Imposter Syndrome – Dr Menije Boduryan

08/21/2020 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Imposter Syndrome – Dr Menije Boduryan

Clinical psychologist and immigrant Menije Boduryan talks with Paul about perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and generational trauma in the Armenian community.

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website: https://www.embracingyoutherapy.comIG: www.instagram.com/dr.menije
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2 Comments

  • Brieanna

    08/27/2020 at 7:18 pm Reply

    I’ll be honest, most of this episode I enjoyed. However when Menji Boduryan made the joke that you have to “not suck” to have imposter system I won’t lie I was deeply hurt. I literally burst into tears at my job, months of hard work on many of the things she was talking about with self compassion and rerouting my brain were derailed.

    I don’t have a PHD, I don’t have a lot of moments of success in my life to point to. So much of my life I avoided things because I didn’t believe in myself.

    I debated leaving this comment because I’m a fan of the show and because ultimately I know she didn’t mean to be hurtful. That being said I’m here to say you don’t need to be a doctor or some wildly successful person to deserve self love. You deserve self love because you’re alive, you deserve self love because not having it is so painful and so awful and no one deserves it. I’m leaving this comment so that other people who are hurting can know that I’m here, that you’re still a good person and that any move towards self improvement is important. Keep going. I’m rooting for you

  • Menije Boduryan

    11/30/2020 at 4:35 pm Reply

    Hi Brieanna,

    This is Dr. Menije. I honestly just saw this comment and not sure if and when you will read my reply but I want to take a minute to respond. First of all, I am deeply sorry that anything I said was hurtful or hurt your feelings. I appreciate your acknowledgment that I didn’t mean to be hurtful because I truly did not. May I also explain what I meant with that comment because something must have gotten lost in translation. In regards to imposter syndrome and “sucking” at things, I meant to say that people who have imposter syndrome are very talented people and barely suck at anything. Therefore, when we struggle with imposter syndrome, it is not because we actually lack talent, because, in reality, we are very talented, but we struggle with it because of our own inner critic. Since my comment and explanation were hurtful to you and maybe to others, I realize I could have made this point some other way. I plan to change my comments moving forward so that it does not lead to any misunderstanding for anyone in the future. As you said so beautifully, I believe from the bottom of my heart that each one of us is deserving of self-love. We are very deserving of feeling worthy. Each of one matter and belong here. Thank you for your feedback.

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