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Hi. I'm doctor Amelia, and I am very familiar with imposter syndrome.

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I was an a student, and yet I was always afraid of being called on in class because I worried I would say something stupid, and teachers would realize that I wasn't nearly as smart as they thought that I was.

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When I got into vet school on my first try, people would say, wow, that's really impressive.

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It's harder to get into vet school than med school. And I would say, yeah, I'm really lucky.

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Completely dismissing all of the hard work that it had taken to get there.

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As a veterinarian, when I would have a tough case come in, I would secretly feel bad for the patient and wish that another much more competent vet could see it because I felt like I didn't know what I was doing even though I had a great track record of providing great care for my patients.

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So I really understand what it feels like to look good on paper and feel like people just don't understand the real you.

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Here's the thing. Those thoughts are actually so normal.

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The majority of people experience imposter syndrome.

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It's sixty two percent globally, sixty eight percent of veterinarians,

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and seventy three percent of orthopedic surgery residents.

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Even people like Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks, and Sheryl Sandberg, who's a Harvard grad, writer, and was the Facebook COO, all experience imposter syndrome.

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And I know that it feels like it's just you. You may not have told anyone.

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This may feel like this secret thing that you're afraid of people finding out.

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And when someone tries to say, no. You've got this. You're so smart. You're complicated.

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That probably increases your stress level because you're like, you just don't understand.

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As someone who has lived with this firsthand and studied it extensively from a variety of angles,

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I assure you, you are not the problem. You are not uniquely flawed.

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This really is just a pattern your brain has learned probably very early in life.

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And thanks to neuroplasticity,

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your brain is very capable of learning new, much more helpful patterns.

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In this master class, you're going to understand why these unhelpful thoughts started in the first place, why they feel so true but aren't, and exactly what is happening in your brain and nervous system when you're having these thoughts of self doubt and what you can do in the moment to decrease overwhelm and to start to feel more confident.

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And it doesn't have to be complicated.

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Doing something as simple as rubbing your fingertips together can help to create more balance in the part of your brain that is is currently overactivated.

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And, yes, we're diving into the neuroscience, and it also gets to be fun.

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So we're gonna play around so that the next time you experience those thoughts telling you you're not good enough, you're gonna embarrass yourself, you're not smart enough, you're actually going to find them maybe amusing and so much easier to dismiss.

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I know what it's like living with imposter syndrome, and I don't want that for you.

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Having imposter syndrome is a sign that you care, and we need caring, smart people like you to trust yourself and to not hold yourself back.

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This is not about fixing yourself. This is about taking back your power.

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Less than ninety minutes, you'll leave empowered with what took me decades to learn.

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And I also know it can be hard to invest in yourself.

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That's why I have a satisfaction guarantee.

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If you don't find it helpful, I haven't had that happen, but just send me an email, and I will send you a full refund.

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Carve out less than ninety minutes for you, and you can start feeling less stressed and more confident this week.