{"podcast":{"title":"The Self Esteem and Confidence Mindset","slug":"the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253","podcast_index_feed_id":1211253,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11e97620/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/selfesteemandconfidence","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2905128/2905128-1641901257415-e4b056bb0407.jpg","author":"The Self Esteem and Confidence Mindset Ltd","episode_count":1398,"summary":"Struggling with self-esteem, confidence, or the fear of being heard? The Self Esteem and Confidence Mindset Podcast helps you build genuine confidence, strengthen your mindset, and find the courage to share your voice. Hosted by Jonny Pardoe, each episode combines honest personal lessons with powerful guest stories about overcoming self-doubt, being seen, and speaking with confidence. A top 1 % Podcast with many guests and episodes with over 3.5 million downloads . Share your voice with confidence. Speaking and enquiries: speaking@jonnypardoe.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T14:22:37.243126+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253"},"episode":{"title":"Identity, Migration, and Finding Your Confident Place with Antonio Michael Downing","slug":"identity-migration-and-finding-your-confident-place-with-antonio-michael-downing","published_at":"2026-05-11T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253/identity-migration-and-finding-your-confident-place-with-antonio-michael-downing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/selfesteemandconfidence/episodes/Identity--Migration--and-Finding-Your-Confident-Place-with-Antonio-Michael-Downing-e3j5vdv","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11e97620/podcast/play/119782271/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-10%2F423874863-44100-2-61f7bfa704743.m4a","summary":"You can find Michael's book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Black-Cherokee/Antonio-Michael-Downing/9781668066102 How do you build confidence and find your authentic self when your identity spans cultures, countries, and creative worlds? In this captivating episode of The Self Esteem and Confidence Mindset, we sit down with Antonio Michael Downing—author, musician (John Orpheus), and host of CBC Radio's top national show "The Next Chapter"—to explore his journey from migrating from Venezuela to Canada as a kid to becoming a multi-faceted creative who talks about identity, belonging, and finding your place in a way that just sticks with you. Antonio is a brilliant storyteller whose new novel, grew directly from his own journey of navigating multiple identities, cultures, and the search for belonging and self-worth. He shares how migration, creative expression, and the courage to embrace all parts of yourself builds authentic confidence and unshakeable self-esteem—even when the world tries to put you in a box. You can find Michael's book here: ⁠https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Black-Cherokee/Antonio-Michael-Downing/9781668066102⁠","meta_description":"You can find Michael's book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Black-Cherokee/Antonio-Michael-Downing/9781668066102 How do you build confidence…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2110,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253/episodes/identity-migration-and-finding-your-confident-place-with-antonio-michael-downing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-self-esteem-and-confidence-mindset-1211253/identity-migration-and-finding-your-confident-place-with-antonio-michael-downing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}