The Imposter Cure by Dr. Jessamy Hibberd Summary
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Unmask your inner fraud with "The Imposter Cure" - Dr. Hibberd's revolutionary guide that celebrities like Priyanka Chopra Jonas swear by. Ever wondered why high-achievers feel like frauds? Create your "emotional CV" and finally silence the voice telling you you're not enough.
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When Success Feels Like a Lie You're Telling
What if every achievement in your life felt like evidence against you? Picture the executive who freezes before presentations, certain this will be the moment everyone discovers she has no idea what she's doing. Or the professor who reads his stellar teaching evaluations and thinks, "They just haven't figured me out yet." This isn't rare self-doubt-it's imposter syndrome, and it affects roughly 70% of us at some point. When Michelle Obama admitted feeling like a fraud despite Harvard and the White House, she named what millions experience in silence: the haunting gap between what we've accomplished and who we believe we truly are. This disconnect doesn't discriminate-it strikes hardest at those who've achieved the most, creating a peculiar prison where success becomes its own torture. Imposter syndrome isn't a character flaw-it's a belief system built early and reinforced relentlessly. Our foundations form in childhood through a complex interplay of personality and environment. Some of us arrive wired for worry, more sensitive to criticism, more desperate to prove ourselves worthy. But personality alone doesn't create imposters-family dynamics complete the construction. Consider the child who brings home a 95% and hears, "Why not 100?" or whose parents respond to achievements with silence, as if excellence were merely expected background noise. These aren't dramatic moments of abuse-they're subtle erosions of self-trust.
The Mental Architecture That Traps Us
The Destructive Twins: Overwork and Avoidance
The Voice That Destroys Instead of Motivates
Perfectionism's Beautiful Trap and the Gift of Failure
Reclaiming What You've Actually Earned
The Life Waiting on the Other Side
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From Columbia University alumni built in San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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