SXSW 2016 - You're a Phony, And That's Okay.
Channel: Chanelle Henry
Date: 2015-08-10

There's a theme that's surfacing within our culture with the rise of authenticity, transparency, and vulnerability. We are starting to be more open and empathetic towards our peers and ourselves about our faults, and like it or not, we are discovering that we are phonies. This isn't a new phenomenon however, it's just that we are becoming more open about discussing the idea of how much the Imposter Syndrome impacts our life. Whether we embrace it, run from, reject it or hide from it, it's not going away. At the end of the day, we have to come to terms with this concept in order to get out of our own way to become what we are meant to be. We ARE phonies, but we are not alone.