{"product_id":"imposter-syndrome-is-a-growth-spurt-1","title":"Imposter Syndrome is a Growth Spurt","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A fresh, evidence-informed integration of neuroscience and narrative intelligence that offers a compelling exploration of identity. Thought-provoking, deeply human, and highly recommended.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Stacey Ishman, MD, MPH, FACS, FAAP\u003cbr\u003eFounder, Academic Medicine Strategy Group\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if imposter syndrome isn't evidence that something is wrong with you?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat if it's evidence that something is changing?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor most of our lives, we've been taught to treat discomfort as evidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvidence we're not ready.\u003cbr\u003eEvidence we're failing.\u003cbr\u003eEvidence we're too much.\u003cbr\u003eEvidence we're not enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut what if some of the experiences we criticize most harshly are actually signs of growth?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImposter Syndrome Is a Growth Spurt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores a simple but powerful possibility:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour old identity can no longer contain who you're becoming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough 21 evidence-informed essays, Bombdiggity asks what happens when the strategies that helped us survive stop helping us grow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions explored inside:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy imposter syndrome often appears during expansion, not inadequacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy relaxing can feel negligent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe surprising relationship between people-pleasing, perfectionism, and belonging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe difference between forgiveness and access\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy hyper-independence is often hurt that stopped expecting help\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat happens when a life that technically works no longer feels like it fits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on neuroscience, psychology, and lived experience, this book examines the strange ways growth can masquerade as failure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a book about belonging, boundaries, emotional labor, identity, and the quiet neurological recalibrations that happen when we stop organizing our lives around survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes the feeling that something is wrong is simply the realization that an old identity has become too small.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Kirsten Bombdiggity speaks to high-achieving women over 40 in a way that helps us feel seen, supported, and able to have a laugh. In the way only Kirsten can, she turns imposter syndrome on its head and helps us understand that it is not a sign that we are going for too much, but an invitation to meet the next level of our expansion. Thank you, Kirsten, for being a guiding light in this space where midlife meets achievement fatigue.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiane Cole\u003cbr\u003eTherapist and Author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeartbundance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914199785663,"sku":"e17a2e2e-428f-46f2-9bb6-9902b210650a","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/66bd1f37c9a755714685bcfe7876a6da.jpg?v=1785055730","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/imposter-syndrome-is-a-growth-spurt-1","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}