Unmasking Pressure: Imposter Syndrome, Perfectionism, & LGBTQ+ Identity

17/02/2025 56 min Temporada 2 Episodio 16

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Episode Synopsis

EMU’s award-winning mental health podcast for students is taking a look at a variety of topics in this episode, including perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and the LGBTQ+ community. EMU senior public relations and communications double major Gavin Millard joins to discuss his experiences as a gay man who, like many, occasionally fights against the negativity of imposter syndrome and perfectionism.  Mental health expert Aesha Mustafa, Ph.D., talks about how to support members of the LGBTQ+ community, ways to combat imposter syndrome, and how sometimes, anxiety and perfectionism can be helpful.