{"podcast":{"title":"Authentic Confidence with Dr. Aziz","slug":"authentic-confidence-with-dr-aziz-739023","podcast_index_feed_id":739023,"rss_url":"https://shrinkfortheshyguy.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.socialconfidencecenter.com/podcasts/authentic-confidence-with-dr-aziz","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/sites/2147501487/images/18e67b-ce6-4704-4e38-1526461667_Podcast_Banner-3000x3000_04.jpg","author":"Dr. Aziz Gazipura, Psychologist and Author","episode_count":641,"summary":"Do you worry what other people will think? Does it make you doubt yourself, feel guilty, and ultimately stop you from being fully yourself? This can show up as people-pleasing and difficulty saying no. Or as social anxiety, staying silent in meetings, replaying conversations for hours afterward. Dr. Aziz Gazipura is a clinical psychologist and bestselling author of Not Nice. He's helped thousands of people break free from self-doubt and the fear of others' opinions. After 20 years of clinical work, Dr. Aziz discovered one pattern running underneath all of it. He calls it the approval trap: prioritizing approval over being yourself, saying what you mean, and going for what you actually want. This show is for the person who looks confident on the outside and doesn't feel it on the inside. New episodes every Wednesday. Next Steps: 1. Discover your approval type. Take the 2-minute quiz to find out which of the four patterns is running your work, dating, and social life — Diplomat, Avoider, Fixer, or Performer: www.draziz.com 2. Apply for the Unstoppable Confidence Mastermind. Dr. Aziz's flagship year-long program for serious work on confidence, authenticity, and freedom from self-doub…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/authentic-confidence-with-dr-aziz-739023"},"episode":{"title":"Finding Ground When Everything Is Changing with  Dr. Dave","slug":"finding-ground-when-everything-is-changing-with-dr-dave","published_at":"2026-02-18T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/authentic-confidence-with-dr-aziz-739023/finding-ground-when-everything-is-changing-with-dr-dave","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/authentic-confidence-with-dr-aziz-739023","url":"https://www.socialconfidencecenter.com/podcasts/authentic-confidence-with-dr-aziz/episodes/2149168134","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149168134.mp3","summary":"It’s easy to believe that once we arrange our life correctly, the anxiety will quiet and the sense of lack will disappear. A little more money. A different role. A better version of ourselves. Then things will finally settle. This conversation explores that subtle threshold—where striving turns into infatuation, where comparison erodes self-trust, and where we begin chasing a fantasy of a life that is somehow all upside. Dr. Aziz sits down with Dr. Dave Tuck to reflect on values, identity, and the illusion that fulfillment lives somewhere outside our current experience. Together they examine the tension between growth and gratitude, ambition and alignment, and what happens when we stop trying to engineer a perfect life and instead learn to see the one we’re already in. This is not a formula for attracting more. It’s an inquiry into self-worth, clarity, and the steady ground that comes from knowing who you are. You might find yourself looking at your own life a little differently.","meta_description":"It’s easy to believe that once we arrange our life correctly, the anxiety will quiet and the sense of lack will disappear. A little more money. A differen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2678,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/authentic-confidence-with-dr-aziz-739023/episodes/finding-ground-when-everything-is-changing-with-dr-dave/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/authentic-confidence-with-dr-aziz-739023/finding-ground-when-everything-is-changing-with-dr-dave.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}