Why Do I Feel Like a Fraud?” Do
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