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Valerie Young was a presenter at the 2022 ASHA Convention.

It’s only because they like me. I was in the right place at the right time. I just work harder than the others. I don’t deserve this. It’s just a matter of time before I am found out. Someone must have made a terrible mistake.

For many women, this internal monologue sounds all too familiar. And you’re not alone. From the high-achieving PhD candidate who’s convinced she’s only been admitted to the program because of a clerical error to the senior executive who worries that others will find out she’s in way over her head, a shocking number of accomplished women in all career paths and at every level feel as though they are faking it—impostors in their own lives and careers.

Although the impostor syndrome is not unique to women, women are more apt to agonize over tiny mistakes, see even constructive criticism as evidence of their shortcomings, and chalk up their accomplishments to luck rather than skill. An internationally known speaker, Valerie Young has devoted her career to understanding women’s most deeply held beliefs about themselves and their success. In her decades of research, she has uncovered the often surprising reasons why so many accomplished women experience this crushing self-doubt.

In this book, Young gives these women the solution they’ve been seeking. Combining insightful analysis with effective advice and anecdotes, she explains what impostor syndrome is, why fraud fears are more common in women, and how you can recognize the way it manifests in your life.

304 pages, hardcover

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