Choices & Chances with Tesa Arcilla

Helena Humphrey: on identity, doing what you love, landing then losing a dream job & more - Ep2

Tesa Arcilla Season 1 Episode 2

Do you fear losing your identity when you no longer have your profession? In this episode of Choices & Chances, I chat with a friend and former colleague, Helena Humphrey, now senior BBC News presenter based in Washington D.C. We explore what identity means when it's so inextricably linked to a profession, how people define themselves and answer the question, "Who are you?" We also talk about our love for journalism, what we went through when we landed — and then lost — our DREAM gig during Covid, dealing with impostor syndrome that never really goes away, and the importance of learning to keep biases in check in pretty much any aspect of life. 

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