--- title: Imposter Syndrome: How Women Deal with Work Insecurities description: 'I couldn't imagine waking up and being like, "I'm where I'm supposed to be"' canonical: https://time.com/4260364/imposter-syndrome-youre-not-crazy/ author: Robin Hilmantel article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-16T14:44:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:02.440Z og:title: Watch Women Open Up About Grappling with Imposter Syndrome og:description: 'I couldn't imagine waking up and being like, "I'm where I'm supposed to be"' og:url: https://time.com/4260364/imposter-syndrome-youre-not-crazy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt542c1182e51ae842/69887fd60a4a227dc19c89ef/vproud-youre-not-crazy-cast.png?branch=production&width=560&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 560 og:image:height: 315 og:image:alt: VProud You're Not Crazy Cast og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Women Open Up About Grappling with Imposter Syndrome twitter:description: 'I couldn't imagine waking up and being like, "I'm where I'm supposed to be"' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt542c1182e51ae842/69887fd60a4a227dc19c89ef/vproud-youre-not-crazy-cast.png?branch=production&width=560&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Women Open Up About Grappling with Imposter Syndrome > Sponsored content. 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Do I feel ready?’ and I know that my male counterparts don’t ask themselves those questions.” Imposter syndrome is the topic of [this week’s episode of “You’re Not Crazy,”](https://vproud.tv/conversation/3839/i-feel-like-i-m-not-qualified-have-you-ever-experienced-impostor-syndrome-in-your-career) a series that features an all-female cast and tackles various mental-health issues that affect women. The above clip is made up of footage shared exclusively with Motto. To view the whole episode, visit [vproud.tv](https://vproud.tv/conversation/3839/i-feel-like-i-m-not-qualified-have-you-ever-experienced-impostor-syndrome-in-your-career) or watch it here: “We’re all going through this sort of universal career anxiety,” says Cahn. “It’s normal, but you can recognize it and push those little voices that are holding you back to the back of your mind and push them out. It’s almost like meditation. 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