Are you struggling with Imposter Syndrome, or are the people in power continually making you feel like an imposter? Black women in particular are told in countless ways you don’t belong. Kel and Dr. Jane Jones from UpIn Consulting talk confidence and competence, especially among marginalized communities in academia. Dr. Jones shares the things she’s found that work in fighting the confidence-sappers, remembering your true competence, and accessing your own power.
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