EP. 79: ADHD and Imposter Syndrome

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 79 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy talks about imposter syndrome, where the term comes from, what it is and why so many women with ADHD have it. She shares: How Reward Deficiency Syndrome contributes to imposter syndrome Why we rarely feel as we’ve accomplished enough Why we might not trust our success and believe we can recreate it How being hyper-critical of ourselves contributes to imposter syndrome What inverse imposter syndrome is What you can do to combat imposter syndrome How to deal with shame Why community and interest are so important to our ADHD brains

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0:00.0	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:14.8	That sounds like a list of highly successful Titans in a variety of vocations.
0:20.7	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or had ADHD?
0:25.0	And you know what we hear even less about?
0:29.0	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron Brokovich, Share. Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD and that's
0:47.2	exactly why I started this podcast ADHD for smart-ass women. I'm your host Tracy Otsuka. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a
0:56.9	lifelong student, now a coach. I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-O-K, a system that helps people like you figure out
1:07.4	what they should do with their life.
1:09.7	And we're here today to talk ADHD. your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly
1:16.7	stand out instead of trying to fit in.
1:20.0	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts and you know what? I spy a happier life for you too.
1:29.0	So without further ado, a shiny new episode is starting now.
1:39.0	Hello, I am Tracy Otsuka,
1:41.0	and I wanted to welcome you to episode 79 of ADHD for smart-ass women.
1:47.0	Today's podcast is going to start with a review from Renee Kenyan.
1:54.8	It's an Apple Podcast Review,
1:56.6	and it's titled Bingeworthy.
1:59.1	I discovered your podcast shortly
2:00.9	after being formally diagnosed approximately three months ago at the age of 48.
2:06.0	I binged every episode and listen every week.
2:10.0	This podcast has changed my life and my perspective significantly for the better.
2:14.8	I had no idea how many of my traits were due to my ADHD.
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