Imposter Syndrome Pt. 2

The Policy Pod: Stories of Student Advocacy

12-04-2022 • 50 mins

Join Dr Nate Charach, a psychiatrist who works at a community hospital, and your host Jenna Gu, as we discuss our experiences with and advice for imposter syndrome. Nate brings a unique perspective to this topic as someone who has worked with people and personally experienced imposter syndrome. We will learn from his perspective how our emotions and the culture we are surrounded by affect our imposter syndrome as well as how we can deal with it.

Mental Health Resources:

408-helpline: https://www.dcogt.com/408-help-line

Anishnawbe Health Toronto: http://aht.ca/

Engineering Mental Health and Wellness Resources: https://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/mental-health-wellness/

Good 2 Talk Student Helpline (Ontario and Nova Scotia): https://good2talk.ca/

Gerstein Crisis Center: https://gersteincentre.org/

Navi U of T Mental Health Resource Finder: https://prod.virtualagent.utoronto.ca/

Skule Mental Wellness Club: http://wellness.skule.ca/MentalResources

U of T Mental Health Model of Care Explained: https://mentalhealth.utoronto.ca

Guests:

Dr Nate Charach is a psychiatrist who works at a community hospital and has also completed his permaculture design certificate. He is passionate about finding a way to integrate the topics of food security, mental health and addressing the climate change crisis.

https://www.bunchberry.org/

https://climatepledgecollective.org/2019/08/16/dealing-with-eco-anxiety-an-introduction/

Sources:

https://hbr.org/2021/02/stop-telling-women-they-have-imposter-syndrome

https://www.verywellmind.com/imposter-syndrome-and-social-anxiety-disorder-4156469

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/basics/imposter-syndrome

https://www.themuse.com/advice/5-different-types-of-imposter-syndrome-and-5-ways-to-battle-each-one

https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_cox_what_is_imposter_syndrome_and_how_can_you_combat_it?language=en

https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_cannon_brookes_how_you_can_use_impostor_syndrome_to_your_benefit?language=en

https://medium.com/@jenna.gu/quieting-impostorism-focusing-on-failures-but-not-frustrations-9be06b7c8893

Credits:

Hosts - Jenna Gu

Editor - Yan Yeo & Kelsey Rombouts

Music - Chris Kwon aka Chris Krunchy (https://soundcloud.com/chris-krunchy)

Cover art - Alex McPhail (instagram: @aaaaalpal)

Contact us:

Instagram: @policy.advocacy.ewb

Email: pa.uoft@gmail.com

Transcript:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y6kcwMa7mlGr_cCVLVQgJEzJHXJKvOjj/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115852901776090650205&rtpof=true&sd=true