Imposter syndrome when you’re trying to help others

If you work in mental health, healthcare, wellness, or management, do you ever find yourself asking:

Who am I to be doing this?

How am I supposed to help others when I’m struggling myself?

How do I do this work when I feel like a fraud, or when I am questioning the point of all this? 

Whether you’re new to your field or well-seasoned, there will likely be times when self-doubt interferes with your deeper intention to be of service. Mark Silver from Heart of Business invited me to a conversation on these questions quite a while ago now, and I haven’t had a chance to share it with you yet! Between his business coaching work with self-employed folks and the consultation and counseling I do with therapists and other wellness professionals, we found a lot of resonance in the way we understand imposter syndrome.

Dealing with Imposter Syndrome

I hope this conversation inspires new perspective and self-trust as you navigate work and life.

With care,

Julia Aziz

PS- If you’d like to learn a little more about my own winding path to the work I do now, check out this interview by VoyageAustin.

New Podcast Interview on Self-Healing, Spirituality, and Therapy

“I just gave and gave and gave. And now you’re telling me I’m the one inside, I have to heal myself?!?”

If you spend time helping or caring for other people, you may resonate with this question Sindee posed to me in our recent conversation about self-healing. It’s a valid point! How do we show up for others as well as ourselves when we’re depleted or going through our own struggles? I hope you give this interview a listen. I so enjoyed discussing shifting perspective in how we approach service and the importance of nourishing our own spiritual lives. 

Though this interview is part of a therapist podcast, its underlying message is truly for any individual who is often supporting others. I hope you know how much you matter–not just because of what you are to other people, but because you exist here too! 

With love,
Julia Aziz

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