Do I belong here? Do I deserve to be here? They all know I’m a fraud, they know I don’t know anything…

Sound familiar? Imposter syndrome strikes again!

Friends, we know this is hard and affects folks both in and out of camp all the time. Join us today as we discuss strategies for how to identify imposter syndrome, how to cope and how we can build each other up and prevent it from happening.

If you’ve been scrolling through Instagram comparing yourselves to others and feel like you’re not enough - stop. You are, you deserve your position and you are fantastic! Now join us for this episode - you need it.

Tune in to this episode to hear about:

• How do we know we are experiencing it?

  • Self-doubt

  • Isolation/quiet

• Fake it till you make it 

  • Positives and Negatives 

• Stats (male vs female)

  • Females are more likely to report it then males

  • Women of color are more likely to report it then white women 

• Ways to pump yourself up (educate yourself, speak boldly, ask for back up)

• How does it show up at camp? How about in the off0season?

• In getting involved in the greater camp community 

What’s a tip you could give about overcoming imposter syndrome? Tell us about it in the comments!

Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Member Risk - Girl Guides of Canada

What is Beyond Camp?

Beyond Camp is brought to you by Go Camp Pro.

Cassie Bloy and Rachel Kent are here to explore the intersection of camp and our lives. As much as people like to talk about camp and ‘the real world’ as two separate entities, camp professionals know that this simply isn’t true. Beyond Camp dives into how different aspects of our lives affect our camp experience, effectively bursting the camp bubble and welcoming all parts of our lives into the conversation.

Go Camp Pro is excited to bring you this podcast.

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