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There’s a quiet pain many high-achieving leaders carry — that feeling of being one step away from being “found out.” You accomplish, perform, and contribute with care and excellence, yet inside there’s a whisper: I’m not enough. You wonder when someone will realize you don’t belong here. We call it imposter syndrome — but the truth is, it’s rarely a syndrome. It’s a story written by systems that were never designed with everyone in mind. The Myth of the Imposter The term “imp

Many of us learn early that belonging often comes with conditions. We are welcomed when we fit, rewarded when we adapt, and praised when we make others comfortable. Over time, this can become an invisible habit — the slow, quiet act of self-erasure. We lower the volume of our difference. We speak in tones that will be heard. We make ourselves palatable to survive. For leaders navigating multiple identities — as women, immigrants, people of colour, or gender-expansive professi

In a world that moves fast, we often mistake movement for progress. We set goals, plan strategies, lead teams — yet somewhere along the way, we lose the thread of connection to ourselves. We act, but we forget to notice. Awareness brings us back. It is not simply paying attention — it is being in contact  with what is true in the moment. Awareness is the pause before reaction, the breath between thought and speech, the small noticing that changes everything. In Gestalt practi