Jane West: 'I conquered impostor syndrome by embracing cannabis'
Three years ago, I had never planned a lavish party where guests got high. I hadn’t gotten fired for vaping on national television. I hadn’t founded Women Grow, the largest professional networking organization for cannabis industry professionals. There wasn’t a line of Jane West cannabis accessories in the works. My name wasn’t even Jane West.
I was in my mid-thirties, rising through the ranks in corporate America. My husband and I were raising our two young sons in suburban Denver. Measured by the traditional milestones and my own standards, I was a happy, successful woman.
I thought I had avoided most of the psychological challenges that affect high-achieving women. I didn’t feel burned out or guilty about dividing my attention between work and home.
More specifically, it was easy for me to identify impostor syndrome in the ambitious, smart women I knew. But I thought I was immune. I wasn’t worried that I would...
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