The Confidence Podcast

Trish Blackwell has been coaching confidence since before it was a podcast genre, and her show reflects that depth of experience. With over 875 episodes and a 4.9 rating from nearly 1,500 reviews, The Confidence Podcast is the longest-running and most established show in this space. Blackwell focuses on thought management and cognitive reframing, drawing from her background as a certified confidence coach and her own story of overcoming an eating disorder and perfectionism. Each weekly episode runs about 20 to 40 minutes and tackles a specific challenge: self-consciousness, overthinking, comparison spirals, people-pleasing, imposter feelings. She breaks things down into concrete steps rather than abstract motivation, often assigning listeners a specific practice to try before the next episode. The show does include Christian faith elements, though they're woven in rather than central to every episode. Blackwell also runs a paid coaching community called the College of Confidence, and she does mention it on the show, which some listeners note. But the free episodes stand on their own with enough substance to actually change how you talk to yourself. The back catalog alone is a massive resource. You could search almost any confidence-adjacent topic and find an episode that addresses it directly. For anyone starting their confidence-building work, this is the foundational show in the category.