Lunch & Learn: Charmian Johnson

This session offers a practical understanding of how your body responds to stress & why that directly impacts how you think, feel & perform.

Lunch and learn sessions are 20-minute virtual events from various guest presenters. The sessions are practical and informative and cover a wide range of topics. Whether you are new to law or if you are a senior partner in a law firm, we have something for everyone.

Beyond Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome: The Nervous System Advantage

Charmian Johnson is a former global law firm partner turned trauma-informed coach.

After nearly 30 years in the legal profession, she now works with female lawyers and other high-achieving women, who experience self-doubt, perfectionism and imposter syndrome – helping them move from self-doubt to self-trust. So many capable women aren’t lacking ability, they’re operating under chronic stress without the science or tools to regulate it.

She also provides workshops to law firms, leaders and teams so they understand the link between stress, behaviour and performance, and what’s often missing from traditional wellbeing and leadership approaches.
Through nervous-system education, coaching and practical tools, Charmian helps women understand why they think, feel and respond the way they do - so they can show up with greater clarity, confidence and self-belief.

Having spent decades in high-pressure legal environments herself, she brings both lived experience and science-based insight to her work.

Overview of session: Many high-achieving women appear confident and capable on the outside, yet on the inside experience self-doubt, overthinking or imposter syndrome. In this 20-minute Lunch & Learn, Charmian Johnson will explore why these experiences are not personal failings, but often the result of how the nervous system responds to pressure. This session goes beyond mindset, offering a practical understanding of how your body responds to stress - and why that directly impacts how you think, feel and perform.

Attendees will gain a fresh perspective on:

🩷 Why self-doubt and imposter syndrome are more about biology than ability
🩷 How stress impacts confidence, communication and decision-making
🩷 Practical, science-based tools to calm your system in the moment
🩷 How to access the confidence and capability that’s already there

If you’ve ever felt like you “should” be more confident than you are, this session will offer a different way of understanding yourself along with practical tools you can start using immediately. You’ll wonder why we’ve never been taught this stuff before!

Freebies:

I have a free guide that the community can download “5 Nervous System Secrets You Need to Speak With Calm Confidence”: https://charmjohnson.thementalwellbeingcompany.com/public-speaking-tips/optin [charmjohnson.thementalwellbeingcompany.com]. This short guide sets out simple nervous-system techniques you can use to regain calm and focus in high-pressure situations.

I also have a link to book a free, no-obligation, 30 minute call with me where we’ll talk through what’s been challenging, what you’ve tried and what you want to change - and whether we work together or not you’ll get personalised insight and practical tools you can use straight away: https://charmjohnson.thementalwellbeingcompany.com/book-a-free-call/opt-in [charmjohnson.thementalwellbeingcompany.com].