Presenters: Sabina Morgan
Session Description: The impostor phenomenon is defined as a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their skills, talents, or accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud." These doubts can limit our participation in many activities and prevent us from believing that we are worthy of opportunity and career advancement.
In this hands-on workshop, we will explore what the impostor phenomenon is, how it may be reinforced through systemic forms of oppression, and how it is expressed through our behaviors and thought patterns. Together, we will practice engaging with our own self-limiting stories through creative expressions such as embodied movement, meditative drawing, vision boarding, and creative writing. By exploring our own stories and thoughts, we are better positioned to decide whether they are valid and develop action plans to alter our possibilities, or recognize where they are false and begin to reimagine new narratives for ourselves that expand our notions of possible.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand what the impostor phenomenon is and how it manifests
- Explore self-limiting narratives and develop mechanisms to work with and alter self-limiting stories
- Develop frameworks for envisioning future career growth
Materials:
- Presentation Deck
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This session is sponsored by the Berkeley Division of Student Affairs.