It’s been a while but Spark Minds is back with a new contributor, Jess McKenzie! Today we will be talking about our personal experiences with imposter syndrome, the factors that exacerbate it and what you can do to combat imposter syndrome if any of these feelings resonate with you.

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Imposter Phenomena, correlated traits and ways to combat

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