Why your brain is an unreliable narrator (w/ Aparna Nancherla)

Impostor syndrome is one of many therapy-speak words that have gone mainstream in the past few years - but what is it, really? Aparna Nancherla knows all about it. Aparna is a comedian and the author of Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome. Despite her success as a performer, she isn’t immune to self-doubt. In this episode, she talks about the ways she’s learned to deal with impostor syndrome: like creating a resume listing all her failures, or making up words at parties to gauge other people’s reactions. She also shares how she learned to put less stock in success and what to do when your mind isn’t telling you the truth.
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[@mandimynx1493]

I'm 38 and this is the very first podcast I've ever listened to, I'm glad it was yours.

[@AtlasMicha]

So funny, as soon as I heard her voice, I recognized “Susmita” from Bob’s Burgers! That’s awesome, her reach is amazing! From Bob’s Burgers to stumbling upon her in an informative interview.

[@gordonsteen8415]

To be human is to fail.

[@JJNow-gg9so]

Not coming through 😢

[@RayGaldamez]

I think the fact that we only see the success but not all the moments that add up to the sum total gives the public the impression that someone has been "chosen" and they have something the rest of us don't and we all want that thing. Someone who has lived it still has the memories of being rejected and what that felt like to be told you're not enough of this thing or too much of that thing.

[@kaydeenothing9772]

It really bites not being enough to be classified as "disabled" but you also cannot function.