Mann draws on her experience as a clinical psychologist to give real life examples of what imposter syndrome looks like in working adults, parents, teens, and children. She includes a number of charts and quizzes to help readers identify what triggers their imposter syndrome, as well as new ways to think about themselves.
"I don't just see imposter syndrome in my clinic; I see it among my friends and family and I've experienced it myself," Hibberd writes. In "The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women," Young recalls the moment in graduate school she realized she had imposter syndrome and wanted to learn more about it. The realization set her down a path of research to study its affect on women, and the best ways to combat it. She promises readers similar moments of realization.
"Keep a notebook handy to capture 'ahas' as they occur as well as to write your answers to exercises you'll find throughout this book," Young writes.