I hear this all the time: “I’m so OCD, because……..” I have to then take some deep breaths. As a therapist whose practice is focused on helping those with this mental illness, hearing OCD used as an adjective makes me want to scream. It also makes me realize just how misunderstood it is. Before I...
I was recently a guest on The Coach’s Podcast, and I was asked if I ever felt doubt in my abilities. Ah, yeah. All the time. It’s called imposter syndrome (or, as psychologists call it, imposter phenomenon).It’s not about what’s real. It’s about how we feel about ourselves. About 70% of people feel imposter syndrome...