Uncle Marv sits down with his friend Nancy Henriquez, a former IT business owner and current head of community at Super Ops. They discuss Nancy's journey with tattoos, how they became a form of self-expression and identity, and how therapy helped her overcome feelings of imposter syndrome in the tech industry.
Nancy shares that she got her first tattoo at the young age of 15, in a friend's garage, and continued getting more tattoos over the years, eventually covering around 40-50% of her body. She explains that the tattoos were a way for her to rebel against her parents' disapproval and to assert her identity, especially as a female business owner in a male-dominated industry.
As Nancy's career progressed, the tattoos became a defining part of her image and reputation, with Uncle Marv even dubbing her "the girl with a thousand tattoos." However, Nancy reveals that this was also a way to overcompensate for the imposter syndrome she felt, as she was often talked down to or made to feel like an outsider in the tech world. It was during a particularly difficult conference that Nancy decided to seek therapy, which helped her unpack the deeper roots of these feelings and work towards greater self-acceptance.
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