The Calm Confidence Podcast

Charles Perry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over a decade of experience, and he's also someone who personally dealt with debilitating social anxiety for years. That combination of professional expertise and firsthand understanding makes The Calm Confidence Podcast unusually credible. The show focuses specifically on social confidence, which is a narrower slice of the confidence world but one that affects people deeply. If your confidence issues show up most in conversations with strangers, at networking events, on dates, or in any situation where you feel watched and judged, this is targeted directly at you. With 60 episodes, a 5.0 rating, and weekly releases, the show is newer but growing steadily. Perry covers topics like conversational anxiety, self-compassion, managing rumination after social interactions, and the difference between performing confidence and actually feeling it. His style is calm and measured, which matches the show's philosophy that real confidence doesn't need to be loud. He's clear about what the podcast is and isn't: it's educational content from a clinical professional, not therapy. Episodes run 15 to 30 minutes and are tightly focused, each one addressing a specific social situation or thought pattern. For people whose confidence struggles center on how they interact with others rather than broader life ambitions, this is the most targeted show available right now.