What imposter syndrome is (and what it isn’t) Picture courtesy of Ann H via Pexels Confession time – when I was first starting out in my career, I used to daydream about being the “expert” in the room. As a woman, I used to think that someone calling me an “expert” would feel like my own personal Girl Power moment, the ultimate blow-a-raspberry-at-everyone-who-ever-told-me-I-wouldn’t-make-it gesture. But the truth is, when someone finally did call me an expert, I found myself looking back...

How to stop living on autopilot and start feeling like yourself again Image courtesy of Andrea Piacquadio via Pexels Do you ever have those days where you feel like you blink and the day is over? It feels like the hours you spent awake have just disappeared into a black hole. You know you did something with your time, but you’d struggle to sum it up in an intelligible sentence if someone asked you what you did that day. I’ve experienced this weird Alice in Wonderland type sensation myself...

Why self-esteem doesn't just 'arrive' – and what to do to build it Image courtesy of Cottonbro Studio via Pexels Does this sound familiar? That moment where you walk into the bathroom for “a few minutes’ peace” during the working day or a girls’ night out but in reality, you’re popping in there to have a crisis of confidence in the privacy of a locked cubicle. Your inner dialogue is going ten to the dozen, overanalysing every little detail of your day: “Why did I say that?!” “I look...