Imposter syndrome, and owning your success | Tips from an ADHD Coach
Imposter syndrome, and owning your success | Tips from an ADHD Coach  
Podcast: MissUnderstood: The ADHD in Women Channel
Published On: Tue Jun 10 2025
Description: Have you ever been given an exciting opportunity, then found yourself feeling inadequate, underqualified, and undeserving after getting started? What did those feelings of doubt ultimately do to your mental health, work-life balance, and performance?This week on Tips from an ADHD Coach, Jaye explores why imposter syndrome is so common in ADHD brains, how it impacts your confidence, and what you can do to start believing in your own achievements.Related resourcesADHD and: Imposter syndromeFrom the ADHD Aha! podcast: Anxiety, imposter syndrome, and ADHD (Mallory’s story)Imposter syndrome at work: How I stopped feeling like a fakeTimestamps(00:39) Anne’s quote(02:42) How ADHD can make imposter syndrome more common(07:44) Imposter syndrome is lying to you(09:47) What can we do if we’re feeling like an imposter?(14:29) RecapFor a transcript and more resources, visit the Tips from an ADHD Coach show page on Understood.org. We love hearing from our listeners! Email us at adhdcoachtips@understood.org. Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.