Impostor Syndrome Isn’t a Flaw. It’s an Energetic Mismatch

You’ve earned the degree. You’ve worked the hours. You’ve climbed the ladder. So why does it still feel like you don’t belong at the table you built your life to sit at? If you’re silently battling impostor syndrome in your corporate career, you’re not alone.

In fact, research by the International Journal of Behavioral Science shows that nearly 70% of high-achieving individuals experience impostor syndrome at some point in their lives. And women, especially women of colour or those who’ve made non-linear career moves (like returning after a break), are disproportionately affected.

But what if the root of impostor syndrome isn’t just psychological? What if it’s also energetic?

The Chakras Behind the Self-Doubt

In energy psychology, the human body is mapped by seven main chakras, each one governing a specific layer of consciousness. And when impostor syndrome shows up repeatedly, three chakras are almost always involved:

1. Solar Plexus (Manipura): The Centre of Personal Power

This is the chakra that governs your self-worth, your confidence, your ability to take up space and say, “I know what I’m doing.”

When Manipura is blocked or underactive, you start second-guessing every move. Even with credentials, even with experience, you shrink. Not because you’re unqualified, but because your inner fire has been dimmed by years of people-pleasing, fear of criticism, and cultural or workplace conditioning.

Impostor syndrome often isn’t a lack of skill. It’s a disconnection from your internal permission to own your success.

2. Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana): The Centre of Identity & Expression

This is your creative centre, your ability to innovate, express, and move with emotional fluidity. In a corporate world obsessed with logic and outcomes, this chakra is often suppressed.

Women especially are conditioned to “hold it together” emotionally, present perfect plans, and avoid being “too much.” This suppression leads to a dulling of creative courage. And over time, the fear of being “found out” is really the fear that your inner self and your professional role are not in harmony.

3. Heart Chakra (Anahata): The Centre of Worthiness

This is where your unprocessed rejection, childhood beliefs, and societal programming gather. If you were ever made to feel “too loud,” “too emotional,” “not enough,” or “not smart like your brother,” the heart chakra remembers.

An unhealed Anahata whispers things like:

• “They’re going to find out I’m not as good as they think.”
• “I’m here because of luck, not skill.”
• “I’ll disappoint everyone eventually.”

The wound is not logical, it’s emotional. And until it’s healed, no praise, promotion, or paycheck will feel truly safe.

You Can’t Journal Your Way Out of It. Because It’s Not Just Mental

Most corporate self-help advice gives you mindset tools:

• “Just think positive.”
• “Build confidence with morning affirmations.”
• “Fake it till you make it.”

But if your body is still carrying the imprint of unworthiness, if your nervous system goes into freeze mode every time you’re asked to present, no amount of motivational content will work. You need a deeper recalibration. That’s where energetic alignment meets neuroscience.

When I work with clients experiencing impostor syndrome, we go beyond career coaching. We explore the emotional memories stored in their solar plexus, the self-expression wounds stuck in their throat, the burnout buried in their sacral space, and the ancestral conditioning encoded in their heart.

This isn’t spiritual bypassing. This is deep recalibration, from the inside out.

What if You’re Not an Impostor. You’re Just Incomplete in Your Integration?

You don’t need fixing. You need remembering.

Remembering that:

• You were not born with doubt. It was taught.
• Your power doesn’t come from your title—it comes from your alignment.
• Your authenticity is not a liability. It’s your competitive edge.

Let this be your turning point. Not just to silence the impostor voice. But to become the voice, the one that’s clear, grounded, wise, and no longer waiting for permission.