The Confidence Chronicles

Erika Cramer calls herself The Queen of Confidence, and with 488 episodes and a 4.8 rating from nearly 250 reviews, the title isn't unearned. Her show stands apart from other confidence podcasts because Cramer is both an award-winning life coach and a trained psychotherapist, so she brings clinical understanding alongside practical coaching. The tone is direct and unpolished in the best way. Cramer talks about her own experiences with domestic violence, cultural identity struggles growing up biracial in Australia, and rebuilding herself from scratch after leaving an abusive relationship. That rawness gives her credibility that you can't manufacture. Episodes typically run 30 minutes to an hour and cover a wide range: authenticity in personal branding, body image, boundaries in relationships, leadership as a woman, and the specific confidence challenges that come with being visible online. She features guest interviews alongside solo episodes where she walks through exercises and mindset shifts. The show is particularly strong for women who feel like they're performing confidence rather than actually feeling it. Cramer pushes listeners to stop shrinking themselves and start taking up space, but she does it from a place of genuine understanding about why that feels so hard. Free resources like her confidence cheatsheet supplement the episodes, and her paid coaching programs offer deeper work for those who want it.