No, you *don't* have imposter syndrome - an interview with Lauren Currie OBE

What's the point in making all this gorgeous work if you don't have the confidence to share it, eh? EH!? Who better to grill on this subject than Lauren Currie, OBE. Lets gooo: Timestamps, for the timestamp fans: 00:00 – Intro 01:00 – Confidence = the elephant in the room for creatives 02:00 – Lauren on why confidence matters so much, especially for women and marginalised people 05:00 – The shite UN statistic 07:00 – "What would a mediocre middle-aged man do?" 09:00 – Confidence is a team sport, not a solo endeavour 11:00 – Carrying responsibility for how everyone else feels 12:00 – 10 people whose opinions actually matter (and why it's not Jeanie from school's mum's dentist) 14:00 – Imposter syndrome 16:00 – The 1970s research that labelled women with a "syndrome" instead of looking at the system 19:00 – Why self-doubt is healthy 21:00 – Confidence is a muscle 22:00 – Lauren's art 25:00 – Old lady faces 27:00 – Should you have a separate art Instagram? 28:00 – The Barcelona art show story 32:00 – Why 'just' 20 people seeing your work is a LOT of people 33:00 – Lauren's advice for illustrators who are scared to share their work 36:00 – On hiding 38:00 – We need your art!! Links and books etc. mentioned: Lauren's website: https://www.laurencurrie.co/art Upfront: https://www.weareupfront.com Be Upfront by Lauren Currie We Need Your Art by Amy McNee https://www.amiemcnee.com/order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee The Good Ship Illustration: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com Find Your Creative Voice, Fly Your Freak Flag course: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/freakflag Come and say hello! ✏️ @thegoodshipillustration 🌏 www.thegoodshipillustration.com p.s. We love answering your illustration questions. Click here to submit your question for The Good Ship Illustration Podcast 🎙