Imposter Syndrome: Part 1 & 2 - Roundtable

In the first podcast on the imposter syndrome we saw that perfectionism can be healthy or unhealthy. In the second we investigated ways to develop perfectionistic strivings – the healthy, curious immersion in improving our skills and knowledge. In this Roundtable participants discussed a wide range of implications: the impact of social media on teenager perfectionistic concerns; strategies for parents including talking with their teenagers and helping them calibrate and measure themselves against themselves - rather than unrealistic models of perfection; the difficulties many women have in not trying to be perfect at everything; helping people in workplaces be more adventurous, less afraid of being wrong and creating a climate of psychological safety in workplaces; the importance of environments in facilitating both healthy and unhealthy perfectionism.