🎙 Monica Wisdom Podcast EPISODE 3: You Were Never an Imposter – Naming What’s TrueLifeCode™: I am not an imposter—I am evidence of what’s possible.Episode Summary:This episode is a conversation about letting go of a story that was never ours. The idea of “Imposter Syndrome” has followed many of us into spaces where we belong, even though the term wasn’t created with us in mind. Monica reflects on the original essay that coined the phrase, why it doesn’t apply to the lived experience of Black women, and offers a new lens. She shares how systems, not self-doubt, shape the pressure we feel and how we can begin to release the internalized need to prove ourselves. If you’ve ever felt like you had to do more, be more, or explain more just to be seen, this episode offers a reframing rooted in truth and liberation.In This Episode:Why the term Imposter Syndrome isn’t a fit for our lived experienceHow the pressure to prove is connected to systemic racism, not personal failureThe emotional cost of carrying doubt in spaces we helped buildReframing the inner voice we inherited from systems that were never built for usA return to self-worth through softness, truth, and presenceMentioned in This Episode:The Impostor Phenomenon in High Achieving Women by Pauline R. Clance & Suzanne A. Imes (1978)[source] Reframe Your Narrative – Audio WorkshopTo begin shifting the story you tell yourself.[The Workshop] The Soft Life Blueprint JournalReflect. Reclaim. Reframe. A journal for your next chapter.[journal]