You don’t have to fall apart to be burned out. Quiet burnout is the kind that hides behind competence, when you’re still functioning, but your body is quietly calling for something different.

Imposter syndrome whispers that you don’t belong and keeps you stuck in comparison. From a Jungian perspective, these doubts aren’t proof of inadequacy but signals from the unconscious, a call to reconnect with the self beneath the mask. In this post, I explore how the persona, the shadow, and the path of individuation can help you move beyond comparison and remember your own authority. Because freedom doesn’t come from becoming more like them, it comes from reclaiming more o