Transgressive - 0008 - Imposter Syndrome

0008 - Imposter Syndrome

06/06/21 • 10 min

Imposter syndrome is when a person internalizes feelings of doubts about their talents or accomplishments. It's far from a trans-specific thing, but it tends to affect many trans people in two main ways - "Am I trans enough" and "Everyone knows I'm trans". This week, we explore these (spoiler alert: imposter syndrome is a liar)
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0009 - Uncanny Valley of Femininity

Building upon the last two episodes (007 Passing and 008 Imposter Syndrome) We discuss the idea of how much is too much when it comes to expressing femininity - and how I found that I had been busy worrying too much.
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Transgressive - 0008 - Imposter Syndrome

Transcript

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Noted author, Neil Gaiman, once related a story about how he was sitting backstage with Neil Armstrong, the first, man on the moon. Armstrong

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says to him, "look at all these people out there. They've all made things and done things. All I ever did was go where I was sent.". That's right. Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon: he had imposter syndrome. So do I. so do a lot of trans people.